where they have stocked a series of reservoirs with trout.
The nearest pond has a small island in it and the kids row over to it for picnics and various pirate-related adventures.
The kids are having a blast playing with their cousins, especially in the mud. Everybody is here, the whole family including the three dogs, so it's busy and noisy and hectic with the kitchen occupied in a constant state of food preparation: breakfast, tea, lunch, tea again, fire building and beer, dinner.
The brisk weather turned wet - and we watched from the porch of the farmhouse as massive thunderstorms built and rolled miles away and slowly dragged their showers over us with incredible lightening strikes on the hills around the farm. The power went out which forced a wonderful dinner-by-candlelight with nine of us crowded around the table for a hearty meal as the rain pelleted our windows.
It's an interesting spot, and South African history is always close by: the top of the nearest hill has stone ruins rumored to be ceremonial sites from Indian gold seekers and close by are the graves of Boer and English soldiers. The nearest town is Waterval Boven, an important rail link in 1900 and probably a target for the Boers. There's not much there now, except some eclectic trading stores and Lou's Liquor for more Windhoek Draught.
We will be heading back to Marloth for some heat and game viewing, as well as a bit of routine and quiet time, having spent the last busy month with extended family, and drinking way more beer and wine than usual.
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