Wine Route

Part 2 - Eastern Cape

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December 29th 2009
So we wake up at 5 o'clock for Shark diving. Starting to think - I bloody hope this is worth it! We're on route to a sleepy town called Gaansbaai. The route has beautiful scenery, driving up, down and round the mountains. Turns out Brendon drives for 2 hours, Hannah sleeps! Oops. This seems to be a reoccurring theme throughout our trip! So, we arrive and its bloody freezing and a bit overcast. W ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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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