Liefdes-afspraak met Jonkershoek

Aag, vergeet van gister.

Nou!

Vandag!

Is wat saak maak.

Ek voel ssseer.

Hoe en waar sal ek die krag vandaan kry.

Lacing up wet boots, over dry socks... for another eight hours of walking?

If this was day 2 on the trail, Imagine. 

Are we ready, physically, mentally equipped? 

My rug is in sy tjops, en kannie onthou dat ons gebraai het nie.

My spiere is seer.

Eina, eina, skuif ek rond in die kooi.  Jislaaik ek sien ‘n ding kom.

Don't move. Stay in bed. I fear the wheels may come off...

 

And the countdown...

 

tick tock tick tock

before the big walk

21 slapies.

Slaap lekker

 

 

That was a true test. All the best.

Taking the people for a ride

If the working class gets any dumber

If the train ride gets any weirder

If Euro football is the new daily bread

Who’s the boss?

If the ticket you search for is a monthly

And it’s not the ticket out'a here

Then who’s taking who for a ride?

Train vendors

 

They don’t sell trains

 

You can buy sweets, chocolates

 

And you can pay two rand a joke

It’s kind of fun on the metro

Plus!

Now and then you can have a seat.

 

2012-03-14

Checking out

Getting up early was never a big priority, except on weekends... or a morning before taking on a hiking trip of course.
 
Things have changed though. With two biological alarm clocks in the house, sleeping till the sun comes out is a thing of the past. Gabriel and Alexander are busy bees way before I'm ever ready to get up. Alexander is still stuck on his fascination with trains and jungle book and wants to get to the lounge as soon as possible. Recently Pooh has become part of his daily bread. We desperately need to get a video otherwise there will be lots of nagging to endure. Gabriel seems to be a quiet, patient boy in the morning. He'll be awake long before Alexander, checking out the scene from the cozy position next to his mom. As soon as he detects some life he's full of baby talk, crawling over his mom to where the action is.

Being up early unfortunately does not mean getting to work on time. No, these young ones need to be entertained from early till late.
With them around, it's easy to forget that there is still a hard day's work waiting.
I hope to get a job that caters for on-the-job baby sitting soon because they look like they want to be part of these daily outings...

Alexander can carry his own bag, and Gabriel knows how to get over the threshold.

Work , work , work. Let's go!
Come, come, come!

Don't you forget about me...

Baloons on 9th Avenue

I met a girl. She smiled, I think

Then she was bored.
New age girls, hard to impress.

Choice

Torch bearer. Gold medal winner by default.

He aint heavy...

Missing out

Dear friends out on the Fish River Canyon trail.
I feel for you guys as you trod on without my exclusively dry humour.
I salute you as you represent the spirit of hiking.
I can only rejoice in the fact that, everyday, I walk to and from the station. In the moonlight. In the rain. With bags of groceries, not a backpack. My trail comes nowhere close to the type of terrain you'll be enjoying in the desert-like environment. The season, I guess, is good for a comfortable walk. Not too hot, and hopefully not too cold during the night either.
I wish you well on the trail. Enjoy time out from the rat race.
I look forward to a long weekend off in September myself.
Let's hope the urgent work has been resolved by then.

Permanent employment is not for the fainthearted.
You got to be strong. Or you got to have some kind
of a reward when you get home.

I've got mine right here...

This is our world

Alessi and Gabriel...

Playing in the clouds