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Our weekend at The Oilfants River 2nd-3rd August

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August 16th 2008
Oilfants River. We got set away from our camp this weekend because there was some friends of the owner coming and they are from the church. So we went away for the weekend to be out of the way. So we went to stay at a big camp site which is right next to the famous Oilfants River. So off we all set in 2 cars and everyone crammed in and an hour and a 1/2 later we arrived. We all got unpacked ... 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