Buccaneers in Cintsa

Since last I left you

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November 6th 2008
The internet has been becoming increasingly hard to get onto as I get more remote. I have tried a couple of times, but in one place the computer broke down, in another there was a power cut...and here they only have limited times in the day to use it. Thats an explanation for why this blog has been a while coming. Its also really slow here so there may be very few, if any, photos for now! So - ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Port St Johns

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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