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Summer in Harties is hot. The weather is balmy, basking with summer. I just got out of the pool for a sunrise swim. The water is lukewarm while I float over the water surface towards the infinity pool edge looking out over the rolling hills. The Hartebeespoort dam is calm while the yachts move side to side in the morning breeze. The sun beats down through the palm leaves casting sparkling shadows over the pool and the deck.You can book a full day spa session at Mr. C Harties to enjoy a relaxing and pampered morning next to the pool. You can...

Three odd but fun things to do in Hartbeespoort Dam.   The highveld thunder and rainstorms are pouring down in the North. It is humid every day, leading to a build-up of thunder on the mountain in the Magaliesberg. The roads snake around the dam in the wet and overcast summer rain. On your way to Mr. C Harties, the bush is green and lush from all the summer rain. If you drive over the dam wall, the water is streaming through the sluice gates into the river winding into the valley. Rain or no rain, you can have fun at Mr....

Experience the beautiful lazy summer afternoons and a jaw-dropping color display while relaxing into the warm summer bushveld evenings. It is summer. The smell of braais is pungent and distinctive of summer in the Northern province. The bird and animal sounds echo from the mountain overlooking the dam. It is peaceful and quiet as the sky turns orange, the boats cruise back to the jetties, and the water reflects the summer sunset sky. Firewood crackles and pops, murdering bacteria in the red bouncing inferno heat, preparing the fire to cook. It is sinful to sit back in the African sunset and bask in...