Coloured spiral baskets

Cape Town - Saturday

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October 26th 2014
Thwarted again on Table Mountain - this time by high winds, no clouds today but the winds so strong that the top was closed. Thwarted too by failing to book on line for Robben Island - fully booked for the day so now rescheduled until Sunday morning. Still it meant a morning at the waterfront which afforded the girls shopping opportunities and me a chance to smooch at the heritage. The V&A is name ... 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