The Amphitheatre

Drakensberg Mountains

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July 10th 2006
The mountains were fantastic, even with the haze from the burning season. We did a walk by ourselves the first day. We were told it was a three hour walk - after seven hours we made it back to our car having had to scramble up the last section of "foot path" onto the top plateau and scramble down the other side, and we were very hungry! The views from the top were excellent, and a lovely sense ... 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