On our way to the mountains

Mountain Hike 27th July

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August 10th 2008
Our Mountain Hike for the day. We set off at about 9am for our hike in the Mountains. Adele and Bee where our guides, an african tribe own this mountain and the trail, so you pay to do the hike and the money is meant to go towards the village but I was told that the cheif of the village likes to keep it for herself!!! Anyway we got dropped off in the mountains and off we set. First stop was ... 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