At the Dam 10 Twisted

At the Dam

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February 3rd 2012
Geo: -28.4972, 29.0205For this leave, Paul and I were going away for a short trip, starting with two nights at Sterkfontein Dam in the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa. It was a couple of hours drive from Johannesburg. We arrived here in the middle of the afternoon and it was a beautiful summer's day. We drove to the dam and went for a little walk. Paul was excited about fishing here. It ... 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