Abseiling

Wilderness National Park

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December 10th 2008
Well we've started our trail along the Garden Route, the south coast of Africa. We've hired a car, a VW golf with no airconditioning. After a long morning of driving our first stop was at wilderness national park. Wilderness is a cute little coastal town where the river joins the sea. After arriving early afternoon we hired a canoe and went for a paddle up the river. We spotted a few different typ ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape

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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