Kleinood

Rainbow's End

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March 28th 2013
Geo: -33.916, 18.4222It was yet another beautiful, clear and cloudless morning, and K and I began the day with a hike up and through the fields of protea flowers and grapes above the guest lodge. It was a true postcard setting, and there were workers already in the fields cutting flowers for shipment.Before we left for the day, we visited the vineyard caretakers home, which is located below t ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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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