GORDON’S BAY REVIEWS
R5.00
for people who love Gordon’s Bay
Volume 5 No 4
September 2014
Tel: 021 856 3792
NEW ECO ESTATE FOR GORDON’S BAY
Marketing of vacant erven in
Morgan‘s Ridge Eco Estate,
the ‗one and only‘ gated village
in the sought after area of
‗Suikerbossie‘, has just begun.
“For many years, buyers in
Gordon‟s Bay have desired a secure estate in this prestigious
area, and we are very proud to
introduce this unique investment
opportunity,” says Peter Venter of
Peter Venter Estates.
This Eco Estate borders the world
heritage Kogelberg Biosphere and
more than 50% of 1,4 hectares of
the estate will be preserved in its
pristine ‗Fynbos‘ habitat. Proteas
and other flowers, a feast for the
eyes, attract a variety of birds.
9 Plots have become available in
Morgan‘s Ridge Eco Estate, priced
from R1 Million. ―At these very
competitive prices, we expect
sales to be brisk‖, says Peter
Venter. The plots, all north facing,
vary in size between 505 and 771
square metres. Careful layout
planning, with low density, guarantees ocean views from every
home.
―Within the architectural guidelines, the investors can design
and build their dream home, and
although the plots are situated
against the slope of the mountain,
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GBRA
September 2014
Get to know your Residents’ Association
Representatives
Pierre Okes—Town, Beach & Environment
Pierre Okes is the Ward Council
Representative for Gordon‘s
Bay as well as holding the
portfolio
involving
Town
Infrastructure,
Beach
and
Environment.
His aim is to try to keep the City
Council doing what it is supposed
to do; that is, work in the interests
of the community.
He says that the best thing about
being on the committee is ―getting
to know the people who manage
the city and those who are trying
to keep them on the strait and
narrow,‖ although he finds that
those City Councillors who do not
listen or understand can also be
extremely frustrating.
Pierre grew up and attended
primary school in Somerset West
before moving on to Bishops and
UCT. He spent many years
as Transport Accountant in
the
Homelands
Government,
providing transport for workers in
the border industries. ―After 1994
I ran a tourist bus service for the
same company, operating in
Northern Transvaal, Botswana,
Zimbabwe
and
sometimes
Zambia,‖ he says.
Pierre did his military training in
the SAP in Johannesburg and
served for three years with the
BSAP in Rhodesia. His interests
range from horse riding to playing
music on guitar and piano. He is
a restorer of old houses and
an avid reader of old Cape and
biblical history.
Married for 46 years with three
sons and two grandsons, Pierre
decided after living in Polokwane
for many years, that Gordon‘s Bay
seemed like ‗a nice quiet town to
retire in‘ and has been back in the
Cape for the past seven years.
He considers the most important
tasks that need to be addressed
in Gordon‘s Bay right now are
putting a stop to crime and
managing vagrancy. He also feels
that the beaches, particularly
Bikini Beach, need to be brought
up to standard with proper
functioning amenities before the
start of the new season. ―The
town suffers from years of shoddy
town planning,‖ says Pierre. ―This
must be turned around and
opportunities for meaningful and
tasteful development must be
created without destroying the
town‘s character. We also need a
proper High School.‖ And he feels
strongly that the City needs to
give Gordon‘s Bay its fair share of
the rates spend, which if all could
be achieved within the next five
years, would turn Gordon‘s Bay
into a popular holiday resort with
a
strong
tourism
industry;
picturesque, crime free and well
managed.
―To
perform
efficiently,
the
Gordon‘s Bay Residents Association needs a strong membership
base,‖ says Pierre. ―If the good
people of Gordon‘s Bay want the
services,
they
should
get
involved.‖
Pierre is very happy to discuss
any of these issues with residents
and can be contacted via e-mail at
pierreokes@gmail.com
THE GORDON’S BAY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION WEB PAGE
IS UP AND RUNNING
Edwina Hadfiled
The Gordon‘s Bay Residents‘
Communicator web page is up
and running.
It will keep you up to date with all
the latest information on what is
happening in and around Gordon‟s
Bay along with information from
the City of Cape Town, our local
Council, FireWise, Neighbourhood
Watch and Baboon alerts.
In order to download the Communicator onto your PC or Laptop,
follow the steps below and request
your password, which you will
copy and paste once you receive it
from D6.
This is the last time you will need
the password, as thereafter, the
Communicator system will pop up
on your computer as and when
fresh information is loaded.
If
you are
operating
from
WINDOWS DESKTOP:
1. Visit www.d6technology.com/
downloads
2. Select your organisation in the
drop down list on the left.
3. Click on the Windows button.
4. When asked to ‗Run or Save‘
the file, click ‗save‘ first and thereafter run.
If
you are
operating
from
MAC OS X:
1. Visit www.d6technology.com/
downloads
2. Select your organisation in the
drop down list on the left.
3. Click on the Mac button.
4. Follow the steps from then.
Mac Installer is compatible with
Mac OS 10.6 and higher.
Looking forward to you joining
our Communicator. There is no
cost involved and it is as easy as
1 2 3.
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Gordon’s Bay Reviews
History
THE GREAT CAPE WAGON ROAD
Mari Fouché
―De groote Routte, de Grote
Wagen-weg‖ – these words
attributed to Governor van de
Graaff, appear on one of the
manuscript maps, drawn by
surveyors Cloete and Wernich,
which were sent to Holland to
be placed in the archives of the
Dutch East India Company:
indication that by the end of
the 18th century the great Cape
wagon road was recognised as a
public highway.
Stretching from the settlement at
the Cape over the Kloof into the
eastern frontier, die Kaapse
Wapad carried wagons loaded
with whole families, women and
children,
slaves,
dogs
and
supplies needed for the long
journey. Many among these were
the free burgers moving further in
search of independence. Along the
way, of vital importance, were the
stopping places: fresh water was
needed for man and beast, cool
shade out of the hot sun, rest and
grazing for the oxen. ―These
uitspan, or outspan places,‖ wrote
W J Burchell in Travels in the interior of Southern Africa, ―are in
fact the caravanserays (sic) of the
Cape‖.
Folklore has it that the road was
really determined by the two front
oxen choosing the most level path
they could find and winding their
way, once over the mountain,
along the water-courses. A day‘s
journey was covered in about 8
hours; approximately 32kms on
fairly level travelling but less
through rugged terrain. Eight
hours travelled by ox-wagon was
called a schoft: it took 5 schofts
from the Cape to Swellendam.
The first schoft was from the
Cape to the foot of the Hottentots
Holland Kloof where outspan was
made for the first time near the
present Sir Lowry‘s Pass Village.
(See From Outspan to Village June
issue of Gordon‘s Bay Reviews).
The second schoft was the
arduous passage through the
Kloof to Bot River: disregarding
any mishaps over the pass, a
journey lasting about ten hours.
History has it that Hendrik Lucas,
sent in 1663 by Zacharias
Wagenaar, the replacement for
Jan van Riebeeck as Commander
at the Cape, initiated the first
crossing of the kloof by white
men. Following the Elandspad,
a pathway used by the eland
and Khoisan for centuries, he
sought to find the kraals of the
Hessequas, and barter with them
for cattle, which were sorely
needed to provide meat at the
Fort. They must have quaked
at the sight of the steep, rocky
ascent when they first arrived
with their wagons, and with good
reason. They soon found that the
oxen were frequently killed and
the wagons smashed as they lost
ground and hurtled back down
the mountain. This forced them
September 2014
at times to unload the wagons,
take them up piece-by-piece and
reassemble them at the summit,
while the oxen and travellers
scrambled up over the rocks.
After 300 years, evidence of their
struggle may still be seen in
grooves on the rocks made by the
drag-shoes on the wagons.
Arriving at the top (this had taken
them over two hours) they were
treated to a ―pleasant view‖ and
noted with great relief that the
wagons could be re-assembled,
oxen inspanned and the descent
made ―without even attaching
drag-shoes.‖
Present day travellers, driving
along the pleasant N2 highway
are unaware of any signs of the
old Cape Road. Tree plantations
and fruit farming have considerably changed this part of the
country, but in a painting by
Johannes Schumacher he has
clearly depicted the Caapse
wagen-weg of the 1770‘s stretching from the Kloof to the
high peaks of the Houw Hoek
Mountains.
Lacus‘ pioneering of the passageway over the kloof opened up the
way not only for cattle barter, but
for easier access for salvage of
shipwrecks along the coast.
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47 Gypsies
September 2014
AN ABS-solutely AWS-some EVENING
In aid of Gordon’s Bay Animal Welfare Society
Lynn Brown
The ABS-solutely AWS-some
evening,
held
in
aid
of
the Helderberg Animal Welfare
Society, was attended by 120
Gordon‘s Bay ladies in what
Event Organiser, Lynn Giles,
hopes will be the first of many
more ladies‘ networking functions for the greater Gordon‘s
Bay area.
The evening, held at Harbour
Lights Restaurant in the Old
Harbour, included a three course
meal, wine, goody bags, entertainment and lucky draws.
Guest
speaker,
Dr
Janne
Dannerup, shared some thoughts
on Discovering your Inner Diva,
or getting in touch with your real
self rather than with what others
expect you to be. This is the topic
of her September talk, which you
can read on page 13.
The auction of a range of wonderful items donated by both local
and international businesses was
competently conducted by the
very popular MC of the evening,
Cobus Theron, who also oversaw
the bidding for eight of the twelve
Calendar Guys.
All in the spirit of raising funds
for the Gordon‘s Bay Animal
Welfare Society, the Calendar
Guys agreed to be ‗auctioned off‘
to the highest bidder who would
host them at their table for the
remainder of the evening. Judging
by the good natured banter,
laughter and appreciative cheers,
this was definitely the highlight of
the evening, notwithstanding the
lateness of the hour.
The calendar is a project that
is being planned for later in the
year.
Local
and
celebrity
‗Calendar Guys‘ were styled and
paired with either their own pet or
one of the animals at the shelter
and photographed on location at
Animal Welfare by lifestyle and
event photographer, Carlina Maré
of Must Love Photography.
Despite the cold, rainy August
night, the evening produced an
atmosphere of warmth, fun and
plenty of laughter.
See photos opposite
47 GYPSIES— a Treasure Trove on Beach Road
Welcome to Gordon‘s Bay‘s latest Treasure Trove of goodies.
This gorgeous old-world beachfront home offers you a cosy
shopping experience; rooms filled
with exquisite locally produced art,
interior and fashion design items.
Curator Elouise Trichardt, who
has a background in layout,
printing and years of creative design, is working closely with local
artists, craftsmen and women as
well as small independent manufacturers who usually only display
at monthly or annual interior design craft shows. 47 Gypsies offer
these artists a permanent display
for new and vintage collections.
Drop in at this warm, welcoming
venue where you can bring your
friends to see what‘s new, share a
hot cup of coffee and a chat with
Elouise and take away something
special for your home, or as a
unique gift for that someone special.
This delightful treasure trove will
always be open on Tuesday
through
Saturday.
However,
opening hours can be flexible, as
Elouise says:
”OPEN: If the front door is open,
we are open. The gate is closed on
account of Koos, our little dog. He
likes to roam and we need to keep
him in. We mostly open the door
from about 10, occasionally as
early as 9, but some days - like
rainy Sundays we‘ll be watching
movies and eating popcorn with
Koos and the cats at home.
CLOSED: We close round about
5 or 6, but occasionally as late as
7, 8, 9 or 10. However lately we‘ve
been here just about all the time
except when we are someplace
(Continued from page 1) New Eco Estate (cont.)
construction on one level will be possible,‖ says
Peter. ―No penalties will be charged for not building
within a limited period, making this an excellent
investment.‖
―Morgan‘s Ridge Eco Estate is ideal for the investor,
who demands good security and lock-up and go, in
the best location‖, he concluded.
For more information you can contact Peter on
021 856 5050 or at www.peterventer.com.
else.
NOTE
If the door is closed on any other
day than a Monday or Sunday,
hang around we‘ll be back
shortly. Take a stroll to the bookshop or have a coffee at the Old
Cape Café or a pizza at Al Forno.
Zest is also a great place for lunch
and you might even want to pop
in at Big Mick for a tiny tattoo.
You are welcome to bring a book
and a blanket and just sit on the
lawn if you like - you might even
want to bring a picnic basket.
During summer we will arrange
events on the lawn, just ask inside or LIKE our Facebook page
where we will post information.
Please be sure to tell all your
friends about this little seaside
shop, we love meeting new people
all the time.‖
Science has never drummed up
quite effective a tranquilizing
agent as a Sunny Spring Day
W. Earl Hall
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Out and about
September 2014
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3
GROUP PHOTOS marked with a heart:
Some of the 120 ladies that attended the ABS-solutely
AWS-some Evening at Harbour Lights Restaurant in aid of Animal Welfare Shelter in Gordon‘s Bay.
PHOTO 1 : Carlinda Maré, official photographer; Lynn Giles, Event Manager and MC for the evening,
Cobus Theron. PHOTO 2: Guest speaker Dr. Janne Dannerup and Photo 3: One of the Calendar Guys,
Wayne Furno (of Rudi‘s Deli) and his dog, Tessa.
Photos courtesy of Carlinda Maré
47 Gypsies
47 Gypsies
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Service Organisations
ROTARY CLUB OF GORDON’S BAY
Pauline Topham
SHOES FOR CHILDREN
Last month, the Rotary Club of
Gordon‘s Bay delivered 1241
pairs of TOMS shoes to Temperance Town Primary school.
Head mistress Gwen Opperman
and Teacher Mary-Anne Meyer
were as delighted to hand these
shoes out to the children as the
children were to receive them.
TOMS donates shoes to underprivileged children each year. This
year over 40 000 TOMS shoes
were distributed by Rotary Clubs
throughout the Helderberg Basin.
As well as delivering the shoes to
Temperance Town School, the
Gordon‘s Bay Rotary Club also
helped Christmas Tinto Primary
in Zola receive 1 700 plus pairs of
shoes.
13TH ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC
The 13th Rotary Club of Gordon‘s
Bay and Pick n Pay Golf Classic
will take place on Friday 31st of
October 2014 at the Strand Golf
Club. This most enjoyable annual
event, apart from providing a
great day‘s golfing, serves to
support various organisations
with focus on economic and community development, including
projects such as Child Literacy,
Rotary Family Health Days, NSRI,
PATCH, Temperance Town Yellow
Door Community Centre, Triage
Centre Safe House and Animal
Welfare.
THE LIONS CLUB
OF GORDON’S BAY
INDUCTION 2014
If anyone is interested in finding
out more about the Lions Club‘s
activities, please contact Lion
President Paula on 082 896 8913
The Lion‘s Club of Gordon‘s Bay
held its annual Induction
Dinner last month.
Lion Paula Lang was inducted on
August the 6th as President for the
2014/2015 term of office.
Lion Vic Bisogno, the oldest
member of the club, was awarded
the ‗Gordon‘s Bay Lion of the
Year‘ for his on-going commitment to various club projects in
which he actively and passionately participates.
See photos opposite
MUSIC TO GET YOU
ALL SHOOK UP
A Hospice Fundraiser
It may not yet be time for a
Summer Holiday On the Beach .
. . but if you‘re Wired for Sound,
have Lucky Lips and know either
a Devil Woman or a Living Doll,
you won‘t want to miss the
―Young Ones‖ tribute show to the
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Sponsorship is needed in the
following areas:
Tee Boxes—R750 each
Greens—R500 each
Practice Putting Green—R1 500
Halfway House—R2 000
Car Park—R5 000
Club House—R5 000
Players—R1 200 per 4-Ball and
R300 per person
Donations – any cash or prizes
would be most welcome.
Raffle Tickets at R10 (R100 per
book of 10) are also available for
purchase
If you can help, please contact
Golf Day Convener, Pauline
Topham, on 084 678 2620
or via e-mail at:
paulinetopham@gmail.com
See photos opposite
Dynamite music of Cliff Richard
and the Shadows! This show sold
out all performances last year and
will wow the crowds again with
brand new material to get Some
People dancing out of their seats.
It‘s on at the Playhouse Theatre
on Friday and Saturday 5 and 6
September at 8pm.
Tickets are R120 pp or R100 for
block bookings of 10 or more.
A percentage of all tickets sold
goes to support the special care of
Helderberg Hospice.
And if you‘ve already got your
ticket – Congratulations!
LIFE IN FULL FOCUS PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
Patricia McNaught Davis
Judging by the wide range of
excellent photos entered during
August for the Life in Full
Focus
competition,
Helderbergers certainly have talent
behind the camera lens!
Congratulations to Stephanie van
der Molen for capturing the judges‟
hearts in the category It’s the
Little Things that Matter.
LA Young won the Making the
Most of the Moment section with
an exquisite butterfly feasting
on fruit and Bob Reid‘s image
of dramatic clouds above the
Helderberg Mountain encapsulated the Wow! component of this
competition, launched by Helderberg Hospice in conjunction with
Kodak Superfoto.
There are still two months in
which you could win a R500
Superfoto voucher so take your
life-inspired photographs for free
development to Kodak Superfoto
at Waterstone Village or Somerset
Mall by the last Monday of
September and October.
Monthly
winners
will
be
announced in the local media the
following week and three overall
winners in each category of the
competition will be announced in
November.
A R5 entry fee will go towards
Helderberg
Hospice
and
an
exhibition of winning photographs
will be on display at the Hospice
during November.
For enquiries contact Patricia
McNaught Davis at
082 731 5736 or at
patricia@helderberghospice.org.
za
See photo opposite
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Hospice, Lions, Rotary
ABOVE TOP: New TOMS shoes for Temperance Town children delivered by the
Rotary Club of Gordon‘s Bay. ABOVE LEFT: The 13th Annual Rotary Club of
Gordon‘s Bay and Pick n Pay Golf Classic to take place on Friday 31 October.
ABOVE TOP RIGHT: Lion President Paula Lang and PPL Jimmy Lang displaying
the Club charter at the 2014 Induction Dinner. ABOVE RIGHT: Vic Bisogno
receives his Gordon‘s Bay Lion of the Year award from President Paula
RIGHT: Winning photo of
the August Life in Full Focus competition taken by
Stephanie van der Molen
September 2014
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Services Page
COMMUNITY
NOTICES
GORDON’S BAY LIBRARY HOURS
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri
11h00 – 18h00
Wednesday
12h00 – 18h00
Saturday 13 & 27 Sept
09h00 – 12h30
Tel: 021 856 8550 / 021 856 8552
(See ’What’s On at the library on page 14 for other
activities)
GORDON’S BAY BUSINESS FORUM—
Gordon’s Bay Bowling Club, Opposite Pick n Pay
1st Wednesday of the month at 08h00
For further details go to www.gbbf.co.za
MUNICIPAL WASTE DROP OFF FACILITY (DUMP)
Sir Lowry’s Pass Road.
Monday to Saturday
08h00—18h30
Sundays
09h00—14h00
LIONS INTERNATIONAL –
Gordon’s Bay Rugby Field in Roos Street.
Every 3rd Wednesday
19h30 for 20h00
Phone Paula Lang at
082 896 8913
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
Contact Allen Forrester at
082 323 1333
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GORDON’S BAY UNITED CHURCH
Link Road, Mansfield Estate.
Services every Sunday
09h00
Telephone Joyce on
021 856 0719
ST. PHILIP'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, GB, Berg St
Every Sunday
09h00
1st Sunday of the month
07h30 Additional service
Tel: Revd. Debbie on
021 856 2308
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EMERGENCY NUMBERS
AIR AMBULANCE
AMBULANCE SERVICE
ANIMAL WELFARE
ELECTRICITY
EMERGENCY PLUMBER
EMERGENCY ELECTRICIAN
ESKOM
FIRE BRIGADE
FLYING SQUAD
FRAUD HOTLINE
GORDON’S BAY SECURITY
HELDERBERG HOSPICE
HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND
HOSPITAL
MUNICIPALITY
POLICE
ROADS AND STORMWATER
SEA RESCUE
SNAKE BITES
SNAKES – GB SECURITY
SOS ON MOUNTAIN HIKES
TRAFFIC DEPT.
VERGELEGEN MEDI-CLINIC
VERGELEGEN MEDI-CLINIC
EMERGENCY UNIT (24/7 ER)
WATER SERVICES
ALL EMERGENCIES—
(Fire, Ambulance, Police, Traffic)
LANDLINE
CELL PHONE
021 948 9900
076 1855 351
021 856 0214
021 856 0597
080 022 0440
072 9399 508
082 424 8547
086 003 7566
021 853 1122
021 853 1179
021 853 1188
021 1011
080 032 3130
021 856 0214
021 852 4608 (SW)
021 850 4700
021 850 4000
021 850 4400 (A/H)
021 856 1207
021 856 2677
021 856 2682
086 010 3054
021 449 3500
021 934 0916
021 856 0214
021 937 0300
021 850 8000
021 850 9000
021 850 9087
086 010 3054
107
021 480 7700
FREE SMALLS / GRATIS KLEINTJIES
BOOKKEEPING SERVICES: Pastel Partner to Trial
Balance for SME's. E-filing for VAT, PAYE and
UIF. Always reliable. Contact: Nellie 083 415 7056
DOG CARER - Going away? Bring your dogs (and
their special food) to me – they‘ll be cared for and
cuddled. R100.00 for 1st dog, R50.00 for 2nd per
day. Contact Ann on 082 460 7101.
DRESSMAKING SERVICES:
Dressmaking, alterations and embroidery services.
Phone Gwyn at 072 701 1237
HOUSE SITTER - Reliable animal lover available to
house-sit.
Call Pirjo 021 8255744 or 084 861 5603
HOUSE-SITTING in Helderberg – Reliable Care for
your Pets, Plants and Household; Negotiable Rates
even for Sleep-Overs.
Contact: Lance on 072 897 3636
LOST—2 PAIRS OF GLASSES: Cyril Brown,
who distributes the Gordon‘s Bay Reviews, has
lost two pairs of glasses, one of them a pair
of prescription sunglasses. If any of the GBR
outlets has found either of these items, please
could you contact him on 082 735 9998.
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Food, Markets & Events
September 2014
GOLDEN GRILLED FISH
Apparently eating fish is good for brain power! And we are so lucky to have fresh fish available in our village.
This is my favourite recipe from Ina Paarman. If I have little time, I buy ready grilled fish and just do the
topping - delicious. It's good served with a tomato salad perfumed with basil, fresh or dried. Irma O‟Donovan
INGREDIENTS
800 g yellowtail, cob, hake or Cape salmon (200 g
raw fish per person)
1 Tbs flour
1 Tbs brown sugar
4 Tbs melted butter
TOPPING:
Quarter cup thick mayonnaise
4 Tbs grated cheddar cheese
1 tsp mustard powder
1 egg, separated
Salt fish and firm in fridge for half an hour before
cooking.
Dust fish with mixture of flour and sugar.
Brush both sides with melted butter.
Place on foil covered grill pan and grill until just
done on both sides.
Meanwhile mix mayonnaise, cheese, mustard
powder and egg yolk.
Whip egg white until stiff and fold into cheese
mixture.
Spread the soufflé topping over the fish and brown
under the grill.
Serve immediately - enjoy!
SEASONAL PRODUCE IN SEPTEMBER
VEGETABLES:
Asparagus, artichokes, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, black radish, Japanese white radish i.e. daikon,
cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, endive (limited), leeks, garlic, lettuce, mushrooms, new
potato, onion, parsnips, peas, potato, pumpkin, radishes, rhubarb, Swiss chard, squash, spring onion,
sweet potatoes, tatsoi, pak choi, tomatoes, turnips,
waterblommetjies
FRUIT:
Mulberries, avocados, bananas, Cape gooseberries,
oranges, lemons, grapefruit, naartjies, limes, tangelo
(limited), kumquats, guava, paw-paw, pineapple,
kiwi, rhubarb
HERBS:
Mint, sage, thyme, rosemary, fennel, French
tarragon (limited), bay leaves, lavender, parsley,
dandelion, nasturtiums, garlic chives, winter
savoury, calendula, nettle, rocket, sage (limited),
bulb fennel, perennial basil, sorrel, bloody sorrel,
lemon grass stems, lime leaves, cat mint, green &
red mustard, garden cress
MARKETS AND EVENTS
BEACH CLEAN-UP
Gordon‘s Bay Beach opp. The Old Cape Mall
Every 1st Saturday of the Month from10h00
Bring the family—it‘s fun and it‘s pro-active.
BLAAUWKLIPPEN FAMILY MARKETS
Blaawklippen Estate
Every Sunday 10h00—15h00
ROOT 44 MARKET AT AUDACIA FARM
(Next to Mooiberge Farmstall)
Every Saturday and Sunday 09h00—15h30
STELLENBOSCH FRESH GOODS MARKET
Oude Libertas, Stellenbosch.
Every Saturday 9h00 – 14h00
BALLROOM AND LATIN AMERICAN DANCING
Private classes: Mon - Thurs from 13h00—21h00
Public group classes: Thurs at 20h00
(Beginners to Advanced - all welcome)
Contact Murray on 084 434 5490
INTERPRETATIVE BIRD WALK
Helderberg Nature Reserve
Every last Sunday of the Month from 07h30
Adults: R20 Scholars: R10
Non Members: An additional reserve entry fee.
Booking essential. Call 021 851 4060
COURTYARD MARKET AT THE WOODMILL
Vredenburg Road, Stellenbosch
Every last Friday of the month from 17h30—22h00
An undercover night market for the whole family
Life Music, Free entry.
QUIZZ NIGHT AT THE OLD CAPE CAFÉ
Old Cape Mall, Beach Road
Every 1st Thursday of the month 19h00 for 19h30
Teams of between 2 and 6 people
No cover charge and it‘s good fun
COUNTRY CRAFT MARKET
Southey‘s Vines, Somerset West
Saturday 27 September from 08h00—13h00
THE BRIDGE CLUB (Duplicate Bridge)
Lifestyle Cntr, Summervale Estate, Lemoenboom St.
Every Thursday from 13h15 for 13h30
Pairs only. R15.00 pp
Call Derek McAuley on 021 852 2300
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Opinions/Opinies
September 2014
“I may not agree with what you have to say, but I‟ll
defend to the death your right to say it”
Voltaire - (Francois-Marie Arouet)
1694-1777
I LOVE GORDON’S BAY
GORDONSBAAI SE HONDE
Daagliks sien ek die pragtigste honde op die strand
en in motors en in tuine.....en daagliks neem ek my
beste vriend strand toe.
Daagliks word ek ook hartseer as ek sien hoeveel
honde agter tuinhekke staan en my en my hond
verlangend en blawwend agterna kyk....want hulle
mens, stap nie met hulle nie. Wel nie dikwels nie, en
somtyds glad nie.
Wie het ‗n Gym nodig as jy in hierdie pragtige
Gordons baai woon en jy kan gratis oefening kry vir
jou en jou honde!
Jy kan die berg uitklim, op die strand gaan stap of
draf saam met jou honde. Honde raak erg verveeld
agter hulle hekke en wil ook graag die ―koerant gaan
lees‖ verder in die straat op.
Hoekom ‗n duur gymfooi betaal wanneer jy in die
pragtigste dorp in die land woon en jou honde
hunker na bietjie uitkom. Daar ‗n hele paar
restaurante met stoepe in die omgewing wat glad nie
omgee as jy jou beste vriend op ‗n leiband saambring
vir ‗n uiteet - uitstappie nie!
Vra net voor jy gaan sit en dikwels bring hulle nog ‗n
bak water.
As jou beste diere vriend nie maniere het nie is daar
altyd die hondeskool om te help met die probleem
En onthou asb die plastiek sakkie om skoon te
maak waar brakkie ‗n draai geloop het.
We are lucky to live in Gordon‘s Bay. Our town is
beautiful and the cost of living here in Paradise is
very low compared to people in Pretoria. My friend
and her husband have a three bedroom flat in
Arcadia, Pretoria and she told me that her municipal
account is more than R 3000 per month. They have
to pay the municipality for water and for electricity
and the costs are now more than they can afford per
month. It makes me thankful that I am living in
Gordon‘s Bay where life is still affordable, plus we
have beautiful mountains around us and the sea. I
love Gordon‘s Bay.
Bev Sharples, Journey‘s End, Gordon‘s Bay
PADWERKE DUUR VEREWIG
Wanneer gaan die Stadsraad van Kaapstad klaarkry
met hulle bouwerk in Gordon‘s Bay weg en ook in
Dennehof? Die padwerke in beide hierdie strate
duur nou al maande en nog is die einde in sig ! Die
padwerke ontwrig al die verkeer na Strand toe en
baie daie is daar niemand wat daar werk nie.
Hoekom duur dit so lank? Ek bly in Anchorage Park
en ek moet nou elke keer met ‗n grondpad ry om by
my huis uit te kom. Dit kan mos nie so aangaan
nie, wanneer kry die bouwerk einde ? Die pad voor
voor Greenways is nou ook al maande lank gesluit.
Keelvol inwoner
NEW WEBSITE
I have started a new website to promote Gordon‘s
Bay. Click on www.gordonsbaaieiendomme.co.za
to see what it is all about. Just Google it.
Bee
Dirk Knoesen
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Harbour Lights
September 2014
12 Gordon’s Bay Reviews
Old but not Cold
September 2014
OLD BUT NOT COLD? OUT BUT NOT ABOUT?
Susan Holdsworth
―We may be over 50 years of
age, but we still want to be
respected and acknowledged.‖
Many experienced and senior
business people over 50 years of
age are no longer employed for
whatever reason. Their experience
and valuable skills are going to
waste, and some are also suffering financially.
This just does not make sense in
our New South Africa.
Unplanned early retirement, poor
economy, business downsizing,
bad financial pension planning
and retrenchments have turned
hard-won talents into wasted
opportunities which our country
can ill afford to lose.
These talents should rather be
harnessed to create new work
positions and extra income.
This trend can now be addressed
by a Cape Town based think-tank
called Groupfocus. Started in
2009 by Mike Eaton and acting as
Cyril’s
Jokes
Paddy was driving down the street
in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn't find
a parking place. Looking up to
heaven he said, "Lord, take pity
on me. If you find me a parking
place I will go to Mass every
Sunday for the rest of me life and
give up me Irish whiskey!" No
sooner had he said this than a
parking space became available.
Quick as a flash, Paddy looked up
again and said, "Never mind, I
found one."
~~~
During a particularly cold winter
snap, a radio announcer warned:
―Due to heavy snow today, please
park your car on the evennumbered side of the street to
allow the snow ploughs to get
through‖
The
wife
dutifully
followed instructions. A week
later, the radio announcer issued
the snow warning again, but this
time asked listeners to park on
a business incubation hub,
GroupFocus pulls such people
together to germinate new startup companies of which they can
then become shareholders.
The only commitment is to treat
what is learned in the strictest
confidence, so that good ideas will
not be stolen.
All personal information is stored
in a recruitment data base as we
will also source suitable positions
(part time or short term) if
required.
Imagine how much can be
achieved with such a group,
focussing its talents and special
experience on the incubation of
new businesses, partnerships and
development of working relationships.
If you are over 50 and come
from a senior position or have
extensive business experience,
you are invited to learn more by
sending •contact details, •a one
page CV, and •a summary of your
requirements and expectations to
GroupFocus and The Golden Girls
Recruitment.
All the knowledge, experience, and
personal talents we still have to
offer must not be let go to waste.
GroupFocus and The Golden Girls
Recruitment are now also based in
the Helderberg
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING
the odd-numbered side of the
street. The wife dutifully followed
instructions. When a power cut
interrupted the message the
following week just before he
could say which side of the street
to park, the wife was distraught.
Irritated, her husband said, ―Why
don't you just leave the damned
car in the garage this time!"
~~~
Baby Bear sits down in his small
chair and looks into his empty
bowl. "Who's been eating my porridge?" he squeaks. Papa Bear
sits down in his big chair and
looks into his big empty bowl.
"Who's been eating my Porridge?"
he roars. Momma Bear puts her
head through the serving hatch
from the kitchen and yells, "For
heaven‘s sake, how many times
do we have to go through this? I
haven't made the damn porridge
yet!"
~~~
An elderly gentleman was on the
operating
table awaiting
surgery and insisted that his son, a
renowned surgeon, perform the
operation. Just before the anaesthetist arrived, he asked to speak
to his son. "Yes, Dad, what is
it?" "Don't be nervous, son,‖ he
said. ―Just do your best, and remember, if it doesn't go well . . . if
something happens to me, your
mother is going to come and live
with you and your wife."
~~~
ATTORNEY: What was the first
thing your husband said to you
that morning?
WITNESS: He said, 'Where am I,
Cathy?'
ATTORNEY: And why did that
upset you?
WITNESS: My name is Margaret!
DATE: Monday, 15 September
TIME: 09:30
REGISTRATION FEE: R25.00
VENUE: In the Conference Room,
at the United Christian Church,
Corner of Andries Pretorius and
Bright Street, Somerset West.
——-
Secure
parking.
Refreshments
available from the coffee shop.
For any further information,
contact us on 078 2833 616 or
by Fax on: 0866 939 043 or via
Email: susanh@mtnloaded.co.za
or groupfocus@telkomsa.net
Solution to Sudoku No 7
on page 14
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Health
September 2014
DISCOVER YOUR INNER DIVA
The origin of the word diva
comes from the Latin word divine, meaning goddess.
It was used to describe the most
sublime of opera singers for their
ability to convey deep emotions
and
profoundly
touch
their
listeners.
Being a diva is about this ability
to touch others by sharing your
authentic self openly and truthfully with others.
Most articles on the topic focus
on how to make yourself feel good
by looking good; saying that a
new hairdo, nail treatment, new
diet, joining a gym, new clothes
and health spa visits would help
you feel great about yourself. Of
course it does feel great to look
good, but that is an infinitesimally small aspect of rekindling
your diva.
We may forget how we feel about
things when we are constantly
told by our elders to disregard our
feelings and ―be good little girls‖ to behave according to the expectations of others. Of course we
shouldn‘t raise children to do
whatever they please without considering the impact on others.
But how many of us were lucky
enough to have parents and
teachers who guided us in honouring our feelings – our authentic selves? Were your feelings disparaged or ridiculed until you
stopped believing in your ability
to tell wrong from right, good from
bad?
My work affords me the privilege
of reacquainting clients with their
feelings and helping them to get a
birds-eye view of the context of
their lives so they can find a way
to express their authentic selves.
Discovering your inner diva is
about getting in touch with the
real you – your desires, goals,
dreams, what gets your passion
flowing and your heart racing,
what moves you to take on new
challenges. Think back on your
life. When have you felt most alive
and energized? What got you excited? What did you absolutely
love doing? What were your
dreams? I bet you get a little
smile on your face when you
think about it.
Value yourself enough to express
who you truly are so the people
you love can truly know what
stirs inside you. When caught up
in the roles and responsibilities of
life and the expectations others
have of you, it can be difficult to
take time out to connect with
yourself. But do your loved ones
a huge favour. It is so much easier to love someone who knows
and loves herself.
THE ROAD TO WELLNESS part 3
Heavy Metal Poisoning
Charl de Villiers
This month I would like to
dwell a bit on heavy metals and
the damage they do to us.
Very often we try to treat
symptoms and conditions without
realizing that the root of it all may
be an overload of toxic metals in
our bodies.
Many of the toxicity symptoms
listed below are often mistakenly
diagnosed as medical conditions,
e.g. Auto-immune Disease, liver
and kidney disease, Crohn's Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
Colitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome,
Fibromyalgia,
Leaky
Gut
Syndrome, and neuromuscular
disorders.
MOST COMMON SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS OF HEAVY METAL
POISONING
Allergies (environmental and food
sensitivities); Anxiety and irritableness; Brain ―fog‖; Cannot
lose weight; Chronic unexplained
pain; Coated tongue; Cold hands
and feet; Dark circles under eyes;
Depression; Digestive problems;
Extreme fatigue; Frequent colds
and flu; Frequent rashes; Headaches; High levels of toxic metals
in the blood, urine or tissues; Insomnia; Forgetfulness; Low body
temperature; Metallic taste in
mouth; Muscle and joint pain;
Muscle tics or twitches; Muscle
tremors; Night sweats; Parasites;
Mood swings; Sensitive teeth;
Sensitive to a variety of smells;
Skin problems; Small black spots
on gums; Sore or receding gums;
Tingling
in
the
extremities;
Unsteadiness; Vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
How many of these signs and
symptoms do you experience? A
few? Too many? Most of them?
The first thing I would recommend for anyone experiencing
symptoms of heavy metal toxicity,
is to have a full Body Scan Analysis done. This determines which
heavy metals are overloading your
body and measures the levels of
each one. It also reports the level
of essential minerals (too high or
too low), and indicates which of
them are imbalanced due to
heavy metals, or other nutritional
deficiencies. It provides valuable
insight into your metabolism and
what dietary changes may be
necessary. I suggest you do a full
Body Scan Analysis before you
embark on any type of heavy
metal cleansing or detoxification
program, to have a clear baseline
for comparing results later on.
Now take a moment to think
about the role that metal toxins
may be playing in your body.
For more information or queries
contact:
Charl de Villiers 073 575 9001
Visit our website at http://
soundwaves.gettimely.com
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Time for a break
September 2014
On politics
The more you agree with people on your side
of political debates, the more likely you are
to be wrong about the facts.
On conventional wisdom
"You are not in this world to live up to other
people‘s expectations, nor should you feel
the world must live up to yours" – F Perl.
―Worry does not empty tomorrow of its
sorrow, it empties today of its strength‖ Corrie Ten Boom.
On un-conventional wisdom
According to new research, you can significantly lengthen your life by not reading any
news story that begins, 'According to new
research'.
The best thing about being self-employed is
that when you talk to yourself, you can call
it a staff meeting.
From an up-country visitor
The hunt for pot holes in Cape Town continues. It has been six full days since our
arrival and we're still to find one. Are they
endangered?
On wordy matters
Our local fish and chip shop's started using
magazines instead of newspaper. I'm eating
them out of house and home.
Abibliophobia = (n.) fear of running out of
reading material.
SUDOKU No 7 (vol 1) Intermediate
How to Play: Fill every column, row and 3 x
3 box so they contain every number between
1 & 9. Solution on page 12
© 2013 KrazyDad.com
LIBRARY
INFORMATION
Book Buddies Book
Club
Every 1st Thursday of
the
M o nt h :
this
month—4th of September at 11:30
Come and tell us what
you’re reading from
our library shelves and
get some great new
ideas from other Book
Buddies.
Book Sale
Saturday 27 September
From 10:00. Absolute
bargains to be had.
Don’t forget to check
the book sale shelf near
the main desk any time
you visit the library.
Story Telling for the
Under 10s
Every Friday afternoon
at 15:30 and Saturdays
13 and 27 September
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Books
WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY
BESIDE OURSELVES
Karen Joy Fowler
At the age of 5, Rosemary is
sent away to her grandparents in
Indianapolis. She thinks she has
been sent away for good because
she has done something bad. She
pines for her beloved elder
brother Lowell and for her twin
sister, Fern. We think we are
reading a traditional family novel
and then POW! On p 77 we learn
the truth about the Cooke‘s family
secret: Fern is a chimpanzee,
adopted as a small baby as part of
the psychologist father‘s animal/
human behaviour experiment on
his kids. When the experiment
is abruptly terminated after
5 years it has heartbreaking
consequences.
Lowell runs away from home and
sets about freeing caged animals
in laboratories across the state.
The FBI is onto him, he can never
return home and stays in touch
with cryptic, unsigned postcards.
Rosemary misses her alter ego
and sister and finds it difficult to
adjust at school, where her nickname is ―Monkey Girl‖ because of
her ―simian‖ body language and
even at college she is set apart
from fellow students until she
meets wild child Harlow whose
whirlwind antics makes her the
ideal chimp substitute.
September 2014
Book Review
Irma O‟Donovan
The author, whose own father
was a psychologist, was inspired
by a real experiment in the 1930‘s
when a husband and wife team
raised a chimp with their infant
son. She raises questions about
animal rights, nature vs nurture,
sibling loyalty, parental subterfuge and guilt but throughout the
book her brilliant wordcraft succeeds in gripping us emotionally
and forces us to confront some
tough truths. We are left wondering whether we human beings will
survive the damage we do to the
world we love so much.`
The A B C of Africana Book Collecting
Penny Berens
Ever wondered why people
regard ‗Africana‘ books as
something different from any
old book you take home and
enjoy?
Stop wondering. Africana books
are simply books about Africa
south of the Sahara, and in South
Africa particularly, because that is
where we are.
Some books about Africa have
become very scarce – particularly
ones printed long ago. These ones
interest collectors, who keep
bucket lists of ‗books I need on
my shelf‘. Early travellers wrote
descriptions of landing at places
along the African and South
African coast and what they
found
there.
Books
printed
in
the
1600s,
with
maps
and descriptions of interesting
experiences are sought-after but
naturally difficult to find and
quite expensive.
Others are less scarce. They may
have been printed over and over
again to satisfy the demand.
However, if the publisher didn‘t
realise that they would take off so
successfully, the first printing
might have been small, perhaps
only a few hundred copies. This
is where the interest in First
Editions comes in. A First Edition
of a book written even in the past
twenty years may become very
valuable because more people
want a copy than there are copies
available.
Then there are the collectors of
Africana books about particular
topics – birds, flowers, geology,
fish, peoples and places, wars and
boundary disputes, mining ,
hunting, conservation, historical
buildings, famous personalities
and novels – the list is endless.
Some are collected for their
beauty – artists‘ works of birds
and plants, often in very large
format, are beautiful to look at
and lovely to own. Other funny
little books, sometimes privately
printed, about topics which may
interest historians or ethnologists,
can be just as valuable because
of the information they contain
and the very few copies that have
survived.
Interesting books signed by the
author, or with comments by
a famous owner, or inscriptions
from,
for
example,
Nelson
Mandela to one of his friends or
family, are very sought after.
Collecting is fine. But the best fun
is reading these books. You will
be well entertained by what you
find in books about your own part
of the country written long ago, or
even quite recently. You may find
a volume in your own bookshelf
that you have never read. Old
books are like old people – full of
surprises if you just give them a
chance!
In this series we‘ll hunt among
the bookshelves in Pringle Bay
Books for unusual and interesting
Africana and see what we can find
for our interest and entertainment.
―A book worth reading is a book
worth buying.‖
John Ruskin (1819-1900)
Pringle Bay Books Fine books in a country setting.
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Environment
September 2014
TOP LEFT: Cuban Tody
BOTTOM LEFT: The field
guide written by James Bond.
TOP RIGHT: Alison and Keith
Lauwrens of Gordon‘s Bay and
‗Shweshwe‘ their 4x4 Hilux
home for three months.
ABOVE: The Lauwrens‘ Mobile
kitchen/dining room.
See article on page 18
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Birds and Gardening
FAMOUS BIRDERS - JAMES BOND
Of all famous birders, the name
James Bond is probably the
best-known world-wide.
Obviously not because of his
birding achievements but as the
spy 007 in Ian Fleming‟s famous
series on the exploits of his secret
agent hero during the Cold War
days.
Fleming‘s choice of the name for
his hero was no coincidence. He
wanted a strong but simple name
for his hero and, while trying to
think of one, noticed the name of
the author of his bird-book on his
desk, ‗Birds of the West Indies‘ by
James Bond! Fleming was a keen
bird-watcher and this was the
field-guide (see photo) he used
frequently on his birding outings
into the bush of Jamaica where
he had settled after the end of the
Second World War.
Fleming did not bother to ask
Bond‘s permission and, in fact,
Bond and his wife did not notice
the use of his name until several
years later. In 1964 Bond and his
wife, Mary, paid a surprise visit to
Fleming while they were in the
area doing bird research.
By chance the BBC were doing a
filmed interview with Fleming at
the time. At first Fleming was so
suspicious of Bond‘s identity that
he took him into the garden and
For the Birders
Pierre Hofmeyr
made him identify all the birds he
saw before he would accept that
he really was James Bond! So the
BBC were able to film the one and
only meeting between these two
authors.
Fleming was already very ill at the
time, having been a life-long
heavy smoker and drinker, and he
died only six months later.
The real James Bond (1900 –
1989) was born in the U.S.A. but
moved to England at an early age
with his British-born father when
his mother died. Although he
trained as a banker, and worked
as such in the U.S.A. for three
years, his interest in natural
history
led him
to
accept
a position in an expedition
sponsored by the Academy of
Natural Sciences to survey the
birds of the West Indies. Bond
spent most of the rest of his
IN YOUR GARDEN
IN SEPTEMBER
Richard Bellas
For most of us the month of
September indicates the advent
of spring and hopefully with the
warm weather, more time is
spent outdoors and in the garden.
Here are some tips for the garden
in September:
• Plant summer annuals, bulbs
and vegetables (protect them from
snails by using snail bait or try
sprinkling crushed egg shells
around the base of the plants).
• Mulch garden beds to keep roots
cool and to retain moisture in the
soil during the forthcoming hot
summer months.
• Pinch back Fuchsias to encour-
September 2014
age them to become bushy.
• Feed roses and flowering shrubs
with 3:1:5 fertiliser.
• Start spraying your roses
against mildew and black spot.
• Plant grass plugs in your lawn
to fill in the bare patches.
• Prune spring flowering shrubs
after flowering is over.
• Wait for spring bulbs to die
down completely before digging
them up to store
As September is ARBOR MONTH,
plant a suitable indigenous tree in
the garden.
This years‘ Tree of the Year is Heterophyxis nataliensis (Lavender
tree) and Vepris lanceolata (White
life studying the birds of the
Caribbean, much of it as Curator
of the Academy of Natural
Sciences of Philadelphia.
He visited more than 100 islands
and collected 294 of the 300
species occurring on them, often
plying the water around the
islands in makeshift canoes, the
only form of transport available.
Bond‘s observations led him
to the theory that the boundary
between North and South American species lay off the north-east
coast of Venezuela and Columbia,
now called the Bond Line.
He wrote more than 100 scientific
papers on the birds of the
Caribbean. He worked tirelessly to
establish nature reserves as many
bird species in the Caribbean are
highly endangered as they only
occur on specific islands.
The todies (see photo) are a five
species family confined to the
Greater Antilles and are beautiful,
tiny birds that hunt insects like
our flycatchers. Bond‘s fieldguide, Birds of the West Indies,
first published in 1936 but
revised and enlarged many times,
is still a widely used field-guide
for the Caribbean.
ironwood).
September is the ideal time to get
the lawn back into shape by mowing as short as possible to remove
the mat or thatch (organic debris),
fertilise with 3:2:1 fertiliser and
topdress. Water well after this operation.
Sow this month in your veg patch:
Beans, Beetroot, Broccoli, Carrot,
Cabbage, Eggplant, Tomatoes, to
name a few.
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Travel
September 2014
AFRICA UNTAMED – a trip of a lifetime
Keith and Alison Lauwrens
7 countries, a Toyota, 16,000 kilometres and 2600 litres of fuel.
GORDON’S BAY TO MALAWI
March 31st 2014 dawned with a
rainbow over our house in
Gordon‘s Bay - a good omen to
send us on our way. After months
of planning, ‗Sweshwe‘, our Toyota 4x4 Hilux with a cosy canopy
on the back would be our home
for the next three months.
The decision to have a Snake Research sticker made and stuck
onto our vehicle was a great help
in dealing with custom and police
officers who insisted on searching
our vehicle at every road block
and border post.
Arriving at Karoo National Park,
we lit a fire, cracked open a bottle
of sparkling wine and watched the
first sunset of our adventure.
Kruger Park beckoned with a
taste of what was to come.
baboon alert!
We had no problems at the Beit
Bridge border post and followed
the potholed roads to Gonorezhou
Reserve, place of the Giant Elephant. The African night skies are
breathtaking and with Keith spotting satellites, shooting stars and
identifying the stars he knew, it
was an experience not to be
missed.
En-route to our next destination,
we passed through Harare, bustling with street traders wherever
we looked, all trying to make a
living. On we drove to Mana Pools
through passes dotted with relics
of burnt out trucks along the
roadside. Finally, what a joy to
camp on the banks of the mighty
Zambezi, with hippos, elephants,
lions and hyenas frequenting our
camp at night and an abundance
of bird life during the day – a veritable birders‘ paradise. At our
next stop, Luangwa National
Park, we had a lovely site on the
banks of the river and stayed for
three nights, where we were
visited by Hippos and a leopard
with her two cubs at her side that
night.
A handsome sight of a Mozambique Spitting Cobra was seen on
our way to the Malawian border,
where five balmy days were spent
sailing, snorkelling and sampling
the local ‗Lake fish Panga‘, cooked
to perfection by local fishermen.
It was time to move on and we
made our way north, passing local fishing villages to Mzuzu to
stock up with provisions before
going on to the Tanzanian border
post.
See photos on page 16
Last month a team from the
Steenbras Nature Reserve captured the Alpha Male from the
Gordon‘s Bay Baboon Troop and
removed his old collar.
He was released on the other side
of the mountain, but will more
than likely be back in town at
some time.
He has been tagged with a yellow
plastic animal tag in his left ear. If
anyone sees him in town, please
report it immediately by contacting the Baboon Hotline thus:
Phone the City of Cape Town‘s
Radio
Trunking
System
on
021 957 4725.
When instructed, enter the seven
digit extension number 241 3061
– you will then be transferred and
hear what sounds like an engaged
tone, but it is actually dialling
direct via the radio system to the
baboon monitors. Please be patient.
It does go through.
When the person answers, give
your name, address and time.
Your call will be logged and the
monitors will do the rest.
Alternatively, you can contact the
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Gordon’s Bay Reviews
Sport
September 2014
THE GAUL REGATTA
at the
Gordon’s Bay Yacht Club
Yes, it‘s that time of the year again when our
corner of the bay will be filled with sunshine
(hopefully) ‗and the wind‘s song and the white
sail‘s shaking‘.*
This will the 6th Gaul Regatta hosted by the Gordon‟s
Bay Yacht Club, an event that was introduced in
2008 by GBYC member Jimmy Dawkins and which
continues to be a major event in the GBYC calendar.
Entries close on September 3rd, Registration on
September 4th and the Entry Fee is R200 per boat.
The event takes place over the weekend of the 5th,
6th and 7th of September, beginning with a Cocktail
Party hosted by RISO Africa (Pty) Ltd at the Gordon‘s
Bay Yacht Club on Thursday, September 4th at
19:00.
For any further information, enquiries and entries,
contact the Race Secretary, Lana, via e-mail at
gbyc@gbyc.co.za
Tel: 021 856 3263 or by
Fax: 021 856 5152
* Quote taken from John Masefield‟s „Sea Fever‟
Funakoshi Karate
Birgitt Smit
In August, Funakoshi Karate
celebrated Woman‘s Day by
inviting women to empower themselves at a weapon‘s training
session.
Karate can empower the students
This is the month for congratulations on many fronts.
Firstly our season was brought to
a close with the annual Prize
Giving on 25 July.
Congratulation to all those who
won prizes and all those who received recognition. Jenny Dormehl was awarded the President‘s
Trophy. The highlight of the evening was undoubtedly Ronnie de
Klerk and Hana Korb winners of
the Victor and Victrix Ludorum
respectively.
The next day the AGM was held
and our new Committee was
elected to lead the Club forward
into the new season.
The new Committee members are:
President: Michael Brink
Vice President; Jenny Elliott
on a physical as well as on a
mental level. They will develop
confidence by learning new techniques and the thrill of mastering
these creates a sense of achievement. If you ―feed your mind‖
with positive images, good words
and good thoughts, that is what it
will become.
For those ladies that are not keen
to start karate, but would like to
get ready for summer, you can get
Fit for Five Rand on Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 17h1518h00.
Contact Birgitt Smit for further
information on 084 654 1207.
See photos overleaf
GORDON’S BAY BOWLING CLUB NEWS
Jenny Dormehl
T r e a s u r er : J er e my G l ov e r
Secretary: Jenny Dormehl;
Ladies Committee: Carolina de
Klerk and Marina Brink
Men‘s Committee: Jimmy Milne
and Gordon Warnock
Competition Secretaries: Meisie
Croucamp and John Merrill.
At the AGM Marina Brink was
awarded an Honorary Life Membership for all the accolades she
has brought the Club.
On Saturday 22 August at the
Western Province AGM Jenny
Elliott was elected onto the
Western Province Executive. This
is a great honour for both Jenny
and the Club.
On Saturday 16 August we held
our Ladies‘ Day Trips. It was well
supported with 20 teams taking
part 7 of which were from
Gordon‘s Bay. The eventual
winners were the team from
Durbanville. Jenny Elliott,
Annette Bellas and Mavis Scott
fared the best of the Gordon‘s Bay
teams coming third.
If you are interested in becoming
a member of our Club please call
in, we are right opposite the Pick
‗n Pay Centre in Gordon‘s Bay or
call us on 021 856 1924.
See photos overleaf
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Sport
August 2014
ABOVE LEFT: Anelle Hendriks and Ingrid Mourik and ABOVE RIGHT: Mine Mourik and Annerie
Bruwer, who took part in a women‘s empowerment training session on Gordon‘s Bay beach last
month.
See article on page 19
ABOVE LEFT—L-R: Sponsor Richard Gordon with Mavis Scott, Jenny Elliott and Annette Bellas
placed third at the Ladies Day Trips. ABOVE RIGHT: Marina Brink receives her Honorary Life
Membership from President Michael Brink. BELOW LEFT: Jenny Dormehl receives the President‘s
Trophy from President Michael Brink. BELOW RIGHT: Ronnie de Klerk and Hana Korb, winners of the
Victor and Victrix Ludorum respectively.
See article on page 19