Potholes No more!

There has been a lot, in the local newspapers and radio stations, about the potholes in the roads around Dullstroom. Over the past few years there have been some horrific car and bike accidents between Dullstroom and Lydenburg (Mashishing) , and Dullstroom and Belfast. To highlight the state of affairs someone in Lydenburg took a picture of a man catching a trout in a pothole on the main tar road and submitted it to the newspaper. That's how big the pothole was !  It was rumoured that some tour operators were going stop coming to Dullstroom because of the state of the roads.

Good News! In the last 2 days I have been from Lydenburg and Belfast from Dullstroom, and there are no potholes to be seen. This morning ( Saturday!) the last of the potholes were being filled by the Roads Department, halfway bewteen Belfast and Dullstroom.

The Dullstroom Clockshop

Come to The Dullstroom Clockshop to see the largest selection of clocks in the Southern Hemisphere, near the petrol station at the bottom end of town.

Ladies Fly Fishing Festival

This week-end Dullstroom will be hosting the yearly "Ladies Fly Fishing Festival". Last year there were 30 ladies in the festival and this year the organisers have extended the number of entrants to 40. All 40 places have been taken up. The celebrity "fisher people" are Riaan Venter ( Die Nutsman), his wife Michelle Garforth-Venter and Edith Venter. The ladies come from as far afield as Cape Town, Durban and Bloemfontein to attend the event. Last year a local Dullstroom lady caught 20 trout in one morning! Proceeds from the Festival go to a local charity.

South African Game Fair

The first South African Game Fair was held in Dullstroom at the Bird of Prey Centre, and was visited by nearly 500 people. By all accounts the fair was a resounding success.The organisers  and all the exhibitors were very happy with the turn-out and have booked again for next years Game Fair. This will definitely become a yearly event showcasing some of the top fly fishing, shooting, knife making and out door activities in the country.The proceeds went to the Bird of Prey Rehabilitation Centre and the SA Guide Dogs. See Events Calendar for a list of all the exhibitors,

The South African Game Fair

The South African Game Fair will be held in Dullstroom at the Bird of Prey Centre on the last week-end of July. See the events page on this blogsite for more information.

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Our beautifully clear night skies are a stargazers dream but at this time of the year they do come with a few problems. Last night (Wednesday 16 June) saw temperatures plummeting to below -7 deg.C. The hardware shops and plumbers must have had a field day as people ran around madly trying to fix burst water pipes that had frozen overnight.