A flower safari in South Africa | Travel | The Guardian: "For five days and nights in February 2006, the fire blazed a 50-mile trail from the outskirts of Cape Town down towards Africa's southernmost point. Then, unexpectedly, the wind changed direction – meaning workers and fire staff at the Grootbos Private Nature Reserve stood no chance against the flames. Conference guests had to be hurriedly evacuated before the lodge complex was completely engulfed. Three apartments were destroyed, and the five-star restaurant's collection of Western Cape wines was reduced to a mountain of twisted glass.
So how come Grootbos's chief botanist, Sean Privett, is smiling as he recalls that dramatic night?"
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