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Batkij: Stellenbosch, autumn
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Batkij: talking to a local friend
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Batkij: today's specials
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Batkij: Oudtshoorn, famous for ostriches
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Batkij: incubating very strong eggs
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Batkij: you can ride them...
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Batkij: if you're brave...
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Batkij: and help is at hand
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Batkij: much needed...unfortunately
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Batkij: sad, trip back in time at lonely Willowmore
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Batkij: Beautiful pitch at Graf Reinet
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Batkij: super, chic Drostdy hotel
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Batkij: European, South African fusion
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Batkij: Karoo!
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Batkij: Our guide, David...total wilderness
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Batkij: as far as the eye can see
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Batkij: excellent visibility
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Batkij: under the ancient shepherd tree
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Batkij: a valley
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Batkij: Aloe ferox, iconic Karoo plant
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Batkij: a local school, lovely kids
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Batkij: the village has fast food...and God
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Batkij: but the shoes mean drugs available
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Batkij: and it is scruffy...
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Batkij: but the priest's house is a fortress
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Batkij: On to Leisure Isle, Knysna
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Batkij: at the Heads, rough and dangerous
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Batkij: but so calm near the Isle
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Batkij: beautiful salt marshes
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Batkij: view inland