This morning we where greeted with the prospect of having no water in Montagu, so I had to quickly water the vegetable garden with the little that was left in the pipes.
Thankfully we have the swimming pool water as a backup for the families ablutions!
This morning the neighbour arrived at our doorstep with a flailing tortoise in his hand. Quite a fiesty little fellow!
Tortoises in this area (The Klein Karoo) are very common and it is said to be the highest concentration of tortoises in the world. Due to the fact that our town is an enclave in what is best described as a 'mountain-bowl', many gardens have become homes to them as they tend to venture down the mountains from October onwards in search of gorgeous mates.
This little chap is a Bowsprit male tortoise, otherwise known as an Angulate tortoise, and we have decided to return him to where he originally came from.
We still have the resident Leopard or mountain tortoise, who had been hit by a car locally, but he seems to be happy, the property is large enough and it is his natural habitat.
Ps: The main diet of tortoises in South Africa is grass (70%) and weeds, and NOT lettuce!
The rest of the day I spent laying of the garden sprinkler piping system, which will help us to keep the flowers-beds and roses regularly watered.
The temperatures in Montagu can soar to 43 degrees Celsius (109.4 degrees fahrenheit) on a really good summers day!
PS: The water was finally re-connected to the town late this afternoon.
Bath time for all!
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