DIE stapgogga het \u2019n vrou van Jeffreysbaai, wat begin stap het om die dood van haar ma te verwerk, behoorlik gebyt en sy stap sedertdien oral waar sy wil wees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Met haar omgeboude inkopietrollie en die wolgesiggie van haar Yorkie, Bob Marley, wat by \u2019n krat op die trollie uitsteek, kan Yoland\u00e9 van der Merwe (50) al van ver af langs die pad gesien word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHierdie is Bob Marley \u2013 oor sy wolhare. Hy is al 12 jaar oud, maar geniet di\u00e9 stappies,\u201d s\u00ea Van der Merwe terwyl sy die besige Kaapweg in Port Elizabeth afstap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy het verlede Maandag vanaf Jeffreysbaai in die stad aangekom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vir die volgende paar dae het sy vriende in Port Elizabeth besoek voor sy \u2019n paar noodsaaklikhede aangekoop en van haar besittings opgetel het wat sy by vriende in die stad agtergelaat het om \u2019n rustiger lewe te begin. Daarna het sy weer terugstap na Jeffreysbaai, waar sy tans op \u2019n kampeerterrein woon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy besit nie \u2019n motor nie en verkies om te stap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het al die Kaap en die Karoo te voet gesien. Ek het twee gesonde voete om mee te stap. Vir my gaan die stappery daaroor om die lewe meer te geniet. In \u2019n kar gaan die lewe te vinnig verby, jy mis dit wat om jou gebeur.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van der Merwe het sowat ses jaar gelede di\u00e9 lewenswyse aangeneem nadat haar ma, Anna, skielik gesterf het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hulle het gereeld vir oefening saam gaan stap, of sommer net na \u2019n koffiewinkel gestap om \u2019n lekkerny te geniet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het daai tyd al agter my ma aangestap. N\u00e1 haar dood het ek haar vreeslik gemis. Sy het die lewe ten volle geniet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit was toe dat ek besluit het om verder te stap, te dink aan haar, oor die lewe, en dit is wat my gehelp het om haar dood te verwerk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Met al die stappery het sy ook na geselskap verlang, maar sy het besef dat Bob Marley te oud is om self die langpad te stap. Sy het dus die inkopietrollie by kinders op straat gekoop en \u2019n spesiale sitplek met \u2019n krat en kussing vir hom ingerig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beddegoed, hondekos en ekstra water word ook saamgeneem. \u201cOns moet altyd genoeg water saamvat. En die beddegoed is vir as hy koud kry, of wanneer ons soms iewers langs die pad kamp.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Terwyl Bob Marley nie \u2019n vreesaanjaende waghond is nie, meen Van der Merwe dat sy niks meer as di\u00e9 liefdevolle \u201cwolgesiggie\u201d nodig het nie, aangesien sy vertrou op die Here se genade om haar veilig te hou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En hoewel haar eenvoudige bestaan haar nie veel geld kos nie, erken Van der Merwe dat sy eendag weer sal moet werk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n \u201cWanneer ek weer begin werk, sal dit beslis iets wees waarmee ek steeds die lewe voluit kan geniet.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" DIE stapgogga het \u2019n vrou van Jeffreysbaai, wat begin stap het om die dood van haar ma te verwerk, behoorlik gebyt en sy stap sedertdien oral waar sy wil 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