Penguins on Boulders Bch

Return from Cape Point, Nov 14

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November 16th 2009
Was picked up by the tour operator at Cape Point, the crowd was an elderly group of Germans, Swedes and Australians. They debated my age hotly, their best guess was 81 born. Man, people never get that one right 😊 We stopped for lunch at Simon's Town, the driver was a Dutch guy settled in South Africa, he told us an amazing story of "Able Man Just Nuisance". Simon's Town was a British Navy ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape of Good Hope

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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