Log cabin

[Pete (RIP)]

Hi Richard ~

Mike's photographs posted on this page on 02 August (?) show the "cabin" as it is now.  The penny dropped with a number of clubs a few years ago when it was realised how many roofed areas could not be reliably used due to the inclement weather.  Since then a number of clubs have enclosed their stoeps including the Bowling Club, "Op My Stoep" (the Riding Club) and the Log Cabin.   (I'm not sure where the trend started but I like to think it the Security pub - the "POH" - was amongst the forerunners).  As a result they are getting full use of these floor areas irrespective of the weather. Other clubs, such as the Angling and Golf Clubs, have enhanced their clubhouses with the intention of allowing additional natural light in, as well as access to the great outdoors. 

[Richard Opperman]

Here are some more log cabin photographs of the 1978 party.
You might know someone in the photographs.
Enjoy the memories.

Richard  8)

[Richard Opperman]

And some more  8)

[Yvette Kroukamp (Biccard)]

Here are some more log cabin photographs of the 1978 party.
You might know someone in the photographs.
Enjoy the memories.

Richard  8)

Sh.t! Richard, check out Renee????  Who was the blonde guy in pale blue shirt, Karen went out with him, ask Debby for me. 

Yvette

[Bev Burchell]

Hi Richard.

I bumped into Terry Early at golf the other day and he said to please send regards to you.  Don't know if you remember him ... he left yonks ago but remembers everyone and everything!

regards

[Richard Opperman]

Hi Bev,

I spoke to Terry two weeks ago about our next Seal College fund raiser Golf Day.
He attended our last golf day.
He is also in one of the photographs of the "1993 Omund Reunion".

Thanks Richard  8)

[SandyB]

HI  Richard .. yes  the log  cabin parties  .  the  pics  on  the  teenagers  link  .. blast  from  the  past  .. I ahve pics as  well .. quite  a few  in  slide  form  ..got to  get them scanned  and  submitted  .. just  a csae  of  finding  the time .. .. talking  about  the  log cabin ..  I  remember  the   early  new years  morning  Viv and I nearly wiped  out  my  fathers  car .. , think  it was  start of  77  ..  He  is  long  gone  now  so I suppose I  can tell  the  story  although he mosy probably  heard  from  the grapevine.. we  had been  trolling  from  party to party ,,  we  used  to  go  to  the  Alexanders , obviously  pop  in  at  home  and  then  fly  off again ..   we  were really  on the move   and   quite  out  of  it ...  anyhow  as  the sun was  coming  up  we  were  heading  for  the log cabin  to    sit  up on  the roof  to see  the sun  come up  ...    I  foolishly  let Viv drive  ...  as  we  rounded the last bend   she  sort of  lost control  , next  thing we  are  careening  off  the  road  down  the  embankment  at  an  angle , the car  kind  of dug  its  nose  in  and scooped  up  a  load of  gravel  and  sand which was   thrown  over  the top  of  the  car  and next  thing  we  are  going  through  the  bundu .. Viv  has  by  now let go  of  the steering wheel  and  is screaming  and tearing  her  hair  out .. I  had  the  presence  of  mind  to grab  the  handbrake   bringing  us  to a halt   .. (   I  thank the  stars  it was  a  citroen  .. I  am  sure  any  other  car would  surely  have  rolled )  Of  course  all  the  people already  on the roof  of  the  log abin   get  this full  show of  this  car  leaving the  road  and  nearly wiping  out . ..  I  managed  to get  the  car back up  on  the  road  .. and  then  we joined  the  party  ..  the  damage  if  any  we  would  deal  with later ...  When we  went  to Ronnie  Emerys  place  for  a braai later  that  day  I  plucked up  the courage  to  look  properly at  the  damage ..   .. the  entire  valence  under  the  nose of the  car  looked like  crumpled  tissue  paper   ..  I  proceeded  to try  and " iron "  out  the  damage ...   with  planks  ..  was  reasonably  successful   we  then  painted  it  black  to  disguise  ...

[Richard Opperman]

Hi Sandy,

Debby and I remember that New Year's eve - very funny memory now!

Richard + Debby  8)

[SandyB]

Richard .. thanks  for  the pictures  .. Luderitz ..  yes it was  a  drunken  time  ..  we  were  trying to escape  from the reality  of  the horror  that  awaited  us ..   I  was  17  at  the time  .. so  my    carefree  youth  was  being cut  short ..  Do  you  remember   us all  in  the bar  at  the Kapps  Hotel  singing  the song  by   I  think  it  was   black sabbath  .. " she  came  to  me  one morning  "  ??  and banging  our  glasses  on the bar counter ...    Our  lives  changed  from  the moment  we  ended  up  on  that train  ..   as  for   the  beach party  pic ... I think the  brownish  beetle was  my  hired  car  ..  it was  my  favourite   ..  the purple one  had  problems  with  misfiring ...

[Richard Opperman]

Yes Sandy I do remember the song it was a Uriah Heep number off the "Salisbury" LP called "Lady in Black", I now have the CD.
Mad days and good memories!

Richard  8) 

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Thought I'd bring this topic to the fore......just because I can.     

[Richard Opperman]

Found some more photographs of log cabin and beach parties of the late 70s, on slides will post shortly.

[SandyB]

Good  for  you  .. now  maybe  some  more  including  me  will  be  spurred on to  do  a  bit more  sharing ....

[georg ruf jr.]

Great Richard. Looking foward to the pics.

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

 Hello1  Patricia.......here we go. Should have done this in the first place. I'm as blonde as you.