Hermanus Bay

Eddie's holiday in the Western Cape

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November 26th 2009
When our friend Eds met up with us in Cape Town last Christmas he had very little time, only nine days, not nearly enough time to explore much of South Africa's Western Cape other than Cape Town and places nearby due to the driving distances involved. So now with us already back in Southern Africa we arranged to meet up with him at Cape Town airport again, only this time he had three full weeks in ... read more

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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