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Paddle
A paddle in the Klein Rivier is one of the favorite activities of active locals and visitors alike. The more ‘lazy’ ones book a boat ride. And all of them enjoy the tranquility the surrounding nature offers…
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Warm Greetings from a beautiful lodge in Stanford
The Stanford River Lodge offers great picturesque views in tranquil surroundings (just to use a cliche … but it’s true!)
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The amazing chilling sunrise at the Stanford River Lodge
The amazing chilling sunrise at the Stanford River Lodge. via The amazing chilling sunrise at the Stanford River Lodge.
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Who are we?
Between April 2000 and July 2011 we, Herman and Yvonne, owned Soekershof in Robertson. We restored and extended this historical botanical garden (with the oldest cactus -Anno 1910- of South Africa) and ended up with one of the world’s largest outdoor collections (>2600 species/subspecies/varieties/etc) of succulent plants including cacti. The garden was globally recognized in […]
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And again..
A ‘veld fire’ is not so easy to distinguish; up to 14 days afterwards it can flare up from underground. That’s what happend here this afternoon 2 days after. Luckily the local fire brigade was on standby (for checking up purposes) on a nearby farm. Now (Friday Feb 1 at almost 6 PM; a few […]
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Ode to the Stanford fire fighters
Fire fighters (many volunteers) have been making overtime during the last few months. Yesterday there was the third fire in such a short period that the local fire-brigade added with a helicopter had to give an ‘Act de Presence’. Luckily the wind was favorable for it blew the blaze in the direction of the ocean. […]
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