Old pics from our area.

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Just a few pics from last year from near where I live

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What happen when we get too much rain in the surrounding area. We get stranded on the farm, only tractor or 4x4 can get in and out.

[FJCruiser-ZN]

Beautiful surrounding, what I can remember of Vioolsdrift is very hot there in the summer.

T

[Mud Dog]

Beautiful! Even though it appears to be desolate, places like that have a strange attraction for me. Sadly I would have to get divorced before deciding to live there.

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Beautiful surrounding, what I can remember of Vioolsdrift is very hot there in the summer.

T

Yes Tony, for the last 3 weeks we have temp in the mid 40s. February is normally our hottest month. I have been here when it has been in the early 50s. But at least the humidity is very low.

Beautiful! Even though it appears to be desolate, places like that have a strange attraction for me. Sadly I would have to get divorced before deciding to live there.

Hey Andy, your vote and the Hilux vote outnumber Swambo, so no problem.

[FJCruiser-ZN]

And what a contrast when you drive down to Port Nollith.

[Family_Dog]

Great photos, Roger. I had to search for Vioolsdrif on Google Earth to see where it is, the very barrenness pf the area is its main attraction!


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[Oupa Stig]

Dis mooi wêreld daai!
Ma ek sal nie da ka bly nie - met daai temperature sal ek 'n bierpens kry.... En dan lyk ek soos 'n luislang wat 'n seekoei ingesluk het...
Ma as jy ons nooi sal on kom kuier....
En onse eie biere saambring.....

[Oupa Stig]

Oja, your Lux looks nice too!

[Rooies]

Julle ouens is geseend om in so mooi plek te ry, ek sal heel dag in die veld wees as ek so agterplaas het.

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And what a contrast when you drive down to Port Nollith.

Yes Tony am going to Port Nolloth for easter weekend.

Great photos, Roger. I had to search for Vioolsdrif on Google Earth to see where it is, the very barrenness pf the area is its main attraction!


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Yes Eric, it is very barren, but one must drive in the veld after some rain and then the magic appears before your eyes. The amount of small plant life that just grows from nothing, could only be from the hand of God. That is one of the reasons the the wife and I love to ride on weekends and explore the world up here. I will look for some photos that a friend of mine took of the plant life up here. He works for the Saps in the stock theft dept and is forever in the veld.

Dis mooi wêreld daai!
Ma ek sal nie da ka bly nie - met daai temperature sal ek 'n bierpens kry.... En dan lyk ek soos 'n luislang wat 'n seekoei ingesluk het...
Ma as jy ons nooi sal on kom kuier....
En onse eie biere saambring.....

Micky, my doors are always open to whoever comes past this way.

Julle ouens is geseend om in so mooi plek te ry, ek sal heel dag in die veld wees as ek so agterplaas het.

Ja Rudi, Net jammer ons moet ook werk, maar naweke is n ander storie.

[Oupa Stig]

Jy moet pasop Roger, nou nou drop 'n paar ouens van Brakpan daar by jou in en gooi jou honne op die braai en tap jou trekker se paraffin af vir hul dop..... En vry die ouma's! :wth:
Eendag, ou maat, eendag gaan ek sê te hel met die jop en gaan ek plekke soos joune kom bekyk.
Ai, 'n man kan maar droom.

[JEEPIE]

jys net lus om die dorps mense de moer in te maak ne

[Hoppy]

ek laaik die "OLd Pics", wat het dan aan daai landskap in die laaste miljoen jaar verander?

Baie interesante wereld, ek het al daar getoer, ons beplan om volgende jaar die "River Rafting" trip saam met Zak te kom doen. Ons sal dit op die Forum sit, ek is seker ons sal n paar manne bymekaar kry.

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[quote="Hoppy"]ek laaik die "OLd Pics", wat het dan aan daai landskap in die laaste miljoen jaar verander?

DIE mense het verander.

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The road to the farm when washed away.

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Found these pics, they are natural holes in the rock face that fill with rain water and the locals pump the water out when they graze their sheep in the area. These holes are much bigger than they look in the pics as they can water a herd of about 400 sheep for about 3 weeks from them. These holes are about 2 km from the tar road (N7) and can be seen if you know where to look. They are on the opposite side of the road to Swart Kop mine about 22 km from Vioolsdrift.
The other pic of the pit was dug by my father in law in the 1970s and still has water in it today. The amazing thing about this pit is that it on the top of one of the hills and quite a track to reach it. They water goat at this hole.
When the pit was dug he had only a old Datsun 1500 bakkie to get there and in later years a 1400 Nissan bakkie. This does not sound so bad until one goes there.

[Mud Dog]

The last two pics look like seperate pits, yet both have those white moths / butterflies in them. I realise that there will still be insects, birds and fauna about in a barren area such as that, but those butterflies look strangely out of place.

[ROOFER]

nice pics thanks for sharing Roger