Mc Dougals Bay

Delia · September 17, 2007, 12:43:33 PM

I think those skoffels were a bit before my time - didn't do much gliding when we jolled in the area - maybe in our heads with all the "green" smoke which tended to pervade mcdoug's ;). we didn't party much in port jolly itself - stuck to mcdoug's - occassionaly a diver would move into the town itself and so the parties moved with him. the Scotia Inn will always be a memory for me tho - often stopped in their for a drink coming/going. you right, there were some strange characters around.

SandyB · September 17, 2007, 01:04:31 PM

No we did not skoffel we would go and drink and watch the locals at play .. also for discretions sake no names mentioned there were one or two oranjemund girls having affairs with locals .. so they would be seen there .. we had a code of silence .. nod hello and nobody "saw" each other there .. so it remains .. I remember a couple who stayed with us for a few days at the cottage in Mcdougals they were from Joburg travelling around on a

.. they were very
" green " the girl would make money from making and selling macrame work
( remember all those kitsch pot plant hangers ) .. anyhow she would in her smoked up state accost the surprised locals walking on the beach trying to sell macrame to them . they would take fright at this wild eyed goofed crazy creature and scuttle off ...
definitely not catholics cos i did not see them crossing themselves .. lots of muttering though ....

Charmain Meier (Heusdens) · September 17, 2007, 02:43:43 PM

Diana

Suna and I discuss all the topics and I give her feedback. She remembers you very well. They are arriving this coming Thursday and I am looking forward to their visit. I will give her your regards. Where are you living now? Regards to Steven, don't know if he will remember me.

Keep well.

Charmain

Charmain Meier (Heusdens) · September 17, 2007, 03:06:44 PM

Susan Brownless

Good heavens, it is so nice to hear from you. Where are you living? Yes, I remember you quite clearly. Bill Slier and Kosie Krige too. Some of the names I can remember that used to work at Uubley are Appels Coetzee, Johnny Hattingh, Andries Coetzee (the flame red headed chap), Johan Oertel, Fanie de Witt, Sandy de Witt, Elaine Coetzee, Natasha le Roux, Elsabe Swanepoel, Denise Langeveldt, Miena Koopman, John Williams and the rest I cannot remember.

Workshop Foremen and Chargehands are Samma Schreuder, Eddie Haylett, Oom Frans (cannot remember his surname), Oom Jan Badenhorst, Uncle Aubrey Baker with his smelly old pipe, Oom Viv le Roux.

Of the Owambo Boss Boys the own who stood out above the rest was Old Pat, the one with the bandy legs. He used to work for Dennis Hawkins at one of the plants.

Cheers

Charmain

Charmain Meier (Heusdens) · September 17, 2007, 03:51:15 PM

Yvette

I see you live in Kimberley. Suna and Eddie live in Koffiefontein, 100 km south of Kimberley. They drive to Kimberley once a month for shopping. Please send me your phone no and address and I will pass it on to her. She cannot remember your married surname when you worked at Marine. Please send it to me. Thanx.

Charmain

Michael Alexander · September 20, 2007, 02:15:08 PM

Here are some snaps from when the Vodens family use to go through to the Reschke's place in MacDougals

Michael Alexander · September 20, 2007, 02:15:44 PM

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Diana Rudd (Boehme) · October 07, 2007, 06:39:51 PM

Charmaine is Suna still visting you? How she doing? I know Koffiefontein had friends there when we lived in Ficksberg.Saw you mentioned Phalaborwa we lived there for 10years.Now in Table View Cape Town. Stephen does remember you and sends regards.

Charmain Meier (Heusdens) · October 08, 2007, 05:08:52 PM

Unfortunately they went home on 29 Sep. I lived in Phalaborwa from Dec 1993 to Jun 2000. Cried my eyes out to leave the "protected" town for the rat race of Pretoria, but believe it or not, I will NEVER go back. That place is the closest to Hell. Too hot man. Please tell Stephen I send my regards. I sent Vivienne Worth an email and we plan to get together some time soon. It is going to be a shock to see one another after all the years. I see you had comment about Richard's camera making everyone look fat, just chill, we all got fat over the years.

Keep well and regards to Stephen

Charmain

Michael Alexander · October 08, 2007, 05:15:18 PM

Hehehe, did it ever occur to you that maybe the camera was'nt lying? :) ;) :D ;D

Diana Rudd (Boehme) · October 08, 2007, 08:42:12 PM

Hey Micheal go sit in the corner and................ :P I told you Richard wanted to use his new wide angle lens.Charmaine we left Phalaborwa 1990 stayed at 26 JanssensCres opposite the high. Also cried buckets when we left. Ya Ya I hear you guys I know this isn't Phalaborwaonline.com :)

Michael Alexander · October 09, 2007, 05:41:50 AM

It must have been at least a 1m wide lense I reckon...hehehhehehe ;)

Charmain Meier (Heusdens) · October 10, 2007, 04:31:50 PM

Mike

Now, now, come on, age is creeping up on you and we speak again in a couple of year's time. Luckily when you really start getting old you start shrinking again!!!!!

Keep up the good work on the site. I fight to get to the computer first in the afternoon to catch up on postings on the site, kind of addictive.

Charmain