Beth & Paul Brenton on Sea

Garden Route

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April 10th 2018
On Val's 60th birthday we enjoyed a pleasant drive from Robertson to Knysna stopping at Stellandam for a coffee and then Mossel Bay for a sushi lunch. In the evening we went to an Italian restaurant. Our airbnb property in Knysna was situated up a hill overlooking the town, the lagoon and the sandstone cliffs known as the Knysna heads. From Knysna, our base for 3 nights, we visited the ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape

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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