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First Foray into Cape Town

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February 25th 2008
We got up, Dan made a delicious scrambled egg and toast (and bacon) breakfast, and we were off for Cape Town. There was much debate about a trip up Table Mountain, since from our perspective in Rooi Els, it looked like the “tablecloth” was on. That means that the clouds/mist rolls over the top of Table Mountain and drapes it like a tablecloth. As we got closer, it appeared to clear, but the ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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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