As the Paving Work expanded , more Trucks were needed and a Place to keep Bricks Tools etc.
David has stayed his whole Married Life in Kenmare , on quite a steep slope and not a lot of Parking for what we needed to get.
I was staying in Witpoortjie also not really place to keep Commercial Vehicles , and I am sure the Neighbours would have objected to piles of Sand and Bricks lying around.
We put our House up for Sale and Chris handled that( very Quickly)
We had found a 5 acre Plot being sold from an Estate, the Owner had passed away.
It was just West of the Krugersdorp Game Reserve on the Main Road to Tarlton and 4.5 Kms out of the Shopping area in Krugersdorp West. Ideally situated for what we needed it for!
Three Bedrooms and a Study , The Lounge was 87 Square Metres, Main Bedroom 55Square Metres, other 2 Bedrooms 42 Square Metres? , you get the idea ,
Normal looking house , just much Bigger.
The Garage was a Double with a Carport next to it plus a 2 Room Flat plus Bathroom at the back of it , Difference was the Double Garage easily parked 4 cars and the Carport also took 2 vehicles behind each other!
There were a few more rooms at the Back.
So plenty of room to Park 2.5 Ton Diesel Trucks, Datsun as I recall
Wayne, our Oldest was 8 at the Time, Shakira 5 and Geils 3
Naturally the Children loved the space and we inherited a Red Dobermann with the place that Chris called Elton John.
Kitty Cat our Ginger Feline went with us and had a great time catching Rodents and leaving Headless snakes at the Back Door, to show me what a Good Boy he was!
The most common snake in the area. Similair to a Spitting Cobra.
Our first Night sleeping there ( the Children stayed with Family) , I heard what sounded like a Train coming down the passage and rolled Chris out of Bed ,and headed for the lounge at high speed !
Turns out, we were in a Valley , and there was a Train line at the top of the ridge which went to Magaliesburg once or twice a Week. This would echo through the Valley?, you did get used to it after awhile.
Cars speeding down the main Road would also have the same effect when they reached a certain position.
We were actually just a few Kilometers from the Tarlton Raceway, South Africa's Premier Drag Racing Venue!
Video appears courtesy of Youtube, not my property
This caused us to visit there every now and then , as a Friend of mine raced there and sometimes:-
left his racecars at my Plot as well!
All photos were taken from online ads and are not my property.
More to Come