can just see the farm in the distance, look for the green water tank
From
Barrydale, travel 61km to Riversdale turn-off sign-posted R323,
Riversdale. Turn Right here.
Travel
for 11km to Buffelsdrif turn-off sign-posted Buffelsdrif. Turn
Right here onto gravel road.
Directly
after the Cape Dutch/gabled house, gate and green car port, turn
Left onto farm road (open and close gate)
Travel
1km to second gate. You have now arrived at The Place. Continue
for another 900m to a third gate. Head straight through and take
the right fork in the road towards the old farm house.
Please
make an appointment before you visit! We look forward to welcoming
you at The Place.
Lizelle
and Kevin : 028 551 2068 / 071080733
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www.the-place.co.za |
Had
a pleasant few days in Swellandam relaxing, washing clothes and dogs
towels, cleaning out the camper, making lovely baked vegie dishes
with brown rice and soya sauce, my system needed goodness, also had a
rich veggie soup at the old gaol and then ran into Shantal and Karel
at the market that is run once a month. I promised him I would try
and find an old windmill for him along my travels, he wants to
experiment with a windmill for his reverse osmosis pump which at the
moment is using solar power and only gives him 100 litres a day, a
full strength pump can do 3500 lt which is far more productive for a
large farm.
We
took advantage of Wimpy's wi-fi to catch up on technology and then on
Sunday morning left to head out over the Tradouw pass, stopped in at
Ronnie's sex shop for a bite and a drink, they were full with a bunch
of guys returning from a rally somewhere towards Oudtshoorn. We found
our way to The Place about 25km from Ladismith on the road to
Riversdale and it is fantastic.
Ronnie's sex shop with a bunch of rally drivers visiting
Right
in the middle of nowhere with space to walk and meditate, typical
klein karoo landscape, flat, hills, fynbos, the Touws river runs
through the farm, they have a fresh borehole and a brackish one, they
have mains electricity so all the home comforts. A lovely couple,
Lizelle from South Africa met Kevin from England while she was their,
they have a young son Sean and are turning this previously over
grazed intensive ostrich farm into their own permaculture paradise.
They
use the buildings that were here for now, the main farmhouse is our
home with a seperate bedroom for us, they have a guest room and a
studio advertised as an artist retreat, what a great place to come to
if you want to get away from the city rat race, peace and quiet to
read or write or unwind. The outbuildings are being turned into an
earth tent camp, two double en suite guest rooms, they are also
planning a camping site and an extension on the veggie gardens,
infrastructure, a greenhouse, a future permaculture house so this one
can be rented out, lots of opportunities and scope to grow, I love
it.
Of
course my dogs were aggressive with there two lovely black border
collies, just 2 years old, thankfully the border collies are not vicious although they
don't back down and we had a bit of a fighting match a few times but
it looks like they will all settle down eventually and I will be able
to make this a long term wwoofing experience. Their dogs spent the
afternoon bringing me there ball to throw which did not sit well with
mine, but if mine want to join the game they will have to stop being
so aggressive.
The Place - somewhere here
So
for now we are at peace and plan to make the best of this wonderful
opportunity.
Hope
you guys are well and sleeping warm.
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