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Cape Town South Africa

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February 29th 2016
Cape Town, South Africa --- November 23,24, 2015 We didn't have much opportunity to tour much of Cape Town this time since we docked around 1 pm and departed the ship at 7 am the next morning for our flight to Victoria Falls. One interesting phenomenon was that as we arrived the clouds were beginning to assemble upon the top of Table Mountain. ... 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