For many years now this blog has been mostly about the Meeulanders Motorcycle Club, of which we have been proud members and of which for the past three and a half years I was the President. If you have been reading this you will have seen the recent election and installation of my brother Anton as the new President.
Unfortunately Janet and I will be leaving the club in a couple of months as we are relocating overseas, but more about that in a later blog. This story concerns Willie and Antoinette who have been members for the past twelve years and who are leaving the west coast to live in Capetown and so have resigned from the club. Janet and I had been planning a seafood(ish) day for the club at our house so Anton suggested we combine it with a farewell for the two of them - excellent idea!
By the time we got started on Sunday there were 26 members present, most of the club and the first course was fresh oysters from the cold, nutrient-rich waters of our own Saldanha Bay. They were delicious and were followed closely by fresh mussels steamed in wine and lemon juice.
While (almost) everyone was tucking into those, (three or four didn't eat that) I got busy with the fresh "harders", a small local mullet which is caught in "trek" nets in the bay. Not everyone likes these, they are very bony but they are delicious and are worth the effort of eating around the bones, I love them.
We were lucky in that it wasn't as hot a day as we have had lately, there was a cooling breeze so people were able to sit outside. Next came the mains;
Potato salad, pasta salad and three-bean salad, home made bread, roasted chicken wings for those not so keen on fish, smoked Angel fish and deep fried crumbed prawns. It really was a good meal and everyone tucked in. (Note; It's worth clicking on that picture just to get a look at the food!) After we had all had enough to eat the party continued and then Anton called the mob together to say a few words for Willie and Antoinette.
He called upon me to contribute too, for which I was very appreciative, having been President a short while ago and then he presented them with a memento of the club which had been made for them by our own resident artist; Murray Harris.
After that it was time for a group photo and here is the happy mob of fantastic people.
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| Willie with Frank |
It had been a great afternoon, Willie and Antoinette got a lovely send-off and the members had an enjoyable get together. I'm sure that this will have been the last function that we will cater at this house so I'm glad it was a club event.
I have posted all of the photos of the day on my facebook site; "Braais, beers and bikes" so if you would like to see them go take a look. To see the pictures full size, click on them.
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