Proud Zebra

Tala Game Reserve

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January 30th 2009
Geo: -29.853, 31.0164 Wednesday 28/01/09 At Sea Left Cape Town 04:00 4 hrs late due to a force 9 gale preventing the pilot & tugs manoeuvring the ship through 270 degrees in order to depart the port, eventually they had to get the senior pilot and the 3 biggest tugs available to perform the manoeuvre and so eventually we started out on route for Durban. The weathers improved a ... read more

Africa » South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Durban

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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