The Hippo Boutique Hotel

The hotel entrance is the dark door. Then, once inside, you proceed up the stairs to the reception area. It is a great place to stay. To the left of the door is Greens Restaurant, and to the right, 5 Park Restaurant. Notice the outdoor seating - those umbrellas are anchored into the ground, I would assume year round. Especially on a day like today, it has been very windy all day!

Mining Indaba Conference Wraps Up

February 7th 2008
Up at a reasonable hour this morning. Followed up on my Discover issue and the licence has been installed successfully (yay!!!). Now I need to find time to play with the program. Spent 5 minutes rotating the geophysics in 3D so look forward to spending a few hours and playing with the software. Arrived at the conference around 9:30 and chatted with a few people. Caught a couple of talks, nothi ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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

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