St. George's Cathedral

South Africa 2017: May 15

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May 15th 2017
JP, back in the saddle, picks us up at 7:30. Today's itinerary calls for us to drive to Hermanus, a beautiful area about 2 hours out of Cape Town famous for its rugged coasts and for its whales—at certain times of the year, but not now. However, when JP hears that we did not manage to get up Table Mountain yesterday, he proposes a complete change of plans, feeling that today's good weather and t ... 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