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Category Archives: tales from a highland dorp
The Werewolf of Uitvlug
The beast would strike in the middle of the night, picking off the fat merino sheep that dotted the high grasslands of the highveld. The beast’s mighty jaws would pick up the adult merino sheep and then it would run. … Continue reading
Behind the happy hours and the trout, there lies a secret
Dullstroom is a fishing town with a drinking problem, is how a car bumper sticker sums up this Mpumalanga highland dorp. But behind Tipsy Tuesday, at the Dullstroom Inn, and the other daily happy hour promotions that blare out in … Continue reading