When you go to Matjiesfontein be sure to ask for permission to go on the roof. We went there just before sunset to see the best views of Matjiesfontein. Even where the hill is where the Boere war took place.

They used this Hotel as a view point to spot the injured people coming in. This was the pommy outlook, and as you can see its quite some view.

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The word “Karoo” comes from the Koisan, otherwise known as the Bushmen. The Bushmen is the tribes of people who have lived there almost since right after the great flood. The Karoo is almost as dry as a desert but it has Karoo plants. The Karoo has a great amount of wild life and animals of every sort and kind can be found there. A lot of times when we think about the Karoo we think about dry forsaken empty landscape with no life and no people but that is far from the truth.

There are two parts of the Karoo. The Great Karoo and the Little Karoo.

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When I first heard about Sutherland I was very interrested in finding out how it looks. I could not wait to see the stars and walk through the little town. Sutherland is in part of the Karoo if I am correct. We drove hours from Cape Town and when we finally arived in Sutherland we could not believe how such a nice little town can be so hidden. That was until we started seeing people. The Accommodation where we stayed, there was this weird guy. It seems that people from Sutherland dont see people that often and we were staying in a guest house. The guy that owned the guest houses wanted to have conversations everytime he walked past.

The one night we were braaing he just kinda joined us without even asking. The folks in Sutherland seem a bit strange. So if you are headed that way to go look at the stars check your accommodation and make sure where you stay that its ok.

The place itself feels like you are taken back in time. Its great, no noise of cars or the rush of city life. Nope, in Sutherland its relaxed and not much happens there. I mean its nice.

Photography in Sutherland is also great. Sutherland has a lot of old building that are great to photograph.

I guess that’s about it for now

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