What a great day it was, yesterday Wednesday 22nd we gathered at my favourite pub; the Phoenix bar in Vredenburg where we were greeted by the owner Anna who had been away for a month on holiday,
the pub had been closed since mid December so I had been suffering with withdrawal symptoms, I had missed four or five Friday afternoon pool and bullshit sessions! Welcome back Anna!
The weather was perfect for riding, not too hot at the moment and very little wind, this was the crew who enjoyed a welcome shot; Murray, Daan, Johan, myself and Anton. We missed Willie who has had health issues and Sooi. I had placed a notice on our local whatsapp group hoping to attract more guys to join in, this club is not only for Meeulanders, any guy who is able to ride on a Wednesday can join us.
From there a short ride through to Blue Water Bay at Murray's suggestion, it turned out that Anton had not been there before so it was good one.
Just to put you in the picture so to speak; the Book Club is not only about riding our bikes, it is not only about drinking it is a combination of those two for sure but another vital facet of the monthly meeting is intellectual discourse and this flows freely.
The Blue Water Bay lodge is a lovely place, the restaurant and bar overlook the bay and on a calm day like that one was the doors and windows can be opened to the gentle, cooling breeze coming over the water.
Some tourists had hired a helicopter and had flown up from Capetown to eat fresh mussels and oysters in the charming, rustic boma right down on the beach, that's the sort of thing you can do with your foreign money in this country. The mussels and oysters are grown right here in these cool, nutrient rich waters and the flavours are amazing, trust me I know having been involved in the industry for 26 years.
We enjoyed our drinks and the lovely view and then saddled up for a short ride through to Langebaan and another favourite spot; Pirate's Bar,
I always have a bit of a problem telling the attractive young barmaid what beer I want but she's heard it so often, "Fokof" is a local craft beer and pretty much the best one in my humble opinion, not generally a lover of craft beers.
The conversation continued, along with a large plate of fried chips which we shared to line our stomachs, we do not drink excessively I must emphasize although if we were to be stopped in a roadblock we would not pass any tests. However another advantage of meeting on a Wednesday afternoon is that we are not likely to encounter breathalyzer roadblocks.
We split up after that and went our own separate ways, I thoroughly enjoyed the ride home after what had been an excellent afternoon, long may the Book Club continue.
2 comments:
I am missing out big time, still part of the working class, will hopefully join you in 18 months time. Lekker man lekker
You will be most welcome to join us when you're ready, this club is not restricted to Meeulanders members but is open to guys who can ride on a Wednesday, I have been trying to get other riders to join in but so far no takers.
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