Soms wens \u2019n mens jy kan net wegkruip van al die uitdagings wat op ons as Suid-Afrikaners, en veral Bloemfonteiners, neerre\u00ebn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Soos \u2019n gebou of landskap wat in \u2019n miskombers toegevou word \u2013 om net vir \u2019n kort rukkie heeltemal afgesny te wees van die harde werklikheid van die lewe wat maar net nie beter raak nie, sodat jy \u2019n slag kan asemskep. Moed skep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit is jou soms vir \u2019n kort rukkie beskore. As jy na \u2019n afgele\u00eb plek reis waar daar geen of min selfoonopvangs is, is hierdie asemskep aan die begin van \u2019n nuwe jaar moontlik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vir ons groepie, meestal Bloemfonteiners, was dit soos nuut begin. Krag kry. Reg wees vir 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ons het die eerste week van Januarie \u2019n avontuurlike paar dae in die Oos-Kaap deurgebring. Meestal was die selfone iewers diep weggepak, of is dit net uitgehaal om mooi foto\u2019s te neem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit was veral op \u2019n tweedag-staproete in die Alexandria-duine dat die w\u00eareld en al sy probleme \u2019n ruk lank verdwyn het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vir twee dae was ons grootste bekommernis waar ons \u2019n lekker sitplek kon kry om \u2019n versnapering te geniet, hoe om sand uit ons skoene te kry en hoe ver die stappershut met sy asemrowende uitsig nou \u00e9intlik is. Ook hoe om teen die steil duin wat op die eerste dag voor ons gel\u00ea het uit te klouter sonder om op een plek te staan en sand opskop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die Alexandria-duineveld is \u2019n unieke verskynsel aan die Suid-Afrikaanse kus \u2013 iets wat \u2019n mens die heel beste op di\u00e9 staproete beleef. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die duinelandskap dek volgens Sanparke \u2019n oppervlakte van 15 800 ha, wat oor 80 km langs die kuslyn strek, met dele waar di\u00e9 duinelandskap sowat 5 km wyd is tot waar die kusbosse begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit is \u2019n aanskoulike gesig om tussen die duine te staan met sand wat jou behoorlik omring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die gevoel van verlatenheid en absolute stilte is salig. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Probleme en uitdagings is buite sig. Dit is net die pragtige lyne van die spierwit duine \u2013 en jy. Vlak voetspore in die harde sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Terug in Bloemfontein is die slaggate dieper, water in die suide \u2019n mite en openbare ruimtes \u2019n groen wildernis wat smeek om getem te word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gelukkig kan \u2019n mens soms in jou gedagtes na die vrede en stilte van \u2019n duineveld vlug en daar na sielerus en nuwe moed gaan soek.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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