South Africa’s bread basket

Robben Island

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November 11th 2015
11 November 2015 The final leg of the journey took us over a pass and then through a huge wheat growing area for 140k to Melkbosstrand, a village 20k north of Cape Town. We arrived mid-morning so had time to drive into Cape Town’s Waterfront and take a boat trip to Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated for 18 of his 27 year imprisonment. It is now a living museum and a W ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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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