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End of the big drive

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July 1st 2010
Day 17 The jury was out whether my road-trip had been worth the effort, but not after today. The first few hours were spent driving at the edge of - and occasionally back into, the plateau …… i.e. imagine driving through the lakes for 200 miles. Then, as it was a beautiful warm sunny day, I headed to the coast and found a couple of delightful villages with stunning empty beaches. Finally, with ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape

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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