Another interesting plant

Penguin watching whilst being sand blasted!

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March 16th 2010
We left Franschhoek yesterday for our last destination, Simon's Town. The roads around Cape Town were far busier than we had seen anywhere. South African drivers don't seem to be a patient lot. They change lanes every 2 seconds if they think that another lane is moving quicker. Earlier in the trip we were stopped on the highway for roadworks. We were only stopped for a minute or 2 but even so peop ... 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