Slingshot

Back in the Swing of Things

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April 20th 2009
Well I suppose it’s that time again. Time to get updated about what I’ve been up to. This time it hasn’t been much. First there were the last few days of my break. Friday, April 10 I got up and went with Susy, Phil, Mel, Colin, and Bubba to Ratanga Junction. Ratanga is the amusement park in Cape Town, and it is one of the largest in the country. People kept telling us that we just had t ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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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