It's even better while having a braai and aPumbaa wrote:Awesome scenery especially in that evening light
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The aliens on a road trip
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Next trip to the bush??
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They are renting this house. Busy building a house a block away from this one.ExFmem wrote:Beautiful setting! If that's your (out)-laws house, lucky you. I would just sit, and chill, and stare, and "sigh....".
Maybe if you take mommy-dearest there it will render her speechless.
@ Mom Thank you for giving us Alf.
Mommy will be so excited so will talk even more
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The Sunday we decided to visit town
We started at the brewery for breakfast
After breakfast we explored a few more pubs
At this restaurant the little aliens saw this old tractor
Entertaining stuff, but it kept them busy
All the shops and restaurants are build around this square where in the middle stands this monument erected by Paul Kruger in memory of 5 "boere" that were murdered by the British soldiers on a farm nearby called Ararat. This monument were first build on the farm itself and then later moved to the place where it stands today
For those interested in the history you can google "die slag van naauwpoort"
We started at the brewery for breakfast
After breakfast we explored a few more pubs
At this restaurant the little aliens saw this old tractor
Entertaining stuff, but it kept them busy
All the shops and restaurants are build around this square where in the middle stands this monument erected by Paul Kruger in memory of 5 "boere" that were murdered by the British soldiers on a farm nearby called Ararat. This monument were first build on the farm itself and then later moved to the place where it stands today
For those interested in the history you can google "die slag van naauwpoort"
Next trip to the bush??
Let me think......................
Let me think......................
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I like history a lot, but has always hated war, even if that is what history is mostly about
Actually they were killed not murdered......there was a war going on!
Starting the day with a beer I hope it was a kind of late breakfast
Actually they were killed not murdered......there was a war going on!
Starting the day with a beer I hope it was a kind of late breakfast
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Very interesting, Alpheus!
All sorts of things go on in Clarens, I've heard! Didn't Harry also go drinking near there recently?
Nice and relaxing there around 10am...!
All sorts of things go on in Clarens, I've heard! Didn't Harry also go drinking near there recently?
Nice and relaxing there around 10am...!
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The Sunday turned out to be a long day and we eventually left the last pub after 10pm.
The Monday we drove to Bethlehem to fetch the medicine for the kids. On our way back my mother in law showed us part of the Lesotho highlands water project.
This is the Ash river outfall just outside of Clarens. This pipeline is 19km long underground from Lesotho
Notice in the background the diameter of the concrete ring used for this pipeline
Amazing engineering indeed.
This is the end of our short trip to Clarens. Thank you all for flying with us.
The Monday we drove to Bethlehem to fetch the medicine for the kids. On our way back my mother in law showed us part of the Lesotho highlands water project.
This is the Ash river outfall just outside of Clarens. This pipeline is 19km long underground from Lesotho
Notice in the background the diameter of the concrete ring used for this pipeline
Amazing engineering indeed.
This is the end of our short trip to Clarens. Thank you all for flying with us.
Next trip to the bush??
Let me think......................
Let me think......................
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There must be lots of pubs in Clarens
Is it water coming down from the mountains? Energy purpose or water supply?
Thank you for introducing us to Clarens
Is it water coming down from the mountains? Energy purpose or water supply?
Thank you for introducing us to Clarens
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It supplies us with water and supply Lesotho with powerLisbeth wrote:There must be lots of pubs in Clarens
Is it water coming down from the mountains? Energy purpose or water supply?
Thank you for introducing us to Clarens
Next trip to the bush??
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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela
The desire for equality must never exceed the demands of knowledge
The desire for equality must never exceed the demands of knowledge