Chapmans Peak Drive

Arriving in Africa

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December 20th 2018
South African airlines was comfortable and efficient. I watched some movies I hadn't seen and Wayne didn't snore too loud. Arrived in Johannesburg around 5am. Transfer to domestic no problem. Wayne had a chat to a guy from Perth while I grabbed a coffee, momentarily taken aback at the 28 on the till until i remembered that the exchange means that was a $2.80 coffee and it was good. Got to Cape ... 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