Fish River Canyon

Accidents & Voodoo in Cape Town

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May 13th 2008
So after 19 days in a truck with 21 other people, we made it to Cape Town. We turned up to find dense fog and drizzle. It felt like home. The last few days of the tour were fairly eventful. The sandboarding was frankly terrifying, although quite good once you reached the bottom of the dune. In typical fashion, I went over a "jump" (ridge of sand an inch high) on the last dune, battered my p ... 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