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Gallery: the perfect plot

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  1. Looking across at the dramatic Swartberg mountains. Picture Myrtle Ryan
  2. Oulap is full of character. Picture Myrtle Ryan
  3. An interesting corner of the garden on the hillside. Picture Myrtle Ryan
  4. The driveway leading to Oulap commands dramatic views. Picture Myrtle Ryan
  5. Framed by a tree, Oulap's stone structure is special. Picture Myrtle Ryan
  6. Jans Rautenbach amid some of the trees and shrubs. Picture Myrtle Ryan

Gallery: the perfect plot

 

Jans and Almeri, along with their four children, built Oulap out of stone gathered in the Swartberg. This was broken into usable sizes applying the old-fashioned building technique of heating the rock with fire, then shattering it by pouring cold water on it.

Jans and Almeri, along with their four children, built Oulap out of stone gathered in the Swartberg. This was broken into usable sizes applying the old-fashioned building technique of heating the rock with fire, then shattering it by pouring cold water on it.

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