Cape Point Tour 046

Away from the Cape

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April 12th 2011
Tuesday April 12th, 2011 Atlantic Ocean off the Western Cape of South Africa Latitude 33 degrees 38 minutes’ south- Longitude 18 degrees 07 minutes’ east We have left Cape Town and what a glorious two days we have experienced. The scenic beauty of this city is rivaled only by places like Vancouver, San Francisco and Rio de Janeiro. Table Mountain forms a stunning backdrop for this protect ... 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