setting off on our next leg of the adventure!

Transkei - Coffee Bay Part 2

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April 29th 2009
Transkei - Coffee Bay part 2 After our initial adventure turned out well and we had the most wonderful time, we set out for Mdumbi excited and optimistic. The drive started out well with only a couple wrong turns which were corrected by the fact Robin and I study isiZulu which is very close to Xhosa so we were able to communicate at least a little bit. Our last fatal wrong turn we knew w ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Coffee 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