How lucky were we

Wednesday 18th February 2015 - Oudstshoorn

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February 18th 2015
Wednesday 18th February 2015. Oudstshoorn Judith and I really wanted to go on a game drive and view some of Africa's wild animals in their natural habitat. Problem was it costs heaps of money to stay in a game lodge/camp and do the evening and morning game drives: we were lucky, because we found a viable alternative....... The Buffelsdrift safari park, if they didn't have a full i ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Prince Albert

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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