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Cape Town Sunday (Table Mountain)

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October 26th 2014
Finally the winds have died and we drive up Table MountAin't. The cable car provides a spectacular (and frankly much easier) means of ascent. The views are simply to die for when you achieve the summit. Stunning late afternoon sunshine reflects on The Apostles and the Atlantic and reaches across the whole of the mountain summit. We are struck by the lilies that thrive on the windward side of the m ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape

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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