A Great Hike 17 On a Bridge

A Great Hike

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February 5th 2012
Geo: -28.6938, 28.9277After breakfast and packing up it was 9 o'clock. We left the cabin and drove towards Royal Natal National Park. On the way we stopped to buy some food and drinks for the next few nights of camping. This national park is part of the beautiful northern Drakensberg mountain range. The main feature of Royal Natal is the Amphitheatre, which is a 5km long rock wall. We were ... 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