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« on: August 20, 2017, 09:51:06 pm »
Quote from: Rube on August 20, 2017, 07:10:25 am

 After attending an international geological conference, he drove a car all the way from CapeTown to Cairo (he said he was the third to complete the journey). 


Rube,

Your ancestors sure were adventurous! I can believe your grandfather was only the third person to do this. I have a book written by Ewart Grogan, titled "From the Cape to Cairo", published by Thomas Nelson. It includes a preface by Sir Cecil Rhodes, congratulating the author on being the first person (i.e. white man) to traverse the length of Africa from South to North. He started the journey on foot in 1898, taking over two-and-a-half years to reach Cairo. It is an interesting read, if you haven't already read his account.

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