The endless water story

Today on Oude Wellington the 4star Guest house status was once more confirmed by the grading council of South Africa. The weather has turned to hot and the grass all around us is dry. Every time we hear a helicopter we are worried a bush fire might be on its way. Meanwhile we had a tragic death of one of our pregnant Alpaca females. Suddenly and without previous symptoms Snowy collapsed and died within half an hour. The vet diagnosed an acute lung infection turned fatal. She was one of the most forth comming animals as we had hand raised her when she was a young kria.
The vines are thirsty and water stressed and at this very moment when we need the water most urgently the main water pipe had to burst. So we spend the day digging out the damaged pipe and repair it.
Harvest is just around the corner now and we are getting the cellar ready, the yeasts ordered and the mind set for this time of the year again when all the efforts of the year are coming together again.