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Dis voorwaar \u2019n voorreg om \u2019n huisie by die see te kan h\u00ea. <\/p>\n<p>Tydens verskillende plesierige reise op paaie deur Nature\u2019s Valley, Bettiesbaai, Hermanus en ook op my nuwe tuisdorp Jeffreysbaai het ek al name gesien wat my sommer laat glo daar bly lekker mense. <\/p>\n<p>As ek die name \u2018Doppie\u2019, \u2018Gooi kole\u2019, \u2018Spys\u2019 en \u2018Oppie eish\u2019 sien, dan weet ek sommer hier word gereeld en l\u00e9kker gekuier. Dis ook di\u00e9 huise wat lyk of mens maar met sand-voete daar kan inloop, en agteroor kan sit met \u2019n doppie. By \u2018SonDondertjie\u2019 kan jy raai wanneer is di\u00e9 lotjie se gunsteling tyd van die dag. <\/p>\n<p>Daar is heelwat te lees so tussen die lyne. 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