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Thursday 5th Feb in Simons Town

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February 7th 2015
Thursday 5th February - day four: Simons Town. Woke to a calm and sunny morning - about 20 degrees. Geoff despatched to collect a make up bag, left the previous night in a rather nice Restaurant ("Galley restaurant) in Fish Hoek, about 5 miles away. ( A good excuse for Geoff to don his Lycra and fast peddle along the coast. ) This journey was also combined with obtaining a local SIM card for ... 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