Cape of Good Hope

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April 3rd 2009
Finally, a place to blog--Swakopmund. This blog entry will have to be short, for reasons which will become clear later. South Africa We left Cape Town Friday morning, first heading south to see the Cape. On the way, we visited a penguin colony. Then, at the Cape, did some hiking, watched the clear line where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet, then got a group photo at the Cape of Good Hope m ... read more

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South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla gr... ... read more

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Ron Geddert

Ron the belated traveler

My home is Abbotsford, BC, Canada. I started global traveling relatively late in life, though I had done a lot of touring around North America prior. In April, 2007 I trekked to Everest Base Camp in Nepal (with Peregrine), and in April 2008 did a tour of Costa Rica (with Tucan). In March, 2009 I went on an overland trip with Dragoman to Africa (Capetown to Vic Falls) to see sand dunes, wildlife, deltas, traditional people, etc. It is on that trip that I started blogging. Since then, I've blogged about some trips closer to home, as well as a trip to Vietnam in May, 2011. I love exploring the wo... full info

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