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A panoramic view of the Tulbagh Valley from the historic Oudekloof pass by Lesley Parolis.

Tulbagh: Tractor ride on Oudekloof Pass from p19
"I loved the variety of activities the Andrew Jaeger distributed green At- the cargo carried over the Obiqua
beautiful town of Tulbagh offered: titude Adjuster armbands, meant to mountain because the gradient was
a hike to the waterfall, visit to the be swopped between hands when- too steep.
chapel, tractor ride," says Joyce. ever you have negative thoughts, His anecdotes about the shenani-
And so said all of us. until your attitude had been adjust- gans of the VOIC masters in the Cape
The tractor ride up the mountain ed once you can keep it on one arm added spice to the breathtaking
was the main highlight of the week- for 21 days. views of the valley below ... such as
end for Neels Beyers, and among the This was put to appropriate use procuring wives for the farmers and
best activities experienced by most when he stopped some way up the displaying the heads of critics on
of the other troopers. very steep (1:4) gradient to tell us spikes at the top of the pass.
Before he started the tractor and that in the 18th century the ox wag- Andrew's knowledge of the fynbos
trailer, Oudekloof Homestead owner ons were usually taken apart and also opened our eyes to the vegeta-

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Setting off on the tractor from Oudekloof Homestead. Photos by Mike de Villiers (1 and 2), Richard Goldschmidt captured
this scene from the top of the mountain (3) and Trudi du Toit captured Oudekloof owner Andrew Jaeger before the trip.

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