It was a beautiful morning! And it was wash day. Lucky for us there is a washing machine in the house and a long washing line outside.
After all the hard work we took a walk around the village.
And took pictures.
At the Clay Cafe the lady (Irene) offered us coffee, so we said we'd come this afternoon as it was almost lunch time.
So after lunch ( and a sleep) we went for coffee and tea and a chat. Irene told us that there were actually only 21 white residents and 750 black residents in Rhodes. So that explains why there is nothing here ☺
These are pics we took this morning...Read more
TravelerThe Dutch Reformed church in Rhodes. The story goes that a Scots Presbyterian Dominee held services for the settlers, alternating English and Dutch services. After the Anglo-Boer war he was so incensed by the British treatment of Boers in the concentration camps that he refused to hold English services ever again.
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Wild flowers in the garden.
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The Dutch Reformed church in Rhodes. The story goes that a Scots Presbyterian Dominee held services for the settlers, alternating English and Dutch services. After the Anglo-Boer war he was so incensed by the British treatment of Boers in the concentration camps that he refused to hold English services ever again.
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A ruin, you would think...