Cape St. Francis

Garden Route

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May 12th 2011
Saturday 4-2 Today is our longest driving day in South Africa: over 700km. We got up early and were on the road by 5am (ugh). But we got to East London by about 3:30pm – so, not too bad. There’s seriously not much to see in East London, so we headed to the movie theater and saw Hall Pass. You could definitely take a “pass” on this movie. Very predictable and over the top – that’s ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Jeffreys Bay

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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