Swimming in the River 06 Mount

Swimming in the River

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December 20th 2012
Geo: -24.7867, 26.2903When I got home this warm afternoon I could hear a noise coming from the river. Paul said there were some elephants down there. So I picked up my cameras and we walked the 30 second walk to the river. In the water on the other side of the river I could see a big elephant's wrinkly bum. There was another elephant next to it and behind it a third bull elephant. They wer ... 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