A South African journey

I thought I'd start with this really cool picture of african wildlife. Want to see more wildlife?. This page is under construction and as I get better at it there will be more images added as well as a narative (mine that is).

The Blyde River Canyon

Cape Town

This is Table mountain, with its distinct shape, is one of the best-known mountains in the world. It is not very high, but its impressive sandstone cliffs rise up to 1087 metres (3563 ft) from the sea to form a backdrop to the city of Cape Town beneath. The crowning glory to the Table is its 'cloth', a spectacular white sheet of cloud spread over the flat summit from south to north as the summer South-Easter or 'Cape Doctor' blows. The 'Cape Doctor' is so called because it blows the stale polluted air of the city out to sea.

Plettenberg Bay

The Drakensburg

Here are some random South African sites

My favourite alternative South African band - Sugardrive. These guys ROCK!
This day in South Africa
Letting you in on the daily happenings in the country.
Weekly mail and Guardian
Some magazine sites - check them out
Pretoria schools
Although the schools I attended are not on this list, it is still cool to check out and someday they might be!

The Provinces of South Africa

South Africa has two national anthems: Die Stem and Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika.

A few of the national sports are:

Rugby which is an increasing popular sport in the US especially here in Minnesota. Some latest rugby news
Cricket

South Africa's national flower - the protea

Nelson Mandela

(above right) Nelson Mandela was elected the first democratically elected South African president in 1994. South Africa has a population of about 28 million people. These people are rich in diversity and come from a host of backgrounds of many different cultures.

Want to create a great South African meal? Here are some recipes

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