oranjemund 2008

[the hamster]

i visited oranjemund around 1995 for 2 weeks. we stayed with phil and tikki gerrard who were friend of toni and podge tresadern. dont know if any of you lot remember them. i just wanted to say how much i loved it there. the people were so friendly.  we also went river rafting on the orange river. me and friend were in south africa playing proffessional cricket at the time and we played in a game at your annual meeting with klienzee too.
we got on great with some of the younger people there too. we would have been 18 or 19 at the time. i remember getting taken to a shabeen on the outskirts of town by a group of youngsters led by a lad called vickers or something like that.
i would love to visit again.....it seems such a laid back lifestyle.   is it anything like that now or has it been spoilt and everyones left.
i also remember gordon..... i think he used to be the butcher. i bumped into him in the fox and hounds pub in boatsig in capetown a couple of times before he passed away.
anyway...great memories of the place

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Dear Mr Hamster,
Who are you, would be nice to know,as I also know the peole you have mentioned in your post.

[the hamster]

i first went to capetown to play cricket in 1994 and toni and podge looked after me for 6 months.
i then came back every year after that until 2000.
i played cricket with podge at edgemead

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Just that Stephen played cricket with Podge back in the day 1980. Thought perhaps you were from that time,but you look to young unless you've aged well. We had a re-union type thing at podges pub "Chill out" at the beginning of March check out the photo's under Anything goes - March re-union something like that don't remember off hand what the topic was called but would be in the first 3 pages I guess. I knew Toni as Toni Sumter. Stephen also played country district cricket in the late 70's.

[the hamster]

im 32 now so not quite as old as podge....but i remember a few of the older cricketers like sam seale and bruce cortaine.(thats spelt wrong)
i still keep in touch with david.....tonis son.

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Yes it was Sam Seals pub oops always mix Podge and him up. Yes Sam played cricket then as well. Do you Know Barry from Edgemead cricket much your age. *ssh*le  I can say that 'cos I'm old.    ::

[Michael Alexander]

The guy who took you to the shebeen was Wicus, (Ice), now lives in Windhoek I think....

[Michael Alexander]

I was also in that Pub with Gordon for a drink once, he should never have been forced to leave here, he never wanted to go...THANKS DEBEERS and your narrow mindedness.........   

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Sorry to interupt Michael....but Mr. Hamster did you prehaps know Bruce Davies from Podges time an excellent cricketer and well known old O'munder.Can't recall who he married now.

[the hamster]

the names ring a bell. i would recognise them if i seen them