Hartbeespoort aerial car to top of Magaliesberg

South Africa 2017: May 23

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May 23rd 2017
It's check-out day from Humala. Yet another bright, cloudless day. I am starting to feel better finally, although the annoying cough persists. Violet still seems to be unaffected. We leave at the more reasonable time of 7 am after saying good-bye to Wessel and his staff, with whom we have become very fond. Wessel urges us to promote Humala. They started working with Touchdown just last year, an ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

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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