Birthday bash; Gypsy Jokers, Wild Bunch and Brothers of the Wind

Saturday, a day that was like summer in the middle of winter, was the day for a party at the Phoenix bar in Vredenburg. It was a combined birthday bash for Eduardo, the President of the local Gypsy Jokers chapter along with a member of the Wild bunch and another from the Brothers of the wind. I arrived at the pub just after 15h00, by which time there were not many people but two of my brothers were inside and I joined them for a drink;

Photo by Anna; Self, Anton and Hein (Meeulanders)

All the while we could hear bikes arriving, it would not take long before there was good crowd and our own DJ "Splinter" kept the vibe going with good biker music;

Anna, the owner of the pub and her daughter were kept busy behind the bar, here with one of the cakes made for the occasion.

Quite a lot of the visitors who had traveled up from Capetown and surrounds, set up tents on the grass area outside.

My old friend Alex, Mohicans President

As is usually the case with these local events we mostly know each other and it is great getting together again.

Eduardo had set up a small seating area in an adjoining workshop as a "restaurant" where there was a lamb on the spit and a curried chicken potjie on the go. An excellent meal was included in the entry price of only R35 which also included a badge! Amazing value. (Click on the picture to see it full size.)

 

They kept on coming and I'm happy to say that Meeulanders were well represented as were the other local clubs. The party raged on into the night - I did not! I called it a day just before 19h00 and rode through the twilight back to Saldanha, it had been a very enjoyable afternoon with a great bunch of people and it had all certainly been well organized by Eduardo, the Gypsy Jokers and the ladies.

I have seen video clips and photos on the Phoenix bar's facebook page so I know that the party went on long into the night, bikers really know how to party!