Tesselaarsdal

In a recent blog post, I mentioned the village Tesselaarsdal, which is less than two hours east of Cape Town. Here it is (pictured). The house behind the horses, with the land down to the track in front of it, is currently on sale for R145 000 ($14 500) -- up from a recent R125 000. There is a debate as to whether this house can be saved. When I looked inside, I thought yes -- but see how the main road passes just behind it. Just off the right of this photo is a café, a bottle store / liquor store, and a community hall (depending which of the three one may find essential). Property values are on the rise here -- one reason being that they are now building a tarred road past the village. This village was derelict -- until about now.