The Slowvelder

Living a slow life in rural South Africa

Reach for the stars

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Slowvelder

Guess what has happened at my little hide-away in the bush…..

Yep – I have reached for the stars and am now connected to the internet via satellite. This aerial on my cottage points to an antenna on Mariepskop mountain (see here) which in turn connects me to you via a little metal object orbiting the earth. Amazing isn’t it?

Regular service has returned to “The Slowvelder”. This makes me happy.

8 thoughts on “Reach for the stars”

2summers on June 30, 2011 at 6:13 pm said:

Yay! I’m so glad you’re ‘back’!

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Dani on June 30, 2011 at 6:15 pm said:

Cool 🙂 We may have to follow your example on the farm…

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tasinator on June 30, 2011 at 6:34 pm said:

Welcome back…we’ve missed your updates, witicisms, and photos 😉

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Annie on June 30, 2011 at 10:20 pm said:

We are very glad to see you up and running again 🙂

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eremophila on July 1, 2011 at 12:32 am said:

Hooray!! Glad things are looking up:-)
I’m on satellite also and while it is slow, it’s great to have.

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Blanco the Ex-Pat on July 1, 2011 at 8:57 am said:

Bemvindo Slowvelder

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lisa@notesfromafrica on July 3, 2011 at 5:03 am said:

This is good news! Been wondering how you & Bean are doing, and whats happening in the Lowveld.

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dalia on July 5, 2011 at 11:13 am said:

Yay!!! So glad that you are back online…. 🙂

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