Lion Cubs

Joburg and some Cape Town

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December 9th 2009
We have made a good start to our trip. We visited a lion sanctuary, in Jo'Burg, got to play with the cubs, and feed the giraffes. Hannah has met most of the family and his grandma and mum seemed to approve. (for the moment) There were some crazy thunder storms in Joburg and Brendon tried to get a couple of pics with his new tripod he got for early xmas. Brendon played a round of golf with Allan ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng

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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