On our way

Car Crash Time

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December 31st 2005
I am alive and well in the beautiful town of Plettenberg Bay. Six intrepid pioneers set off from Pinelands, Cape Town at 5am for our New Years holiday along the east coast. We were about 160 KMs outside of Cape Town going down a hill at 110 km/hr when our back right tyre burst. Ryan pretty much lost control after both left tyres proceeded to blow as well. We went into the oncoming traffic s lane ... read more

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more