SONDERLING, avontuurlustig met \u2019n drif om te l\u00e9\u00e9f, te ondersoek en uit te vind \u2013 dit is Susan de Vos wat die naweek vir haar tagtigste verjaar-dag gaan tandem-valskermspring (skydive) het \u2013 vanaf 2740m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 ma van vyf en ouma van nege was plaaskind, onderwyseres, biblioteekdame, en is belese en berese. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy gesels wyd en heerlik: oor haar feestelike verjaardag, die groot sprong en haar knap nasate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oudste raakvatter-dogter Ria de Vos het al die re\u00eblings getref. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sondag se sprong was nie haar eerste nie. Toe kleinseun Dricus Waldeck 21 word, is Susan (toe 74) saam na Bloukransbrug. Ria het haar oppad aangepor met \u201cMa wou nog altyd reksprong doen\u201d, en daar bungee<\/i> Su-san. \u201cDit was net daardie ding om die enkels wat niks lekker was nie,\u201d s\u00ea Susan wat vir die afglope vyf jaar by Ons Tuiste in Humansdorp nes-skrop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maar die valskermspring was anders, vertel sy. \u201cDie rit met die vliegtuig was lekker en kalm.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al het haar dokter en apteker by navrae gemaan dat die adrenalien haar \u2019n hartaanval kan gee, s\u00ea Susan: \u201cWatwou, dit gaan oor die mense wat saam is. My oudste seun wat \u2018n \u2018pa- rabat\u2019 was, het saamgespring. En na-tuurlik Dricus en sy meisie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie uitstoot uit die vliegtuig was rof, en ek moes vooraf my tande uithaal, maar die res was groot sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMens vryval teen \u2019n hengse spoed, en hang dan rustig in die lug. Die valskerm se geskommel maak mens wel effe lugsiek.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Susan lag: \u201cEk is darem nog nie dood nie, al het die bloeddruk gebokspring. Maar dit sal ek nie vir die dokter vertel nie, want hy sal net s\u00ea: I told you so<\/i>!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy vertel dat die mooiste was toe Dricus \u2019n huweliksaansoek op die grond uitgesprei het dat sy meisie dit met haar sprong uit die lug kon sien. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Vanwaar?<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ons gesels oor haar oorsprong op Jansenville, die voordele van plaasskool waar kinders sterk kennis-vaslegging gekry het want \u201cjy tel alles op van die grotes, en hoor volgende jaar weer jou ou werk by die jonges\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maar haar gelukkigste werktyd was die 16 jaar in die biblioteek \u2013 tussen die boeke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Na twee jaar se aftrede het Susan haar doodverveel en vir besigbly by \u2019n vriendin se kleuterskool \u2019n meng-elmoes kleingoed help grootleer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het selfs al stock cars<\/i> gery, maar ek kon nie so lekker ry op gevoel nie: ek kon nie sien nie, want ek is te kort.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Rondrits<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOuma l\u00ea in die strate,\u201d skerts Dricus toe ons die afspraak met Susan maak. Hy ken haar reislus. Hulle was hoeka saam in Zambi\u00eb op \u2019n kerkuitreiki<\/span>ng. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Buiten Suid-Afrika van hoek tot kant, Namibi\u00eb en Botswana, het Su-san wyd gereis: Engeland en Skotland in Brittanje, Frankryk, Itali\u00eb, Duitsland, Oostenryk, Noorwe\u00eb, Switserland en Griekeland in Europa . . . \u201cIsrael en Oberammergau was besondere ervarings.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Verjaardagfees<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Susan s\u00ea sy verjaar al heelweek. Die verjaardagparty was buitengewoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Elke kleinkind het \u2019n tafel met \u2019n tema van Ouma se hartsgoed gehad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Dricus s\u2019n was Reis. \u201cDit is sy hart ook,\u201d s\u00ea Susan. \u2019n Kaart het al haar reise aangetoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cElzaan se tafel was oor die plaas \u2013 kompleet met windpompies en die hanslam, Tjoppie. My jongste kleindogter se tema was \u2018Ek wonder\u2019, want ek wonder wat sal gebeur, wat is daar, wat volgende . . .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Haar kinders het soveel moeite gedoen, maar hulle \u201csteel my goed uit die huis vir temas,\u201d lag Susan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Toekoms<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Op die vraag: Wat volgende?, s\u00ea Su-san: \u201cEk hoop ek word rerig oud, want my bucket<\/i> het \u2019n gat onder in. Hy raak nooit vol nie. Daar is nog soveel om aan te vang. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDalk kry ek kans om alles te doen wat ek nog wil, soos Ierland toe gaan. Ek is te nuuskierig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEk kan nie al my drome verwe-sentlik nie, maar ek kan hulle po-lish<\/i>.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SONDERLING, avontuurlustig met \u2019n drif om te l\u00e9\u00e9f, te ondersoek en uit te vind – dit is Susan de Vos wat die naweek vir haar tagtigste verjaar-dag gaan tandem-valskermspring (skydive) het – vanaf 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