Riaan en Kari Doorduin: Stargrow jaareindfunksie

18 Januarie 2011

Stargrow jaareindfunksie

Laasjaar is besluit om die jaareindfunksie te skuif vanaf die einde van 2010 na die begin van 2011. En om sommer 'n hele naweek daarvan te maak. Laasnaweek het so 50 van ons dus opgetrek na Buffeljagsdam, waar ons 'n heerlike naweek in die son en in die water gehad het. Almal was styf (van roei en ander wateraktiwiteite) en rooi gebrand Maandag. Sommiges het ook 'n Skotse "tan" gehad, maar ek dink teen Maandag kon mens darm nie meer die leftovers daarvan sien nie!

Die brawes onder ons het groot pret gehad met 'n baie hoë fuffislide, wat vanaf 'n heuwel af in die dam in loop. Ek het gelukkig 'n verskoning gehad om nie aan die manewales deel te neem nie. :-) Dit was wel pret om te kyk hoe die mense doerrrr van bo af met 'n vreeslike spoed gly om die water gepunte tone eerste te tref, en dan op hulle maag verder te ski. Ek dink 'n paar het 'n goeie hoeveelheid water ook gesluk.

Ons het ook 'n baie lekker sunset cruise gedoen Saterdagnamiddag (die gly-storie was deel hiervan) met 'n spitbraai daarna. Dit was 'n baie goeie idee vir 'n jaareindfunksie, en gaan dalk 'n jaarlikse instelling word.

'n "oor-die-skouer-sonder-om-te-kyk" shot wat 'n heel mooi foto geword het.

Ons gaan soek 'n bietjie witwater met ons kanoe.

Bumpy oor die klippe

'n Kampeerplek verder aan wat baie oulik gelyk het - is op die uitcheck lysie.

Fuffi-slide pret

'n Bietjie voëllewe

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