Meishu Maru wreck, Cape Agulhas

Road Trippin' South Africa: standing at the Southernmost point of the continent and checking out Great Whites

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September 6th 2013
After a great stay in Oudtshoorn I took the route 62 again and drove to Cape Aguhlas. All I knew about this place was that it's the Southernmost tip in Africa. It was on the way, so I thought "why not check it out"? The drive itself was amazing. After leaving Oudtshoorn, the road goes between and over mountains that are some of the most beautiful I've seen so far. So that was alrea ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Agulhas

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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