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Sunday 8th February - Table Mountain

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February 9th 2015
Sunday 8th February: day seven - Cape Town. Today was a 'day for the brave hearted'! An ascent of Table mountain from the Cape Town side, up the "Platteklip" gorge near to the cable car route. The morning started with cold air rolling in off the Southern Atlantic Ocean (SW winds) turning the warmer air over the land into fog and mist. At one stage you couldn't see the next street in Cape Tow ... 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