The History Robben Island was first occupied by the native south Africans, called the Khoi. The first Europeans to come to South Africa were the Phoenicians in about AD 400, which we know from cave paintings. The Chinese came in the 1400s, and the Portuguese in the 1500s. In 1510, a ship from Portugal headed…… Continue reading Robben Island
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Johannesburg, South Africa
Arriving in Johannesburg, August 7, 2022 I came to Johannesburg yesterday and was surprised at how quickly it grew dark. I had forgotten that South Africa was in the southern hemisphere and that the winters are the northern hemisphere’s summers and vice versa. So it took me a moment to realize why it was so…… Continue reading Johannesburg, South Africa