Your blood group displayed on your boat means...

Yes, it means this is a bloody (pun intended) dangerous sport, exclusively for adrenalin junkies with conjones (or similar) of solid brass. Take that to include bra's.

This weekend's boat race at our beautiful village of Yzerfontein proved just how dangerous...


There were several non-injury acrobatics and aerobatics, some of which were executed with a marked lack of grace.

The sea was calm, allowing for maximum speeds all the way around the island of Meeurots.

 A co-pilot being flipped out of her boat was the first injury. True to form the NSRI was on the scene beyond the backline immediately with their jetski.

Fortunately the injury proved to be minor, and she was safely brought to shore.  The next competitor was less fortunate - their boat did a complete somersault with one of the young men sustaining serious injuries.

The NSRI deemed it prudent to transport the patient to the harbour rather than bring him to the beach through the breakers.

Despite being in agony, the young man was none too pleased when the doctor had to cut off his brand-new wetsuit to assess the injuries.

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Fried scorpion anyone?

It being autumn, dawn no longer puts in the early appearance it used to. 

I had just started working this morning when I heard the familiar clack-clacking of the neighbour's electrified 'snake fence' once again frying something to death.

I knew it wasn't a tortoise or a cobra this time (see earlier posts), as they are not nocturnal.

Wondering what hapless creature was getting the shock of its life I grabbed a torch and a stick and made my way over to the neighbour's driveway.

This toasted scorpion had tried to edge its way under the wire. Seems it has had a good summer and was no longer as slim and trim as it used to be.

Good thing we don't have to pay such an exorbitant price for a little summer overindulgance.

See the video of the execution on my FB page.