Tygerberg and Cape Town, Boer and Brit, stir them up and you get a lekker stap
Verwey maak ligte werk van admin en logistiek, almal staan vinnig reg en ons laat gaan die briek
Trails are made for walking, but with long and strong legs like Verwey, it seems they are made for
flying. We whizzed past the dam, to our delight breaks did he slam… but not before we got the first 3
kms out the way.
Gunter en Jasper draai hulle rug op die ouderdom en beur voort sonder om te grom, ons almal staan
stom
Ons draai wes af in die vallei, mooier sal jy moeilik kry
Op en af, soms net kort van n draf, teen middagete bereik ons die wrak en die bene raak al swak
It was a wet and windy winter’s night, when the Schackleton took off on its final flight
In the shadow of its final resting place, we had the most wonderful space
Koue kloof en koue water, selfs n koue wind kan nie keer aan die kind, in elkeen van ons wat spartel
en plons.
Na die lekker swem keer ons kampwaarts om voor te berei vir die nag
Gunter deel ons mee, yr voorspel n bui reen of twee
The sun set, to a southern boubou duet
As the yawns started to fight, a shipbuilder’s stories kept us upright
Gou gou is almal klaar en kan ons begin om die lywe te spaar
The tentless called the rain forecasts bluff, as the drops started to fall, the space blanket proved
enough
When Michael said good night, with no sleeping bag in sight, we all held our breath, but to our
delight, he survived the cold night
Sunday morning, following a quick tribute to Schakleton 1718’s fate, we set foot in the direction of
Stettynskloofdam. Reyno set a comfortable pace and we progressed well.
The sun in eyes, turning the fynbos into a shiny display of rose and gold hues
Toe ons eers die dam sien is daar geen keer, en almal stap fluks om te swem vir n laaste keer
Water is made for cooking, washing, cleaning but mostly swimming, especially after a long day’s hike.
The dam and mountains made for a beautiful setting and soon we all were wetting, our scratched
legs and blistered feet, very proud of completing our feat.
