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Lazy Days

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April 12th 2006
So the ride to Plett was a long hot one. We had a rental car - I was driving with Mike and Chapala - and it was a blistering hot kind of day. Sun coming in, sweat pouring down. We left at 10am, stopped a few times for drinks and snacks and made it to Plett by 5pm. In the meantime we looked at all the scenery on the garden route, lots of beaches and such, and had some good conversation. They were b ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Plettenberg Bay

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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