Steven and his crew were busy with their preparations for the jol and decided to have a braai with whoever wanted to come visit the night before.
I pitched up there around 7pm, to find Steven and Juanita behind the stoves. They were preparing the curry and rice, as well as the filling for the jaffles.
Peet from Exploited was also there with his family. We were just talking nonsense and stoking the fireplace to make sure
we could have something to braai on a little later.All-in-all it was a "lekker kuier" (great visit) and I only left there around 11.
BUT....Duncan and I arrived at the gates around 9 the next morning, got our badges and entries and proceeded to the area of the jol, which was already quite well packed by that time.
Steven was worried, since they
had never done something like this before and he was worried that people
wouldn't pitch, etc, etc.I can tell you this, though...What a Jol!
Around 10 they had run out of badges at the gate! By the end of the day, they had more than 360 people enter! You've set the standard now, Steven...Good luck with next year!
The games during the day were all similar to other jols we've had before, but there were subtle twists in all the games that made them different.
I was not there for the tyre throw, but I can tell you that
the tug-of-war teams had to consist of 3 men and 2 ladies and the slow
racers had to have a pillion on the bike...facing backwards. Made for
some interesting poses on the bikes, I must say.Fun was had by all and the amount of prizes they had to hand out at the end of the day were phenominal! Thanks to all the sponsors who donated prizes for the jol.
My family were all at the jol and I can tell you we had a blast! Those
that weren't there...You missed out on a wonderful day and a fantastic
jol. Go Shambles!!
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