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Tuesday 10th February 2015 - Cape Town to Gordons Bay

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February 10th 2015
Tuesday 10th February: day nine - Cape Town/Gordon's Bay . Today was 'another move on day!'. We had thought, that spending four days in any one place at any one time would work well . Our four days were passing so fast, plus - carrying suitcases in and out of the car, disassembling the cycle and then putting everything back together - makes ... 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