Article by Sors GrobbelaarGood day all. As of recent I have received many inquiries on “self-defense” classes and if we provide them. I must say well done for asking this and looking into the options of learning these skills. A some of you might know, I have been involved as an Combat Sports athlete, instructor/coach and club owner for many years. Let me be the very frank in stating that there is NO QUICK FIX OR SEMINAR to quickly empower you in the skill of self-defense. In order for you to be able to defend yourself and get empowered with these skills and abilities to defend yourself, you need to sustain it on an ongoing basis. You need to enroll and actively train in a form of combat sports such as Boxing, Kickboxing, Muaythai, Karate, Taekwondo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo and wrestling to name but a few, to hone and develop your newly acquired skill. And even then it will never be a guarantee that you will tower over your attacker, foot on head as if you just shot the big bad monster.One of the biggest motivating factors for people NOT TO DO one of the above mention combat sport (some more than others) is the fact that it doesn’t suit you. Things like “euww its sweaty” or “I don’t like it when people are in my personal space” or “I don’t like getting hurt” or “girls should do this” or “I don’t like it when I have to train with men/boys”. Guess what, when that person is there holding you down, have you in a choke or submission of some kind, standing over you and kick/punching you or if he has violated you and is busy forcing himself on you with his sweaty body and stinking breath, will it still not suit you and you comfort zone?What makes this even worse is that there are many perpetrators that actually have skill in combat and handling of weapons. As a professional athlete your train 6 days a week, between 4-6 hours a day for anything between 6-12 weeks in preparation to compete against someone ells. The outcome of those fights someone looses and from time to time get serious injuries. Now what if the circumstances are not in a controlled environment (where there is rules, a referee & judges) but of life and death. When someone is willing to kill you to take your property or have sex with your against your will. Or are there still people that believe you live in a safe community or it will never happen to you…. This year my home was burgled 3 times in 6 weeks. This is in George….IN GEORGE. People invaded our privacy, took our belonging and roamed around in our sanctuary without our permission. They were still in my home when I arrived back from work, TWICE, one of the times where my girls were with me.Enrolling in combat sport and learning correctly taught realistic OFFENSIVE & DEFENSIVE TECHNIQUES under realistic conditions by competent, accredited and experienced instructors/coaches might just be the difference between you being a victim & part of the gruesome crime statistics in South Africa or a VICTOR in a situation where your skills enabled you to successfully defend yourself and you could walk away from it. It is never a guarantee that any technique will work and in a perfect world under the perfect situations (you know, those ones that gets created for you by the people simulating unrealistic attacks and behavioral patterns that’s taking your money), you might be lucky. Realistically people should kick, hit, submit, choke and smother you in order to experience the discomfort and realistic feel to what would closely, if possible resemble to real situation. Not all forms of combat sport are the same and we will not all like all of them that are available. Make the efforts and find one for yourself that you feel fits you best.But unfortunately we live in world where we have strict children and obedient parents. We hand out participation prizes and we are just too happy for that. When kids do something like combat sports and they are expected to put in some work, the discipline expected from them is to strict, they received a kick/punch on the belly or the instructor/coach is to serious/strict, the tears come flowing and they move onto the next activity. Mommy and Daddy obviously jump as their angel can’t be wrong and they want to do is cover them in cotton wool. REALITY CHECK…The big bad world out there when we become adults and what our your children are now exposed to, HITS HARD. It wants to hurt you and take everything from you. It’s about survival and how hard you are willing to work. It’s about earning your place and winning it from the guy/girl that wants its just as much, if not more from you. Parents, the biggest gift you can give your children in the times we live in today is a platform for them to empower themselves and learn how to defend themselves. Over and above that it contributes to their discipline, health, concentration, social cohesion and they might even possibly be the next world champions should they choose to be competitive. This is the one investment you will make that can be the difference between life and death.In addition to enrolling in a combat sport, be responsible and adapt to situational awareness:Don’t walk around alone, Male or Female.Don’t walk and text.Stay in public placesRefrain from sharing personal sexual content with other people.Observe around you when you are in your vehicle and you stop at traffic intersections.When you done shopping or whatever and you get in your car, lock your doors immediately and drive off.Don’t pick up strangers, as hard as it might be.If somebody gabs your stuff, let it go. At that point in time that is what they want, not you.Always inform people close to you where you are going and notify them once you are there.Don’t ever get into a vehicle or a room with people you don’t know. If you are forced in, put up a LOUD FIGHTMost importantly, if it feels wrong and uncomfortable, trust your gut and get away from it.As part of my efforts to help with my plea to each and every person to start training any form of combat sports available in George, training for people interested in starting at our gym, Scorpions Martial Arts Academy, will be free of charge for the month of September. Please feel free to contact me should you be interested in making use of this offer or to enquire what other combat sport academies/gyms/dojos there are in George. I am blessed to have a full time career that I love and work hard at, so believe me I am not involved or teach students with money as my motivation. It is my duty to share my knowledge and experience with my community and it is a privilege to do so and like me, there are several other instructors/couches that share the same sentiment. Therefore I humbly request (not challenge) other gym/dojo owners to open up their doors to their respective communities they serve and help empower our fellow South Africans in this fight that are all of our responsibilities.Stand up to crime and prepare yourself. Look out for each other and lets be each other’s keeper. Good luck and please be safe.Free training/tuition for our respective communities for the month of September is something I feel many of us can offer as some sort of a attempt to unite against violence as the combat sports community.If you are willing, as as a gym/club owner, please send me a direct message so we can inform the South Africa public where they can go to receive help. It will only require your time and knowledge that will make a huge difference to so many people.Please send me your gym name, location and contact details so a consolidated directory can be shared. Please feel free to share with your network so we can post it by Monday 9 September.https://www.facebook.com/sors.grobbelaar
. 2“Actuarial Analyst in the Actuarial & Insurance Solutions Department at Deloitte & Touche in Johannesburg and Motivational Speaker” does not sound like the CV of a C6 Quadriplegic.(He holds a BSc and an Honours Degree specializing in investment management from the University of Johannesburg).And, neither does “World record holder over 10 000 m, Ironman world record holder or having successfully completed the 8 km swim from Robben Island to Cape Town”.Add “Husband and Father” to that and you begin to see the CV of a truly remarkable man.Yet these are only a few of the highlights in the career of Nicolas Pieter du Preez.Growing up in Randburg, Pieter was an avid athlete, swimmer and triathlete. In 2003, at the age of 23, he was hit by a car which left him with a broken neck, femur and knee.Pieter spent 42 days in ICU, unable to move anything. Over the next two years, he regained the use of his wrists, biceps and shoulders. He now has 15 per cent of the functionality of an able-bodied person.“I’m now a C6 quadriplegic, which means I don’t have any triceps, I can’t move my fingers or hands and I’m completely paralysed from the chest down”, he is quoted as saying in a 2017 interview with In the Bunch.Pieter competes in the Athletics T51; Hand Cycling H1, and Swim S1 classes.Here are the highlights of his remarkable career:
SA wheelchair rugby team 2005,
National Champion hand cycling 2006-2019,
National Champion wheelchair racing 2009-2019,
Multiple Africa record holder 200, 800, 1500, 5000, 10000, marathon,
World Record holder 10 000m,
2 x Midmar mile finisher,
First C6 Quad to swim Midmar receiving Courage Trophy,
Silver and bronze medallist Athletics World Champs 2011,
7 x Berlin Marathon champion (T51) 2012 –2018, course record holder,
5x Padua International Marathon champion (T51) 2011, 2014 –2016, 2019, course record holder,
3 x Oita International marathon champion (T51) 2015–2018, course record holder,
London 2012 SA Paralympic team, 6thplace 100m 2012 Paralympics, London,
Paracycling4 x World Champion, 8 x World Championship medallist, Multiple World Cup medallist,
Paratri2014 Silver medal at SA and African champs,
4x Finalist at SA Sports Awards (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018),
World First Quadriplegic in history to finish & current World Record holder of IM70.3 and IM triathlon,
4x Ironman finisher as quadriplegic,
2016 Laureus World sports award finalist,
Robben Island Swim 8km –World first SCI (Quadriplegic) in history.
The George Municipality Cleansing Department supported Sikhula Sonke Cooperation business by giving them garden tools, masks and gloves to clean illegal dumping sites in Thembalethu recently. The Sikhula Sonke Cooperation asked the Municipality to assist them in helping the community of Thembalethu. The group from Sikhula Sonke Cooperation started the operation “eliminate illegal dumping site” to turn the dumping sites into gardens and play parks for children. The organisation uses some of the materials they find at the dumping sites to upcycle and re-use materials when building benches and more. The Municipality uses a JCB to remove all the rubble the organisation does not use for recycling. They have started the first phase of the operation on Friday, 23 August 2019 when the group cleaned the first dumping site at All Bricks Community Hall, Tabata Street, Thembalethu. The cleaning process and planting of flower gardens and building parks is a work in progress. Attached is a picture of the site as it looked before the cleaning operation and after pictures of the cleaned site. Sikhula Sonke must still put chairs and benches made of plastic containers on the premises. If people have plants or compost they can donate to this worthy cause please email Lunga Pieters at lunga8520@gmail.com
George Municipality hosted the annual IERM Convention this year with the theme of Public Spaces and Places – Current Trends, Future Opportunities and Global News. The Institute of Environment and Recreation Management (IERM) was established in 1936 to allow networking opportunities for municipal managers who are responsible for the management of public parks, open space and recreation facilities.At the event are from left Coenraad Loubser, Manager: Parks and Recreation, Parks and Recreation, Priscilla Burgoyne, Superintendent: Parks and Recreation, Ald Melvin Naik, Executive Mayor of George, Bishop Ngobeli, President of the IERM, Executive Deputy Mayor, Cllr Charlotte Clarke and Hilton Spies, Superintendent Parks and Recreation.The IERM is a non-profit association with 1000 members including 100 municipalities with the mission being to be the leading public sector organisation that promotes sustainable and integrated environmental and recreation management practices. This year’s convention was being hosted at the Oubaai Hotel and Spa last week ( 4-6 September)At the event are from left Coenraad Loubser, Manager: Parks and Recreation, Parks and Recreation, Priscilla Burgoyne, Superintendent: Parks and Recreation, Ald Melvin Naik, Executive Mayor of George, Bishop Ngobeli, President of the IERM, Executive Deputy Mayor, Cllr Charlotte Clarke and Hilton Spies, Superintendent Parks and Recreation.
Ernst van Dyk is probably the best known and most watched athlete in the history of the Outeniqua Cycle Challenge. He has been the star attraction and has been instrumental to the success of the event. For that George and the OCC is eternally grateful.Ernst was born with congenital absence of both legs. His parents, two provincial-level athletes, recognized his athletic abilities and encouraged sports participation.“I thought I was given a disability to overcome and that was part of my process of growing up and how the Lord wanted to teach me to be a better person. I realized He had given me a talent to perform well on the world scene, to inspire people and to make people realize that when they think there is no way out, that there is actually a way out,” he told Beyond the Ultimate in 2012.While at school in Kimberly, he competed as a swimmer nationally in his teens.In 1992 he began his studies at Stellenbosch University and competed in the Barcelona Paralympics as a swimmer and wheelchair athlete before concentrating on wheelchair athletics as a 17-year-old.In spite of all of his sporting success, Ernst believes that his biggest achievement is being the first disabled person to graduate with a degree in Sports Science.The cheering crowd at the athletics track in Barcelona persuaded him to concentrate on wheelchair racing, but after the Games he lost his sponsorship. “It felt like being fired from the job,” he said at the time, “I quit training for nine months until I reminded myself of a commitment I made to my father.”Since then Ernst has competed in every Paralympics to date. He won numerous silver and bronze medals along the way before finally winning gold in Beijing in 2012.Ernst has won a record 10 Boston Marathons, including six straight between 2001 and 2006. The ninth, in 2010, was a record for that event for any class. Apart from Boston, he has won the New York City Marathon and the Los Angeles Marathon twice as well as the Paris Marathon and the Great North Run.The South African government has also recognised Ernst’s contribution to sport. He received the Presidential Golden award for sport in 2002 and 2004. In 2010 he was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga in silver.Internationally he was also awarded the Laureus World Sports Awards for Sportsperson with a Disability of the year for 2006 and voted Commonwealth Sports Star of the year for 2004.Van Dyk’s company, Enabled Sport, deals in equipment for athletes with disabilities. He lives in Paarl with his wife and daughter.The Outeniqua Cycle ChallengeThe 17’Th OCC, a wheelchair race which attracts athletes from all over the world, will take place in George on Saturday 14 September 2019!A wheelchair race exclusively for disabled athletes!And – every year it is getting bigger and better! The number of entries has increased dramatically, with disabled athletes and other persons in wheelchairs flocking to this annual event.The Challenge is not only unique as being the first and only event exclusively for the disabled in South Africa, but it is staged in the picturesque town of George, in the heart of the spectacular Garden Route in the Western Cape, situated at the foot of the splendour of the Outeniqua Mountains.Athletes in racing wheelchairs, adapted bicycles, hand cycles, basketball chairs and ordinary wheelchairs have made this into the premier sporting event for the disabled on the South African sporting calendar. It undoubtedly has the potential to develop into one of the best events of its kind in the world!The Outeniqua Cycle ChallengeThe 17’Th OCC, a wheelchair race which attracts athletes from all over the world, will take place in George on Saturday 14 September 2019!A wheelchair race exclusively for disabled athletes!And – every year it is getting bigger and better! The number of entries has increased dramatically, with disabled athletes and other persons in wheelchairs flocking to this annual event.The Challenge is not only unique as being the first and only event exclusively for the disabled in South Africa, but it is staged in the picturesque town of George, in the heart of the spectacular Garden Route in the Western Cape, situated at the foot of the splendour of the Outeniqua Mountains.Athletes in racing wheelchairs, adapted bicycles, hand cycles, basketball chairs and ordinary wheelchairs have made this into the premier sporting event for the disabled on the South African sporting calendar. It undoubtedly has the potential to develop into one of the best events of its kind in the world!Apart from the George Municipality & George Business Chamber, Lancewood and the Department of Cultural Affairs & Sport is supporting the event. Halfway Toyota is the venue host for the event.Contact Details:Event Organising Body: Disabled Road Race Foundation (DRFF)Race Organiser: Alewijn Dippenaar Mobile: 082 457 5675Email: dyndev@mweb.co.zaWebsite: www.georgeocc.co.zaFacebook: www.facebook.com/OCC.WheelchairchallengeOnline Entries: http://georgeocc.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/OCC_DRRF_Entry-Form14September2019.pdfPress release on behalf of the Road Race Foundation: interface by gojimimi finestone | mimi@gojipr.net | +27 84 583 3144
Article & Photos: Werner RallSo here we are well into 2019 and I am pretty sure many of you have already given up on your new year’s fitness and weight loss resolutions. It’s not easy and there are many factors that can be contributing to giving up, but let boredom not be one of them.Nature is calling and George is the most diverse natural playground you will ever find anywhere in SA based on trails and routes on offer. There are no more excuses for the thousands of couch potatoes in George because a healthy lifestyle packed with adventure, awaits. We have plenty of free trails and routes right on our doorstep. So much so that George Trails is the biggest route network for mountain biking in the country based on accumulated kilometres.Nowhere else in the country will you find mountains, oceans, rivers, dams, indigenous forests, fynbos, pine plantations, farmlands and semi-desert (Karoo) all within 20km of a town or city centre. George’s trails offer incredible diversity and it was there for dubbed the ‘Trail Republic’. Currently there are 22 routes through 5 routes systems, totalling 800km. Route mapping is an ongoing process and when the project is complete there will be close to 2000km of total routes around George that can be explored.As an eco-tourism project our goals are two-fold namely to attract the fast growing trail tourism market to George to the benefit of local businesses and job creation and secondly to offer locals with information on where to run, ride and hike, in order to create a healthier community.The project have had its challenges with thousands of rands worth of vandalism to route markers and trail signage a year ago. This prompted Green Sport to take the project mostly online so the George Trails website (www.georgetrails.org.za) is a hub of information of where you can run, ride or hike and how to do it safely and responsibly. The great thing is that you can download all the routes easily on you GPS devise or smartphone to navigate with. The Facebook page keeps you up to date with news and events so give it a like.The website furthermore give information of where to shop for your gear, what clubs you can join, where permits are needed, trail safety, etiquette and you can even book accommodation or a tour through it.Trail sports are growing at a rapid rate and George Trails will be exhibiting with George Tourism at the UCI Mountain Bike Work Cup Expo in Stellenbosch in early March and are inviting all cycle related businesses around George to join us. Our aim is promote George as a top trail tourism destination with world class infrastructure and various events.Because of the not for profit nature of the project assistance is always needed so if you wish to donate or volunteer it will be much appreciated. There are also a variety of cost effective advertising and sponsorship opportunities available. www.georgetrails.org.za*For more information please contact Werner on 083 444 3738 or info@greensport.org.za.Oorspronklike artikel was in Ultimate Lifesyle Ed.4
Spek en kaas happies8 snye brood – korsies afgesny1 koppie gerasperde kaas8 stukke skouer spek¼ koppie botterRol die snye brood plat. Plaas kaas op elke broodjie en rol toe. Draai die rolletjie toe met spek en steek vas met ‘n tandestokkie. Voorverhit ‘n pan met ‘n bietjie botter. Doop elke rolletjie vinnig in die res van die botter en maak seker dat die brood kante bedruip is. Braai nou in pan tot spek verbruin is en kaas gesmelt is. Zucchini mielie poffertjies4 koppies zucchini – fyn gerasper1 en half koppies gaar soetmielies¾ koppie spriet uie fyn opgesny1t Oregano1t Tiemie1¼ kwart koppie ertjie meel1t sout en peper na smaakBotter of olie om in gaar te maakMeng alles deeglik bymekaar. Los vir so 5 min sodat die meel die vog van die zucchini kan absorber en ‘n deeg vorm. Verhit ‘n bietjie botter in pan oor lae hitte. Skep nou lepels vol mengsel in pan en braai 3-5 min aan weerskante tot lig bruin.Artikel & Fotos: Rosalyn van ZylOorspronklike artikel was in Ultimate Lifestyle Ed.4
Toe BMW in 2007 hul F800GS bekend gestel het, was dit ‘n baanbreker in die middelgewig avontuur mark. Toentertyd was die norm in die segment ‘n enkel silinder 650, terwyl jou tweeslilinder opsies iets soos die Honda TransAlp of die pad georiënteerde Suzuki V-Strom was. Die 650 V-Strom was vinnig genoeg en die 700 TransAlp was vermoënd genoeg van die pad af, maar die F800GS het ‘n kombinasie van beide gebied, asook ‘n meer interaktiewe ry-ervaring, en het die weg gebaan vir middelgewig twee-silinder avontuur fietse.
Sedert daardie dae het baie verander. Meeste 650 enkel-silinder motorfietse het weg geval en ‘n hele reeks nuwe modelle het met die F800GS kom meeding. Triumph het die 800 Tiger, ‘n lewendige drie-silinder met verslawende klank en versnelling. Honda het die die Africa Twin, wat gerat is om van Kaap na Kairo te ry terwyl KTM tot redelik onlangs steeds op die enkel-silinder 690 staat gemaak het in die segment. Dit was egter bekend dat ‘n twee-silinder 790 op pad was en die antisipasie in die mark was aanvoelbaar.
As KTM ‘n avontuur motorfiets ontwikkel, is die klem op avontuur. Hierdie is nie ‘n padfiets met grondpad vermoë nie, nee, hierdie is ‘n motorfiets vir die man regtig op afgeleë terrein gaan rond ry, amper soos die Camel-man van ouds. Dit is toe ook so avontuur in Lesotho wat vir die lede van die media op die bekendstelling gewag het! Vergeet van stop vir tee of ander vyfster bederfies wat jy gewoonlik op ‘n media bekendstelling tee kom. Bring jou motorfiets stewels, ordentlike beskermende klere en ons gaan verken die berg-koninkryk!
Op die beskikbare spyskaart van motorfietse was al die avontuur modelle van die 690 tot die monster 1290R, so die ryers teenwoordig kon nie net al die motorfietse ervaar nie, maar ook duidelik sien presies waar in die reeks die 790 modelle hulle bevind. En ja, daar is twee modelle: Die 790R en die 790S. Laasgenoemde is vir die eienaar wat meer tyd op die pad gaan spandeer, met ‘n groter windskerm, laer saalhoogte en kleiner wiele. Neem mens egter in ag hoe na aan mekaar die twee modelle se pryse is, en wat jy als ekstra kry op die R-model, sal die 790R die volume verkoper wees. Die R-model geskoei met groter speekwiele, verstelbare vering, ekstra rymodusse en dies meer bied net ‘n veel, veel veelsydiger fiets.
Die nuwe 790 modelle is van die grond af nuut ontwerp en indrukwekkend toegerus met spesifikasie en tegnologie. Wat eerste die oog vang is die tablet-tipe instrumente paneel. Die skerm begin met indrukwekkende grafika en bied letterlik al die informasie wat jy nodig het, en meer. Daar kan geselekteer word tussen verskillende skerms vanwaar alles van verstellings van ry-modusse tot bluetooth koppeling kan gebeur.
Begin die wiele rol voel die fiets gemaklik, eerder as oordonderend. Kraglewering en hantering is voorspelbaar en boesem onmiddellike vertroue in. Begin jy speel met die verstellings raak dit gou duidelik dat elke ry-modus verandering verander die karakter van die ABS, glip-beheer, versneller-reaksie asook die vering, so rit-modus verstellings is opmerklik verskillend. Wat egter uitstaan, as jy eers die vervelige teer verlaat het, is die Rally-modus! In hierdie modus is die versneller reaksies oombliklik kan die ryer in die ry die glipbeheer verstel tussen nie minder nie as nege verstellings. Op 9 hou die stelsel als mooi onder beheer, maar op verstellings 1 tot 4 sal jy lyk soos ‘n wafferse Alfie Cox deur die draaie, sonder dat die stelsel die fiets sal toelaat om buite beheer te raak.
Die 790 is lig (189kg droog), kragtig (95hp/70kW) met goeie gondvryhoogte (233mm) en terwyl al die syfers beïndruk, is dit die kombinasie van hoe die fiets aanmekaar gesit is en hoe gemaklik hy oor ruwwe terrein ry wat werklik beïndruk. Die 20L brandstof tenk is laag geleë, tussen die ryer se bene en hou die gewig lekker laag. Die KTM is vasvoetig en ry amper beter en lekkerder hoe vinniger jy oor die ruwwe terrein ry. Die WP-vering met elk 200mm beweegruimte voor en agter absorbeer eenvoudig enige terrein waaroor jy beweeg. En so vermoënd as wat die 790 van die pad af is, bied hy ook die geleentheid om te toer. Daar is voorsiening gemaak vir bagasie en met ‘n reikwydte van 400km kan die ryer lekker ver van die beskawing gaan toer.
As middelslag avontuur toermotorfiets tiek die KTM790 al die boksies en is in die segment waarskynlik die mees vermoënd van die pad af. Boonop is hy reg geprys, in lyn met ander motorfietse in die segment en beduidend goedkoper as sy Germaanse konkurent.
Tog, die motorfiets is seker nie vir almal nie. Vir die ryer wat net soos ‘n avonturier wil lyk by sy naaste koffiewinkel sal ‘n meer pad-georiënteerde fiets verkies (so lank hy net op die sypaadjie kan parkeer). Die KTM790R is egter doelgebou vir avontuur en sal die regte avonturier nie teleurstel nie. Die regte Camel-man. Want aan die einde van honderde kilometer se avontuur drink jy nie tee nie.
KTM Adventure S – R 173 999-00 / KTM Adventure R – R 185 999-00
Moeg van op die strand lê?Die Suid Kaap het soveel meer om te bied! Hier is ‘n paar voorstelle vir die dag wat jy dalk iets anders wil doen.Ontmoet vir Bain:Thomas Bain was die seun van Andrew Geddes Bain. Hierdie pa en seun het in hulle tyd in Suid Afrika vele asemrowende passe gebou en die Suid Kaap area spog met van Thomas Bain beste werk. Vat bietjie die pad en gaan kyk wat het hierdie man vermag.Prins Alfred’s Pas – Hierdie pragtige pas strek oor ongeveer 70km en loop van Knysna tot in Avontuur. Die roete is geseën met ‘n verskeidenheid van woude, hoe uitsigte asook Klein Karoo Fauna en Flora. Stop by die wel bekende tee tuin in De Vlugt en eet melktert of stop by Angie’s vir ‘n koue. As jy van Knysna se kant af ry moet egter nie by De Vlugt al omdraai nie, van die mooiste dele van die pas lê tussen De Vlugt en Avontuur.Swarberg Pas – Hierdie pas is gebou in 1888 en loop bo-oor die Swartberg vanaf Oudtshoorn na Prins Albert. Hierdie meesterstuk was die laaste pas wat Thomas Bain gebou het en waarskynlik sy beste werk. Let veral op na die droë klip mure wat die pad vandag nog dra. Die uitsigte vanaf hierdie pas is asemrowend maar wees gewaarsku, as jy hoogtevrees het kan jy dalk sukkel. In Prins Albert maak gerus ‘n draai by die Fransie Pienaar museum.Vat vir Skoonma Hel toe!Gamkaskloof, ook bekend as Die Hel, is ‘n vallei in die Swartberg waar ‘n klein trotse gemeenskap vir meer as 100 jaar in isolasie gewoon het. Petrus Swannepoel was die eerste boer in Gamkaskloof, ‘n vallei wat ‘n hardwerkende gemeenskap onderhou het tot in 1962 toe ‘n pad daarheen gebou is. Die pad het uiteindelik die einde van die gemeenskap beteken want die mense het een vir een weg getrek. Piet Swanepoel, die laaste boer, het in 1991 die kloof verlaat.Geskiedenis boeke vertel dat trekboere die kloof ontdek het toe hulle verdwaalde beeste in die berg gaan soek het. Hulle het in die vrugbare vallei gevestig en op sy dag het die kloof ‘n kerk, ‘n skool en ‘n aktiewe gemeenskap gehad. Vandag behoort meeste van die kloof aan Cape Nature wat dit bewaar vir die nageslag.Onder in die kloof is ‘n restourantjie wat behoort aan Annetjie Joubert, ‘n boorling van Gamkaskloof. Gamkaskloof is ongeveer 160km vanaf George. Die pad na Gamkaskloof draai uit vanaf die Swartberg pas, so 3km anderkant “Die Top”. Ry reeds vroeg in die oggend en begroot ‘n hele dag vir die besoek. Gebruik ‘n voertuig met redelike grond vry hoogte en moenie vir skoonma daar vergeet nie!Ry ‘n sirkel roete.Pak ‘n mandjie padkos en vat die pad! Hier is ‘n lekker roete wat verskeie van die minder bekende grondpad passe in die area insluit. Vanuit George begin jy sommer met die Montagu Pas. Net verby Herold sluit die pad aan by die N9 wat na Uniondale loop. Daar draai jy na Uniondale en skaars 50 meter verder draai jy weer links op die die Paardepoort Pad. Paardepoort Pas loop deur ‘n nou nekkie langs ‘n stroom. Let op die klip bouwerk van die ou pad anderkant die stroom. Vanaf Paardepoort kies jy koers na Oudtshoorn en dan na Calitzdorp. Hier raak dinge weer interessant – vanuit Calitzdorp neem jy die manjifieke Rooibreg Pas na Van Wyksdorp. Vergaap jou aan die uitsigte oor die Klein Karoo op die Rooiberg Pas. Uit Van Wyksdorp kies jy koers na Herbertsdale en op hierdie pad ry jy af met ‘n asemrowende passie tot by die Gourtisrivier en jy sny ook deur die berg met die Cloetes pas voor jy in Herbertsdale aankom. Kyk uit vir die ou Anglo-Boere oorlog fort in Cloetes Pas. Vanaf Herbertsdale reis jy na Mosselbaai en dan al langs die kus terug na George.Die totale roete is ongeveer 350km en sal jou die hele dag besig hou. Maak vol in Calitzdorp aangesien Van Wyksdorp en Herbertsdale nie altyd brandstof beskikbaar het nie.Met Dapper en Stapper.Daar is ‘n pas tussen George en Herold wat selfs ouer is as die Montagu Pas – die Cradock Pas. Hierdie pas moet egter te voet aangedurf word. Die roete begin ongeveer 3,7km buite George (rigting Oudtshoorn) by die Witfontein bosboustasie (oppad na Montagu Pas). Die roete bied asemrowende uitsigte vanaf die berg oor die hele George area. Plek plek kan ook merke gesien word wat ossewa wiele in die klippe gemaak het soos hulle oor die berg gesukkel het. Die roete is 12,4km lank en ‘n redelike klim so begroot ten minste 5 ure as jy die roete aan durf. Die roete eindig net bo die kruin van Montagu pas en jy sal vervoer moet hê wat jou daar kan kom haal. Moenie jou water vergeet nie!‘n Grot en ‘n eeu oue wrak.Lus vir ‘n lekker stap langs die strand? Glentana met sy lang strande is net die plek! Stap mens egter vanaf Glentana se strand in ‘n Oostelike rigting is daar bietjie meer om te sien. Net verby die eerste rotse is ‘n grot waar so paar vlermuise tuis gaan. Die grot is so om en by 50 tree diep en mens moet teen ‘n paar rotse uit klouter om daar te kom. Nog so paar kilometer verder Oos van hier kry mens Glentana se wrak. Hierdie wrak het uitgespoel gedurende ‘n storm in 1902. Dit was ‘n droë dok wat gebruik was om skepe ter see te herstel.Net ‘n paar wenke as jy hierdie wrak wil besoek:– Moenie jou kamera vergeet nie.– Maak seker jy begin stap ‘n uur of wat voor laagwater en kom terug sodra die gety begin draai. Jy wil nie anderkant daai rotse vasgekeer wees gedurende hoogwater nie!– Die area het volop mossels op die rotse. Hou in gedagte dat jy ‘n aas lisensie nodig het om die mossels te verwyder. So lisensie kan by enige poskantoor gekoop word.Gaan soek ‘n ou fort!Tydens die Anglo-Boere oorlog was daar ook aksie in die Suid Kaap. Veral die kommando van Gideon Scheepers het die Britse magte in die Klein Karoo se lewens bitter moeilik gemaak. Soos hy die kolonie dieper en dieper binne gedring het, het verskeie dorpies geskarrel om hul self te verdedig indien die Boeremagte sou opdaag. Knysna was geen uitsondering nie. Hulle het ‘m dorpswag gestig en Standard Bank het selfs hulle boeke per boot na Mosselbaai gestuur vir veilige bewaring. Die NG dominee en ander Afrikaans sprekendes is gearresteer en een aand was die hele dorp in rep en roer toe hulle hoor dat ‘n groep mans na Knysna op pad was vanuit George se rigting. Gewapen tot die tande en gereed moes hulle toe agterkom dat dit net ‘n groep mans van Pacaltsdorp was wat donkies na Knysna aangejaag het.Aanvalle deur Scheepers in Uniondale en Avontuur was vir die mense van Knysna darem net te naby en in 1901 is bouwerk begin aan ‘n fort op ‘n koppie in Knysna. Die fort was amper ‘n middeleeuse kasteel in die kleine met ‘n hoe muur om die binne gebou en selfs twee torings. Dit wat oor is van die fort is vandag in ‘n geslote beskermde area agter die Provinsiale hospitaal. Toe ons die fort besoek het, het ons toegang tot die area verkry tydens kantoor ure deur mooi by die onderhoud afdeling van die hospitaal te vra.Knysna en die Fort het nooit aksie gesien nie en daar is later skertsend na die fort verwys as “Thomsons Folly”. Dit is waarskynlik die mees Suidelike fort in Suid Afrika wat dateer uit daai era.Doen ‘n goeie daad!Hou ‘n plastiek sak byderhand. Waar ook al jy heen ry, stap of waar jy stop, gooi enige rondlê rommel in die sak en los die plek skoner as toe jy daar aan gekom het. Dis iets klein wat, as almal dit doen, ‘n groot verskil kan maak. Doen jou deeltjie en kom ons hou die Tuin roete skoon!Artikel en Fotos: Johann van TonderOorspronklike artikel was in Ultimate Lifestyle Ed.3
Daar is darem min dinge so gesellig soos ‘n pot! Skaapskenkel, waterblommetjie, biltong, volstruisnek, die moontlikhede is eindeloos en die resepte volop. Waar die leemte is, is by die klein potjie. Dis hierdie leemte wat ons wil vul. Want elke vuur kan ‘n potjie hê, selfs as jy braai. Doen bietjie iets anders as die gewone. Voorsien die bykos uit die klein potjie. Ons het die Nommer ½ die werk laat doen.Resep vir Nommer ½ Pot!Bestandele:500g Patats2 Piesangs2 Appels1 SuurlemoenBotterHeuningSoutMetode:Maak die patats vooraf gaar tot sag. Skil en ontkern die appels en skil die piesangs. Sny in skywe en pak in lae in pot. Sny nou die suurlemoen en druk die sap uit (so 3 eetlepels). Meng die suurlemoensap, botter en heuning en giet oor die inhoud van die pot. Sout na smaak.Maak die potjie so 20 minute liggies langs die vuur oor matige kole gaar. Resep maak genoeg vir 6 porsies. Dis besonder lekker!Artikel en Foto: Rosalyn van ZylOorspronklike artikel was in Ultimate Lifestyle Ed.3
As an eco-tourism project our goals are two-fold namely to attract the fast growing trail tourism market to George to the benefit of local businesses and job creation and secondly to offer locals with information on where to run, ride and hike, in order to create a healthier community.The project have had its challenges with thousands of rands worth of vandalism to route markers and trail signage a year ago. This prompted Green Sport to take the project mostly online so the George Trails website (www.georgetrails.org.za) is a hub of information of where you can run, ride or hike and how to do it safely and responsibly. The great thing is that you can download all the routes easily on you GPS devise or smartphone to navigate with. The Facebook page keeps you up to date with news and events so give it a like.The website furthermore give information of where to shop for your gear, what clubs you can join, where permits are needed, trail safety, etiquette and you can even book accommodation or a tour through it.
Trail sports are growing at a rapid rate and George Trails will be exhibiting with George Tourism at the UCI Mountain Bike Work Cup Expo in Stellenbosch in early March and are inviting all cycle related businesses around George to join us. Our aim is promote George as a top trail tourism destination with world class infrastructure and various events.Because of the not for profit nature of the project assistance is always needed so if you wish to donate or volunteer it will be much appreciated. There are also a variety of cost effective advertising and sponsorship opportunities available. www.georgetrails.org.za*For more information please contact Werner on 083 444 3738 or info@greensport.org.za.Oorspronklike artikel was in Ultimate Lifesyle Ed.4
As an eco-tourism project our goals are two-fold namely to attract the fast growing trail tourism market to George to the benefit of local businesses and job creation and secondly to offer locals with information on where to run, ride and hike, in order to create a healthier community.The project have had its challenges with thousands of rands worth of vandalism to route markers and trail signage a year ago. This prompted Green Sport to take the project mostly online so the George Trails website (www.georgetrails.org.za) is a hub of information of where you can run, ride or hike and how to do it safely and responsibly. The great thing is that you can download all the routes easily on you GPS devise or smartphone to navigate with. The Facebook page keeps you up to date with news and events so give it a like.The website furthermore give information of where to shop for your gear, what clubs you can join, where permits are needed, trail safety, etiquette and you can even book accommodation or a tour through it.
Trail sports are growing at a rapid rate and George Trails will be exhibiting with George Tourism at the UCI Mountain Bike Work Cup Expo in Stellenbosch in early March and are inviting all cycle related businesses around George to join us. Our aim is promote George as a top trail tourism destination with world class infrastructure and various events.Because of the not for profit nature of the project assistance is always needed so if you wish to donate or volunteer it will be much appreciated. There are also a variety of cost effective advertising and sponsorship opportunities available. www.georgetrails.org.za*For more information please contact Werner on 083 444 3738 or info@greensport.org.za.Oorspronklike artikel was in Ultimate Lifesyle Ed.4
Zucchini mielie poffertjies4 koppies zucchini – fyn gerasper1 en half koppies gaar soetmielies¾ koppie spriet uie fyn opgesny1t Oregano1t Tiemie1¼ kwart koppie ertjie meel1t sout en peper na smaakBotter of olie om in gaar te maakMeng alles deeglik bymekaar. Los vir so 5 min sodat die meel die vog van die zucchini kan absorber en ‘n deeg vorm. Verhit ‘n bietjie botter in pan oor lae hitte. Skep nou lepels vol mengsel in pan en braai 3-5 min aan weerskante tot lig bruin.Artikel & Fotos: Rosalyn van ZylOorspronklike artikel was in Ultimate Lifestyle Ed.4
Zucchini mielie poffertjies4 koppies zucchini – fyn gerasper1 en half koppies gaar soetmielies¾ koppie spriet uie fyn opgesny1t Oregano1t Tiemie1¼ kwart koppie ertjie meel1t sout en peper na smaakBotter of olie om in gaar te maakMeng alles deeglik bymekaar. Los vir so 5 min sodat die meel die vog van die zucchini kan absorber en ‘n deeg vorm. Verhit ‘n bietjie botter in pan oor lae hitte. Skep nou lepels vol mengsel in pan en braai 3-5 min aan weerskante tot lig bruin.Artikel & Fotos: Rosalyn van ZylOorspronklike artikel was in Ultimate Lifestyle Ed.4
Ontmoet vir Bain:Thomas Bain was die seun van Andrew Geddes Bain. Hierdie pa en seun het in hulle tyd in Suid Afrika vele asemrowende passe gebou en die Suid Kaap area spog met van Thomas Bain beste werk. Vat bietjie die pad en gaan kyk wat het hierdie man vermag.Prins Alfred’s Pas – Hierdie pragtige pas strek oor ongeveer 70km en loop van Knysna tot in Avontuur. Die roete is geseën met ‘n verskeidenheid van woude, hoe uitsigte asook Klein Karoo Fauna en Flora. Stop by die wel bekende tee tuin in De Vlugt en eet melktert of stop by Angie’s vir ‘n koue. As jy van Knysna se kant af ry moet egter nie by De Vlugt al omdraai nie, van die mooiste dele van die pas lê tussen De Vlugt en Avontuur.Swarberg Pas – Hierdie pas is gebou in 1888 en loop bo-oor die Swartberg vanaf Oudtshoorn na Prins Albert. Hierdie meesterstuk was die laaste pas wat Thomas Bain gebou het en waarskynlik sy beste werk. Let veral op na die droë klip mure wat die pad vandag nog dra. Die uitsigte vanaf hierdie pas is asemrowend maar wees gewaarsku, as jy hoogtevrees het kan jy dalk sukkel. In Prins Albert maak gerus ‘n draai by die Fransie Pienaar museum.
Vat vir Skoonma Hel toe!Gamkaskloof, ook bekend as Die Hel, is ‘n vallei in die Swartberg waar ‘n klein trotse gemeenskap vir meer as 100 jaar in isolasie gewoon het. Petrus Swannepoel was die eerste boer in Gamkaskloof, ‘n vallei wat ‘n hardwerkende gemeenskap onderhou het tot in 1962 toe ‘n pad daarheen gebou is. Die pad het uiteindelik die einde van die gemeenskap beteken want die mense het een vir een weg getrek. Piet Swanepoel, die laaste boer, het in 1991 die kloof verlaat.Geskiedenis boeke vertel dat trekboere die kloof ontdek het toe hulle verdwaalde beeste in die berg gaan soek het. Hulle het in die vrugbare vallei gevestig en op sy dag het die kloof ‘n kerk, ‘n skool en ‘n aktiewe gemeenskap gehad. Vandag behoort meeste van die kloof aan Cape Nature wat dit bewaar vir die nageslag.Onder in die kloof is ‘n restourantjie wat behoort aan Annetjie Joubert, ‘n boorling van Gamkaskloof. Gamkaskloof is ongeveer 160km vanaf George. Die pad na Gamkaskloof draai uit vanaf die Swartberg pas, so 3km anderkant “Die Top”. Ry reeds vroeg in die oggend en begroot ‘n hele dag vir die besoek. Gebruik ‘n voertuig met redelike grond vry hoogte en moenie vir skoonma daar vergeet nie!
Met Dapper en Stapper.Daar is ‘n pas tussen George en Herold wat selfs ouer is as die Montagu Pas – die Cradock Pas. Hierdie pas moet egter te voet aangedurf word. Die roete begin ongeveer 3,7km buite George (rigting Oudtshoorn) by die Witfontein bosboustasie (oppad na Montagu Pas). Die roete bied asemrowende uitsigte vanaf die berg oor die hele George area. Plek plek kan ook merke gesien word wat ossewa wiele in die klippe gemaak het soos hulle oor die berg gesukkel het. Die roete is 12,4km lank en ‘n redelike klim so begroot ten minste 5 ure as jy die roete aan durf. Die roete eindig net bo die kruin van Montagu pas en jy sal vervoer moet hê wat jou daar kan kom haal. Moenie jou water vergeet nie!
Ontmoet vir Bain:Thomas Bain was die seun van Andrew Geddes Bain. Hierdie pa en seun het in hulle tyd in Suid Afrika vele asemrowende passe gebou en die Suid Kaap area spog met van Thomas Bain beste werk. Vat bietjie die pad en gaan kyk wat het hierdie man vermag.Prins Alfred’s Pas – Hierdie pragtige pas strek oor ongeveer 70km en loop van Knysna tot in Avontuur. Die roete is geseën met ‘n verskeidenheid van woude, hoe uitsigte asook Klein Karoo Fauna en Flora. Stop by die wel bekende tee tuin in De Vlugt en eet melktert of stop by Angie’s vir ‘n koue. As jy van Knysna se kant af ry moet egter nie by De Vlugt al omdraai nie, van die mooiste dele van die pas lê tussen De Vlugt en Avontuur.Swarberg Pas – Hierdie pas is gebou in 1888 en loop bo-oor die Swartberg vanaf Oudtshoorn na Prins Albert. Hierdie meesterstuk was die laaste pas wat Thomas Bain gebou het en waarskynlik sy beste werk. Let veral op na die droë klip mure wat die pad vandag nog dra. Die uitsigte vanaf hierdie pas is asemrowend maar wees gewaarsku, as jy hoogtevrees het kan jy dalk sukkel. In Prins Albert maak gerus ‘n draai by die Fransie Pienaar museum.
Vat vir Skoonma Hel toe!Gamkaskloof, ook bekend as Die Hel, is ‘n vallei in die Swartberg waar ‘n klein trotse gemeenskap vir meer as 100 jaar in isolasie gewoon het. Petrus Swannepoel was die eerste boer in Gamkaskloof, ‘n vallei wat ‘n hardwerkende gemeenskap onderhou het tot in 1962 toe ‘n pad daarheen gebou is. Die pad het uiteindelik die einde van die gemeenskap beteken want die mense het een vir een weg getrek. Piet Swanepoel, die laaste boer, het in 1991 die kloof verlaat.Geskiedenis boeke vertel dat trekboere die kloof ontdek het toe hulle verdwaalde beeste in die berg gaan soek het. Hulle het in die vrugbare vallei gevestig en op sy dag het die kloof ‘n kerk, ‘n skool en ‘n aktiewe gemeenskap gehad. Vandag behoort meeste van die kloof aan Cape Nature wat dit bewaar vir die nageslag.Onder in die kloof is ‘n restourantjie wat behoort aan Annetjie Joubert, ‘n boorling van Gamkaskloof. Gamkaskloof is ongeveer 160km vanaf George. Die pad na Gamkaskloof draai uit vanaf die Swartberg pas, so 3km anderkant “Die Top”. Ry reeds vroeg in die oggend en begroot ‘n hele dag vir die besoek. Gebruik ‘n voertuig met redelike grond vry hoogte en moenie vir skoonma daar vergeet nie!
Ry ‘n sirkel roete.Pak ‘n mandjie padkos en vat die pad! Hier is ‘n lekker roete wat verskeie van die minder bekende grondpad passe in die area insluit. Vanuit George begin jy sommer met die Montagu Pas. Net verby Herold sluit die pad aan by die N9 wat na Uniondale loop. Daar draai jy na Uniondale en skaars 50 meter verder draai jy weer links op die die Paardepoort Pad. Paardepoort Pas loop deur ‘n nou nekkie langs ‘n stroom. Let op die klip bouwerk van die ou pad anderkant die stroom. Vanaf Paardepoort kies jy koers na Oudtshoorn en dan na Calitzdorp. Hier raak dinge weer interessant – vanuit Calitzdorp neem jy die manjifieke Rooibreg Pas na Van Wyksdorp. Vergaap jou aan die uitsigte oor die Klein Karoo op die Rooiberg Pas. Uit Van Wyksdorp kies jy koers na Herbertsdale en op hierdie pad ry jy af met ‘n asemrowende passie tot by die Gourtisrivier en jy sny ook deur die berg met die Cloetes pas voor jy in Herbertsdale aankom. Kyk uit vir die ou Anglo-Boere oorlog fort in Cloetes Pas. Vanaf Herbertsdale reis jy na Mosselbaai en dan al langs die kus terug na George.Die totale roete is ongeveer 350km en sal jou die hele dag besig hou. Maak vol in Calitzdorp aangesien Van Wyksdorp en Herbertsdale nie altyd brandstof beskikbaar het nie.
Met Dapper en Stapper.Daar is ‘n pas tussen George en Herold wat selfs ouer is as die Montagu Pas – die Cradock Pas. Hierdie pas moet egter te voet aangedurf word. Die roete begin ongeveer 3,7km buite George (rigting Oudtshoorn) by die Witfontein bosboustasie (oppad na Montagu Pas). Die roete bied asemrowende uitsigte vanaf die berg oor die hele George area. Plek plek kan ook merke gesien word wat ossewa wiele in die klippe gemaak het soos hulle oor die berg gesukkel het. Die roete is 12,4km lank en ‘n redelike klim so begroot ten minste 5 ure as jy die roete aan durf. Die roete eindig net bo die kruin van Montagu pas en jy sal vervoer moet hê wat jou daar kan kom haal. Moenie jou water vergeet nie!
‘n Grot en ‘n eeu oue wrak.Lus vir ‘n lekker stap langs die strand? Glentana met sy lang strande is net die plek! Stap mens egter vanaf Glentana se strand in ‘n Oostelike rigting is daar bietjie meer om te sien. Net verby die eerste rotse is ‘n grot waar so paar vlermuise tuis gaan. Die grot is so om en by 50 tree diep en mens moet teen ‘n paar rotse uit klouter om daar te kom. Nog so paar kilometer verder Oos van hier kry mens Glentana se wrak. Hierdie wrak het uitgespoel gedurende ‘n storm in 1902. Dit was ‘n droë dok wat gebruik was om skepe ter see te herstel.Net ‘n paar wenke as jy hierdie wrak wil besoek:– Moenie jou kamera vergeet nie.– Maak seker jy begin stap ‘n uur of wat voor laagwater en kom terug sodra die gety begin draai. Jy wil nie anderkant daai rotse vasgekeer wees gedurende hoogwater nie!– Die area het volop mossels op die rotse. Hou in gedagte dat jy ‘n aas lisensie nodig het om die mossels te verwyder. So lisensie kan by enige poskantoor gekoop word.
Gaan soek ‘n ou fort!Tydens die Anglo-Boere oorlog was daar ook aksie in die Suid Kaap. Veral die kommando van Gideon Scheepers het die Britse magte in die Klein Karoo se lewens bitter moeilik gemaak. Soos hy die kolonie dieper en dieper binne gedring het, het verskeie dorpies geskarrel om hul self te verdedig indien die Boeremagte sou opdaag. Knysna was geen uitsondering nie. Hulle het ‘m dorpswag gestig en Standard Bank het selfs hulle boeke per boot na Mosselbaai gestuur vir veilige bewaring. Die NG dominee en ander Afrikaans sprekendes is gearresteer en een aand was die hele dorp in rep en roer toe hulle hoor dat ‘n groep mans na Knysna op pad was vanuit George se rigting. Gewapen tot die tande en gereed moes hulle toe agterkom dat dit net ‘n groep mans van Pacaltsdorp was wat donkies na Knysna aangejaag het.Aanvalle deur Scheepers in Uniondale en Avontuur was vir die mense van Knysna darem net te naby en in 1901 is bouwerk begin aan ‘n fort op ‘n koppie in Knysna. Die fort was amper ‘n middeleeuse kasteel in die kleine met ‘n hoe muur om die binne gebou en selfs twee torings. Dit wat oor is van die fort is vandag in ‘n geslote beskermde area agter die Provinsiale hospitaal. Toe ons die fort besoek het, het ons toegang tot die area verkry tydens kantoor ure deur mooi by die onderhoud afdeling van die hospitaal te vra.Knysna en die Fort het nooit aksie gesien nie en daar is later skertsend na die fort verwys as “Thomsons Folly”. Dit is waarskynlik die mees Suidelike fort in Suid Afrika wat dateer uit daai era.Doen ‘n goeie daad!Hou ‘n plastiek sak byderhand. Waar ook al jy heen ry, stap of waar jy stop, gooi enige rondlê rommel in die sak en los die plek skoner as toe jy daar aan gekom het. Dis iets klein wat, as almal dit doen, ‘n groot verskil kan maak. Doen jou deeltjie en kom ons hou die Tuin roete skoon!Artikel en Fotos: Johann van TonderOorspronklike artikel was in Ultimate Lifestyle Ed.3
