Glaring hippos 02 Feeling the cool breeze

Glaring hippos

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April 7th 2008
Geo: -28.0126, 32.4457I slept for most of the way from the game reserve to St Lucia. We drove to where we were boarding the boat and got on board. The boat ride was an hour long along the estuary of the wetland park. We were guaranteed to see hippos and crocodiles. ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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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