Riding on a Sidewalk

Riding Heaven

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March 1st 2007
Today we ride from Graaff-Reinet to Prince Albert. As I’m packing up this morning I found another large cockroach (size of my thumb), dead and on the bed sheet next to me. . I’m jealous of Bon Bon’s pet rock (refer to "Bloemfontein on Fumes") and for a moment I though ... 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