Selfie with Signal Hill of South Africa

Last day in Cape Town

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March 14th 2015
This is it. Last day before we leave the country, and the weather is good so we are making a beeline for Table Mountain as soon as the rush hour ends. There is still some smoldering activity from the horrendous fires last week when houses burned down in the tinderbox conditions of the hillsides. No lives were lost though. The official website advisory says waiting time 5minutes for the cable car r ... read more

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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