This is a kokerboom, or a quiver tree - they grow in the Northern Cape, where they're something of an emblem. I came across some at sunset as I was barreling up towards Keimoes on the Orange River.
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Although I have lived most of my life in Africa, I have spent the last 10 years on other continents: Asia, Europe and North America. At the end of 2008 I came back to South Africa for an extended stay. This blog is about my experience in getting back to grips with a complicated country that I still call home.
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- Back in Hillbrow
- Punctures: Good in Bad
- Kgalagadi National Park
- Dawn in the Karoo
- Kokerboom
- Flamming through the Cederberg
- SA Groceries Part III: Ceres
- Franschoek (and its wine)
- South Africa's Shoddy Foreign Policy: Tibet
- Mrs Balls Mango Chutney
- Mountain Biking: Just Let Gravity Work
- Proteas in Bloom on Table Mountain
- Goldfish at Spier
- Cairo to Cape Cycle
- Fire on Devil's Peak
- Music Practice
- Emily at Mdzananda
- Whales by Full Moon
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- Argus Bike Tour
- Oh Boy - Remember Melrose?
- Mdzananda Animal Clinic
- Rediscovering Landscapes
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