{"id":584,"date":"2018-05-26T12:47:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-26T10:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/?p=584"},"modified":"2018-05-26T15:12:33","modified_gmt":"2018-05-26T13:12:33","slug":"18th-may-2018-off-to-kroonstad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/18th-may-2018-off-to-kroonstad\/","title":{"rendered":"18th May 2018 – Off to Kroonstad"},"content":{"rendered":"

We say goodbye to Bethlehem and head off to Kroonstad<\/a> and our next mystery to solve. Our first stop is to drop off our luggage at Micarla\u2019s Bed & Breakfast<\/a> which will be our ‘home for the next 3 days. We have to have accommodation that is self catering as we have already made food for our trip – a cost not passed on to our clients – so we need somewhere to either heat it up or when the food has run out, we can cook up some more.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The farm we need to go to is around 40 kilometres outside Kroonstad. We are really pleased to see a smiling face and general inviting and genuine behaviour from these clients. The main problem – or one of the main problems – is the chimney – basically a nesting place for birds, mice and anything else that could fit in I think. We tackle this first with the assistance of one of the farm workers. All obstacles removed we check the chimney for draw and find it to be excellent. H-cowl benefits are explained and accepted and up she goes – many years of optimum stove conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n

These clients also have an AGA and we give it a good service, checking all essential parts for correct operation and refilling parts where the insulation levels had dropped. Four hours later we are ready to return to the B & B, and work out what we need to gather together and we go over the photos again to make sure we have covered everything.<\/span><\/p>\n

Early dinner and 3 very tired people are off to sleep. Not sure why we get so tired, but think that it is a combination of driving stress and altitude!!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We say goodbye to Bethlehem and head off to Kroonstad and our next mystery to solve. 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