Looking NW towards the homestead
The southern hemisphere winters are mild, relative to those experienced in Europe and America. This part of the Karoo is an exception. Most of South Africa seldom sees snow; on the farm, it is a fairly regular occurence. The average altitude of the farm is about 1600m (5250'). Snow is most likely to fall in July or August. It is an unusual winter that sees no snow at the homestead; snow capped mountains in the vicinity are a regular occurrence. The winter diurnal temperature range is between 16 to -8 Celsius. The lowest recorded temperature so far during our tenure -15 Celsius. A rude shock indeed for those from the African tropics.
1 comment:
very cool.
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