Grotto beach sunset

Whales, Wedding and Riding

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November 3rd 2009
Ok it's not quite alliterative unless you are Jonathan Ross but here goes: How did we come to be here? Andy and Jacqui decide to go to South Africa for a holiday, decide to get married, then Jacqui's research tells them that Grotto Beach at Hermanus has a great venue, invites are issued in August, our decision to go quickly made and flights and hotels booked (how did we do this so easily before ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Hermanus

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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