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Port Elizabeth - Pumba Game Reserve and the Big 5 (hopefully)

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May 4th 2016
PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA - 19th April This was to be one of the highlights of the cruise as we were visiting a game reserve for the day. Port Elizabeth is known as the friendly city and has a busy commercial and industrial centre. On the way out of the city we passed numerous new car plants and the new container port, one of the most modern in the world. It has also earned the n ... 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