Dit is die eerste keer in baie jare dat ek nie Kersfees saam met my familie en vriende sal deurbring nie. Dis ‘n bittersoet gedagte, want aan die een kant weet ek ek moet wees waar ek my tans bevind, maar aan die ander kant tref die gedagte aan ‘n Kersdag weg van my familie en vriende al harder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hoe ouer ‘n mens word, hoe belangriker word die band wat jy smee met hulle wat die naaste aan jou is \u2013 jou familie. Moet my nie verkeerd verstaan nie \u2013 daar is mos maar altyd daai een of twee familielede wat jy so een keer in ‘n dekade wil sien, maar hoe lui die gesegde nou weer \u2026 bloed is dikker as water. Of, jy kan jou vriende kies, maar nie jou familie nie. Dis nou maar eenmaal so waar soos wat die son hierdie somer weer op Afrika-bodem gaan bak!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gepraat van somer \u2013 Desember is mos sinoniem met seevakansies. Di\u00e9 van ons wat jaar in en jaar uit die bederf van die see ken en ervaar, sal weet. Dis daai tyd van die jaar dat almal op Langebaan toesak om ‘n bietjie son en seelug in te asem. Vir familie en vriende wat ‘n ent weg van die seebederf af woon, is dit die hoogtepunt van die jaar. Om die een of ander rede bly Langebaan maar die punt van samekoms. Die kalifas by Mykonos word al ‘n jaar vooruit bespreek. Of die gastehuis, woonwa- of tent-staanplek word al lank voor die tyd geboek. Alles word haarfyn vooraf beplan vir daai Weskus-wegbreekkans. Dis Desember; dis feestyd; dis Kerstyd saam met familie en vriende. Ai, dis asof ek in my geestesoog kan sien hoe daai eerste paar dae voor Oukersdag hulle afspeel.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die feestelike atmosfeer wat heers; die swaar gelaaide koelbokse en ander houers met al die vleise, drankies, soet- en southappies, gerookte snoek, bestanddele vir die afval- of seekospotte \u2013 noem maar op. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die eerste familie wat hier knap voor Kersfees opdaag om in die feestelikheid te kom deel beteken nog meer kos- en drank-voorraad word by die bestaande spulletjie gevoeg. En dan begin die makietie in alle erns \u2013 natuurlik eers met ‘n eg Suid-Afrikaanse braai. Dis daarna dat die potte en tafels gaan begin kreun en dreun van allerlei lekkertes. Oral in Langebaan hang die klanke van vrolike kuiers en slegs di\u00e9 tyd van die jaar verskoon almal die meer as normale volume in klank, want dis feestyd aan die Weskus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gaan loer maar daar by die lagoon en jy sal sien wie almal hul opwagting hier aan die Weskus kom maak het. Die Gautengers word jaar n\u00e1 jaar ‘n alombekende gesig hier aan die Weskus. Ons vriende van ons buurland Namibi\u00eb is kort op hul hakke. En moenie vergeet van ons Kapenaars nie \u2013 tog te lief vir die Weskus! En natuurlik sal jy al ons kleindorpiemense, wat ‘n klipgooi van die see af is, hier kan gewaar. Die paar dae word haarfyn beplan. Die see en branders moet aangedurf word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iewers sal wel tyd ingeruim word om ‘n draai in Velddrif te gaan maak. Die vars harders, gerookte snoek en bokkoms is ‘n moet. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dan is Paternoster volgende op die spyskaart. Die mooi van hierdie pragtige Weskusdorpie sal maar altyd bekoor \u2013 soveel om te sien en te doen. Ek wonder of die mense steeds ‘n paar krewe en ‘n vars snoekie uit die see daar op die strand kan koop?\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
St.\u2009Helenabaai; Tietiesbaai; Jakobsbaai; Saldanhabaai \u2013 almal die moeite werd om te gaan inloer, al is dit net vir daai lekker ontbyt of middagete, of in die son te l\u00ea en bak vir ‘n uur of drie. Dis mos festive \u2013 geen haas. Gee jou lyf ‘n gawe tyd. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En di\u00e9 wat van ‘n lekker dagtrippie al langs die kus af hou, is daar meer as genoeg om te sien of te doen. Daai familie uit die Vrystaat sal nog ‘n keer die lekkerte en waardering smaak van die mooi van onse Weskus \u2013 al met die spoorlyn langs tot in Elandsbaai; hou koers tot in Strandfontein. Moenie verby Ebenhaeser ry nie. Gaan loer in. Gaan maak ‘n draai in Lambertsbaai en geniet Weskus-vriendelikheid op sy beste. Gaan maak ‘n draai by Muisbosskerm se opelugrestaurant. Hul gebraaide vis, mossels, kreef, snoek en oondgebakte suurdeegbrood sal jou laat vra vir nog!\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gaan stap ‘n ent op Lambertsbaai se strand en gee jou maag so ‘n bietjie skiet om daai vislekkertes na behore te verteer voordat jy weer jou pad aandurf Langebaan toe. En as jou beesstertpot of kerrieafvalpot hier skuins n\u00e1 Kersdag begin prut, hoop ek dat jou kuier saam met die familie en vriende van naby en ver ekstra lekker sal wees; dat al die strydbyle wat daar dalk is, vir daai tyd vergeet sal word of sommer finaal neergegooi sal word. Ons leef in sulke moeilike tye. Niks is vir my so mooi as familie wat deur dik en dun bymekaarstaan nie \u2013 veral in die feestyd. Dis mos omgeetyd. Doen dit met oorgawe.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ons weet nie of ons volgende jaar die voorreg sal h\u00ea nie. Gese\u00ebnde Kersfees!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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