Lasagne for Birthday dinner

Cape Town to St Helena

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January 11th 2014
16 – 24 Jan Ct to ST A good trip to St Helena, mostly great conditions and mostly sailing wing and wing. A few highlights included seeing a whale on our first night out, only about 40m from the boat as we were having sundowners. He was very close on the pt side. Then about 15mins later, we saw him again, this time off the stb bow. An event filled day on the 18th – we had dragged some ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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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