PENGUINS!!!! 1 Muizenberg (14) (800x533)

PENGUINS!!!!

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December 23rd 2011
We got up early today in the hope of climbing up table moutain as yesterday was too windy so the cable car was closed. Unfortunately the moutain was covered in clouds despite the rest of Cape Town basking in sunshine. The locals have nicked name this phenomena where the clouds hog the top of the mountain as the 'table cloth'. Instead we decided to follow the recommendations of some ... 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