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Getting ready for the off!!!!

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January 15th 2015
It's difficult to get excited when there's so many things to be done in such a short space of time, but "D Day" (departure day) is 1st February 2015, so Judith and I have 2 weeks and two days to go ...... "No worries" I hear you saying. Just a few problems though like Judith finishing with work with Dewhurst, moving home to Carperby, packing some stuff for storage and somehow packing for the trip ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Simon's 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