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| Stealing Grapes |
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| Ladies having a dip |
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| Jaco my pel! |
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| Anne-Rita's Red Roman Spider aka Bliksem |
We travelled to Groblershoop from Kimberley, about a 2,5 hour drive. Were booked in at Kheis Riverside lodge - AWESOME, and after booking in went to visit a old school friend. Neville and Jaco played in Linden High School Kadette band (if you know what we are talking about, welcome to your late thirties! :) ) together and have not seen each other in 20+ years.
What a great visit. Jaco, Liza and Anne-Rita live in paradise and are happy to share with old friends. We even had fresh home baked bread with honey! What a treat, and went swimming in the Orange river late afternoon. We stopped on the way to "steal" some grapes. This is always a debate. I'm of the opinion that if there is no fence, it is for everyone to share - Neville does not agree - Must be the old cop in him not giving up.
Jaco's dog's even eat grapes! Have you ever .....
We were also treated to a viewing of the local monsters. A Red Roman spider (haarskeerder), ugly as sin, and even bigger than my fertile imagination could see - if this moves in at Roodekrans - we are moving out, it can have the house! Jaco also helped with co-ordinates for old family farms we want to visit to get photo's of old graves (morbid, I know) and a great help as it is near impossible to get any other way.
We stayed at Kheis Riverside lodge.
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| Kheis Riverside Cottages. Great place to stay |
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| The view from our cottage. RIGHT ON the river |
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| Our first braai on this trip, view from the deck. |
The riverside chalets were just gorgeous. Clean, well equipped, RIGHT ON the river, about 30 or so paces. Squirrels and warthogs as neighbours with a swimming pool - not required as swimming in the river is far more fun. Definitely recommend this place, friendly welcome, great ambiance.
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