11/01/2024
Fire on the mountain
On the 26th of December a huge fire started on the Paardeberg and was still burning on the 3rd of January. On the evening of the 27th, fueled by a strong southeaster, it came as a long line of flame down our mountain towards us. With no helicopter help possible in the dark, we were forced to evacuate. That meant our guests, all the animals and us. We drove away from the farm, thinking that the farm as we knew it was over. But miraculously, the wind suddenly stilled, and the fire stopped in its tracks. This was 100m from Sonkop cottage. Happily all is well now, though we had a bad scare.