The View from Spitskop

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October 4th 2015
I was keen to drive to Spitskop, a mountain we had driven up on our honeymoon. This high point is located in the midst of the expansive Knysna Forest, where elephants once roamed. We drove through Knysna but missed the turn we needed as it wasn't sign-posted. As we drove we remembered that the first part had gone through Knysna's township so we turned back. I think the township must have grown ... 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

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