Cape Town from Lion's Head

Day 4: Cape Town

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August 15th 2012
Far out I'm absolutely buggered, and it's only 3.30pm! I woke up this morning and decided that I wanted to try and hike tthe Platterkip Gorge up to the top of Table Mountain. Steve, the hostel owner warned me against it though, saying if the weather moved in I would be stuck up there and it would be dangerous to get down. He suggested that I try the Lion's Head climb instead, because i ... 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