ONE HORSE TOWN Photo 3

ONE HORSE TOWN

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July 5th 2010
A transit day today. The drive to Cape Town is about 15 hours. We are staying overnight in a place called Beaufort West. There is nothing much to say about the journey apart from the fact that the road is straight and stretches for miles and miles in front of you. Roger has been really good during this SA adventure as he has done all the driving and we have really covered some miles in little Herc ... 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