Warming ourselves by fire

I Am Actually Doing Some Work Too!

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August 6th 2008
Hi all, OK, so I guess I'd better tell you a little about the volunteer work we're doing and the lectures - this week has been more ordered and we've got down to more of a work pattern as a lot of people left this week so they were fitting all the trips in last week! The usual pattern of the day is to get up and do a couple of hours work from 7.30am. We've been helping to collect sand to help ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Limpopo » Hoedspruit

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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