Fishermen

Around Rooi Els

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February 23rd 2008
We arrived late last night to Rooi Els (means red awl, like a tree) near Cape Town, South Africa after many, many hours of travel. We counted it up and it was something like 28 hours door to door. We flew Atlanta to Dakar, Senegal; Dakar to Johannesburg; and Johannesburg to Cape Town; then drove the ~hour to Rooi Els. We are staying with our friend Dan’s mom Pat at her house on the sea. It is ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape

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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