Baboons on a roof

Pubs and Penguins

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February 26th 2008
After a slow morning and another great Dan breakfast of shrimp/onion omelets, we headed out to find a pub for lunch. The first little village shut us out on lunch spots requiring reservations or being closed. So off to Betty’s Bay where we found Camelot, a building shaped like, you guessed it, a castle. We enjoyed a lunch of great variety (from pizza to schnitzel to seafood potjie) and Castle ... 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