WORCESTER – Swaar re\u00ebnneerslae in die Breederivier-gebied die afgelope naweek \u2013 weer \u2019n keer \u2013 het \u2019n groep hondeliefhebbers se kampeeruitstappie kortgeknip toe stygende water hul veiligheid bedreig het.<\/p>\n
En hoewel dit \u2019n senutergende ervaring was, het die kampeergroep, verbonde aan \u2019n honde-opleidingskool, nou \u2019n storie van \u2019n leeftyd om te vertel.<\/p>\n
Hulle het die afgelope Donderdagmiddag by die Altydwater-kampterrein naby Rawsonville aangekom vir \u2019n langnaweekuitstappie wat ook as honde-opleidingskamp gedien het. Hulle het by die pragtige kampterrein op die oewer van die Smalblaarrivier gekamp. <\/p>\n
Die groepie het uit 22 hondeliefhebbers asook 14 honde wat die naweek opleiding sou ontvang, bestaan.<\/p>\n
Maar omstreeks eenuur die volgende oggend is hul kampnaweek erg ontwrig.<\/p>\n
\u201cDaar was \u2019n klop aan ons deur. Die eienaar van die kampterrein het ons gewaarsku: \u201cDaar is baie meer re\u00ebn as wat voorspel is; die water moet nog van die berg afkom. Die rivier kan dalk oorstroom. Hou die watervlak dop en wees gereed om op te pak,\u201d het een van die kampeerders, Belinda Liebenberg, geskryf.<\/p>\n
Die hele kampgroep was toe op en wakker om die situasie te monitor. Iemand het \u2019n voertuig in die rigting van die rivier gedraai sodat die kopligte die rivier kon belig. Hulle kon sien hoe vinnig die water styg.<\/p>\n
\u201cNie eens 20 minute later nie skreeu iemand vir ons: \u201cPak op, hier kom moeilikheid! Die kampeerplek het begin oorstroom.<\/p>\n
\u201cOns het eers die honde beveilig en toe begin om alles wat ons kon met die hulp van mede-kampeerders in ons groep in die kampeerwa te laai. <\/p>\n
\u201cOns moes \u2019n tent letterlik inderhaas net so by die heuwel langs die rivier optrek asook met \u2019n groot gesukkel \u2019n kampeerwa teen die baie nat helling opkry.\u201d<\/p>\n
In die gietende re\u00ebn, met almal nog in hul slaapklere en sommige sonder re\u00ebnjasse, het almal saamgespan om te help pak. Hulle kon sien hoe vinnig die rivier styg.<\/p>\n
\u201cDit was \u2019n groot spanpoging van almal op die kampterrein om onsself, ons gesinne, ons honde en ons besittings na veiligheid te bring. <\/p>\n
\u201cDit was nie aangenaam nie, maar is gewis \u2019n onvergeetlike ervaring. Wat die meeste uitgestaan het, was hoe ons almal in daardie moeilike situasie gehelp het en na mekaar se veiligheid omgesien het.<\/p>\n
\u201cDankie aan almal wat die Wayne Wilson-hondeopleidings\u00adkamp bygewoon het; julle is \u2019n wonderlike groep \u2013 letterlik, in re\u00ebn of sonskyn!<\/p>\n
\u201cDankie dat julle onselfsugtig was en mekaar gehelp het. <\/p>\n
\u201cEk is dankbaar dat ons almal betyds veilig uitgekom het, al het ons koud en nat tuis aangekom.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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