In this case literally. on Wednesday we got 100mm of rain in just over an hour!
Luckily it was just rain, no winds or storm like we had before. Also all the repairs held up well and we had no leaks. So the Lodge came out of it unscathed.
And outside the Lodge wasn’t too bad..
Read Moret started off this morning at 6am; lots of lion roaring close to the house. As both Michel and I were just about awake our eyes opened in a flash and I was up looking out of the window trying to see if he/she/they were on that side of the house while Michel was pulling on his clothes. As we had a lion kill next to the house last week we are now extra alert to the sounds, and this sounded like it might be another one. The monkeys were calling in alarm, so we knew he/she/they were close!
Read MoreIn-between the multitude of work going on, jackhammers and angle grinders making an enormous racket and people walking to and from we still had the enormous pleasure of watching animals big and small passing by.
They even come to visit us and inspect the work done thusfar.
After a few weeks the "old place is nicely taking shape.
New tile floors has been laid.
New doors have been hanged and the electricity has been made up to date.
The kitchen has been upgraded to facilitate the creating of much needed exquisite meals and refreshments.
After we bought the plot with an old farmhouse we started the rebuild in the beginning of July 2016.
We removed all the old "stuff" and found many unexpected treasures between everything the previous owners left behind.
Two weeks ago the old stoep (porch) roof was removed and a start with the new look was made.
Locally found dead Leadwood trees are being used for the columns.
A beautiful grass roof is now covering the stoep where one can sit in the shade while watching the animals pass by.
The big rebuild has started.
Enormous amounts of debris lying everywhere.
The amount of work that has been done in the first few days boggles the mind.
Slowly but surely everything has been cleared away and it is now ready for the makeover.
