The rain won this battle as well and forced a retreat of the troops. We will re-engage in February! The next Hack will be the 55th anniversary of the Hack and will be on Sunday the 4th of February 2018 at 8h30 on Agapanthus Road off Porter Drive. Frik Potgieter Convenor read more
Hackers: It was as if there had been a message sent round 'bring a friend'. Merrilee Berrisford swelled the number of hackers with her son Jeremy, his wife Jean and children Sam and Kate. Kate brought her school friend Molly Perkin and Sam his friend Trento Lambrecht. Molly's parents Karen & Gary were also hacking. Willem Stiglingh a regular Wednesday and Pringle Bay hacker came with Jano Nortje from George. John & Sue Weaver brought Megan Conrad with them. The regulars included Maarten & Hilary Mauve, Tom Dreyer, Rosemary Fowkes, Jan & Betsey Joubert, Jeannie … read more
- Frik Potgieter, Convenor On a lovely, if somewhat windy day, we had a very good turnout, mainly due to the efforts of Betsey Joubert (who brought all the people who attended her birthday party), and John and Andrea Benn who commandeered their neighbours. The combined effort of all the attendees resulted in the plot being cleared of all the myrtle. A great achievement! Di Knott provided the sandwiches but could not attend due to her geyser bursting at a very inopportune time, and Merran Silberbauer provided the tea (as well as fetching the sandwiches… read more
Ed Silberbauer Betty's Bay, as everyone knows has the privilege of lying in the richest floral area in the world. So why do we mess it up? We have here a wide variety of alien invasive plants of all shapes and sizes, some more awful than others. Of all the 'awfuls' the New Zealand Christmas tree tops the list. This tree was introduced to Betty's Bay in the 1950s and became a great favourite in Sunny Seas as it withstands salt air and strong winds and provides a magnificent floral display at Christmas time. By… read more
