Stormy clouds are looming. Yet the land is gasping. Acacias crackle in the breeze, surrounded by long white thorns sticking out in all directions, like swords fending off thieves.
Read MoreMention the Swartberg Mountains to any adventurous South African and their eyes light up. Their pulse rises. Did you know there are essentially three gateways through the almost impenetrable bulk of the Swartberg Mountain Range?
Read MoreThere’s a sign at a turnoff that says Ons Karoo Plaas. We leave the main drag of gravel and it is replaced with a smaller strip of gritty sand which leads us over a rise into yet another valley.
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