View from the Deck 02 Geese

View from the Deck

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November 7th 2011
Geo: -24.7805, 26.2697There was no way that I was going on game drive this morning. For two reasons – one, I may have had a glass too many last night and two, I didn't want to get up early on my off day. So I slept in while Paul got up and went on the morning safari. When I did eventually get up, I put on the dressing gown, make a cup of tea and sat on the deck looking out at the wetla ... 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