Hermanus Coast

Of whales and wines...

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November 14th 2008
We are currently in Cape Town after a couple of wet days through Hermanus on the coast where we were able to see up to 10 Southern Right whales from the land in town with some of them only 50m off the rocks! It was amazing and even though the weather was appalling (wind and rain) we could see their spouts from over 1km away!! Hopefully some good photos to come. We saw one breaching about 4 times a ... read more

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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