Update from Port Elizabeth, South Africa Photo 5

Update from Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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June 16th 2010
Sorry about the blckout but its been very difficult to get on the net recently because we have been almost continuously on the move. Alot has happened since my last post after the world cup opening game and so I'm not sure where to begin. I was happy to see England tie the USA although I would have preferred the USA to win. Its not that I'm super pro USA but its because I have a tic ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Port Elizabeth » Schoenmakerskop

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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