The Valley of Desolation

One of the places you stop on the way up gives you this view of the valley from afar.

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March 19th 2010
Last weekend was quite nice because I had a new traveling partner! Bill arrived in Johannesburg on Thursday evening and then in PE on Friday morning (a little late) and after some breakfast we set out on our weekend tour. I took Friday, Monday, and Tuesday off of school and we drove almost 1,000 km around the Eastern Cape Karoo. With Bill as my navigator we headed off Northwest toward Graaff-Re ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Graaff Reinet

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

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