The Stellenbosch University Botanical Gardens

Stellenbosch South Africa - Forget the Safari, It's wine, food and fun!!!

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May 27th 2017
Both Chris and I are now suffering from a stomach bug. The country is experiencing the worst drought in a 113 years, and the reservoir's are down to less than 20%. That causes a great deal of sediment to be in the water. Of course we are only drinking bottled water, but who knows what is being used for cooking. Darryl drives us the one hour trip to Stellenbosch which is a university town in the he ... 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