They say chickens are a gateway drug for those itching to get out of the traffic and into the countryside. But, as Julienne du Toit and Chris Marais of Karoo Space have found, there are many other triggers that precipitate a move to the platteland.
Known for its larger-than-life landscape, mountains and star-studded skies, the last thing you imagine to see when driving on the endless R355 is a UFO that crashed into the Tankwa Karoo, just north of Ceres.