Astounding Southern Africa - Graaff-Reinet, Wednesday 2015 March 4 March 4th 2015 Each of the last few days, I have thought “there’s not much today”, and each day has been full of activity and emotion.
Our day started with driving into the Karoo. I had mistakenly thought the Great Karoo was a desert, but it is a semi-arid climate, similar to southern Alberta or, to our ... read more
Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Graaff Reinet 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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