Description: making every step of life sacred
Zulu Warrior Memorial at Isadahlwana
Along with amazing wild animals and beautiful terrain, South Africa has a long and complicated history. Before we left on our trip in March, I read A Short History of South Africa as I wanted to know more about the history of the country. I remember bits and pieces of Apartied, the terrible policies of segregation, that crippled the lives of millions of people. But I also wanted to learn about the settling of the land by the Dutch during the early circumnavigations of the globe. Hamilton has read extensivel
We spent the first night in South Africa near the Johannesburg airport so we could catch a morning flight to Durban. We hired a private guide, Don Botterill, to take us around the battlefields in the KwaZulu-Natal province. Don picked us up at the King Shaka Airport and took us to a charming guest house by the Indian ocean. We wished we had more time to enjoy the property but we did get our feet wet in the ocean and walk on the beach. That evening we met with a business acquaintance of Hamilton’s and his