In Dusseldorf by Det en Ivi

Naand!

Ek het vandag twee emails gehad met vertalings vir die Poolse woorde. Dis toe nie die versugting van 'n vuisvoos Suid-Afrikaner nie. Baie dankie aan Marius Cronje uit Pretoria en Maniunia Spence van Stellenbosch wat vir my die vertalings gestuur het,

So lyk die vertalings:

Rowery = bicycles;
skutery = scooters;
ogród = garden

Ek het vandag weer in reen gery. Dit was goeie oefening vir die Kaapse winterweer wat binnekort op my wag. Sommige Duitse provinsies se skoolvakansie het nou begin. Op die A3 Autobahn by Keulen in 'n oostelike rigting het ek verby 'n verkeersopeenhoping gery wat baie kilometers lank was.

Ek kuier nou by Det en Ivi en hul twee kinders Fin en Nele in Dusseldorf. Ek ken hulle van vroeere besoeke aan Suid-Afrika. Die twee is dokters en baie hartstogtelik oor Suid-Afrika. Ons het vanmiddag lank in die lekker sonnetjie gesit en oor my Afrika-ervaringe gepraat. Hoe meer ek mense vertel oor wat ek ervaar het, hoe meer kom ek agter hoe die ervaringe my met so 'n groterwordende liefde vir Afrika en sy mense vul. Al is daar minder goeie regerings die mense soos ek en jy is goed.

Toe moes ek dink aan die foto wat ek in Siegen geneem het en wat ook hier bo is:

Ich öffnete endlich die Augen. Uiteindelik het ek my oë oopgemaak en gesien.

Dis wat ek ons almal in Suid-Afrika toewens: Dat ons ons land se positiewe kante ook sal raaksien, nie net die negatiewe nie. Dat ons regering eindelik sal besef dat regstellende aksie (affirmative actions) ook 'n einde moet kry, tot voordeel van ons land.

Dat 'n mens so ver moet ry om duideliker te kan sien.

Heerlike aand aan julle almal.


Good evening!

I received two e-mails today with the translations for the Polish words. It turned out not to be the groans from a disheartened South African. Thank you Marius Cronje from Pretoria and Maniunia Spence from Stellenbosch for sending me the translations.

The translations are as follows:

Rowery = bicycles;

Skutery = scooters;

Ogród = garden

I rode in rain again today. But it was good practise for the Cape winter weather that is awaiting me on my return to South Africa. Some of the German provinces’ school holidays started. On the A3 Autobahn at Cologne, in an easterly direction, I rode past a traffic jam that was kilometres long.

I am visiting with Det and Ivi and their two children Fine and Nele in Dusseldorf. I know them from earlier visits to South Africa. They are both doctors and are passionate about South Africa. We sat for a long time in the afternoon sun, talking about my Africa-experience. The more I tell people about my experiences, the more I realise how my experiences have filled me with a growing love for Africa and its people. Even if there are less good goverments people like you and me have to show what humanity is all about.

I took a picture in Siegen. It is the last picture above.

Ich öffnete endlich die Augen. Eventually I opened my eyes and saw.

This is my wish for all of us in South Africa: Let us see first the positive side of our country and not only the negative. I personally hope and trust that our government will eventually realise that affirmative action has to stop, to the best advantage of our country.

Amazing that a person had to ride this far to see clearer.

A lovely evening to you all.