Day after Christmas stroll.

I and Michael at our local paragliding takeoff site (Oudebosh)

Day after Christmas stroll.

On the way to the Oudebosh takeoff site. (Paragliding and Hangliding)

Day after Christmas stroll.

Michael looking over his grandfather's cattle ranch from our Paragliding take off site.

Christmas Service at our Church.

This year we had a new preacher. He did something different, out of ordinary. And for a change, the children were involved too. How nice.

2010/12/22

This pic has been taken by Allen from Capetown with a 'proper' camera while flying tandem with a RedBull replica owned by his buddy.

2010/12/22

Here is a 'closeup'. Nice toy if you ask me :-)

Capetown just after Sunset.

How do you like this one. A bud of mine took this pic while paramotoring around the 'Mother City' earlier this year. It was just after the sun has set and the colors came out a bit funny. Nice nevertheless. The picture is a snapshot out of the movie his HiDef helmet camera recorded. The thing is no bigger then a chicken egg, yet it records at a very good quality.

Michael's first fish :-)

Michael's first fish :-)

Michael's first fish :-)

Michael's first fish :-)

My 6year old son Michael,managed to catch his first fish ever. It is a spotted grunter ( http://www.south-african-game-reserves.com/fish/spottedgrunter.htm ) He was sooo suprised, he could not belive it.

Beautiful Nyala female.

While walking on a friend's cattle ranch not far away from my house, I came across a small herd of Nyalas (3 or 4). At first I was a bit stunned because I did not expect to see such game on that farm. But then I quickly got my cell and snapped this pic. Unfortunately the big Nyala bull was already out of view. Only the one young female hesitated for a second or so before she too disappeared into the bushes. Fortunately I had just enough time to take the picture. At first, the owner of the farm did not belive me when I toled him about the encounter. Only after seeing the picture and figuring out where exactly it was taken, he accepted the fact :-)

Michael - the Photograph :-)

This is one of the first pictures taken by my 6years old son Michael. He 'borrowed' his sister's camera for the 'occassion'.

Tuning my Paramotor.

"Don't fix it if ain't broken!".In hindsight I should have listened to that old saying . . . To cut a long story short, during my last engine service I did a "carb job". After buying a carburator kit, I disassembled,cleaned and replace all seals. No amount of tuning got the engine to run as smooth and powerfull as it did before the "job".

Ciskei

I suggest to visit Wikipedia if you want to know more about Ciskei.

Ciskei

I took this picture while driving at over 100km/h. The camera from my Nokia 6220c never stops to suprise me.

My son Michael graduates from preschool :-)

My son Michael graduates from preschool :-)

My son Michael graduates from preschool :-)

My son Michael graduates from preschool :-)

My son Michael graduates from preschool :-)

My son Michael graduates from preschool :-)

My son Michael graduates from preschool :-)

My son Michael graduates from preschool :-)

How not to jump in the pool.

My buddy from Bloemfontein, (Freestate Province) came for the weekend.

Pictures from Maputo

Flying between the palm trees in Maputo.

Pictures from Maputo

Flying over Maputo's beach.

Pictures from Maputo

Flying over the lagoon.

I am 44 years old :-)

I don't mind getting old . . . if only my hair won't thin out like that . . .

Signal Hill - Capetown

I and my friend Nelu from NewYork. Believe it or not, last time I say Nelu was in 1981. I was 14 and he was 17 or so. But then again - what is 29 years between friends . . .

Last picture from Addo.

My family on a outing in Addo Elephant parc,Eastern Cape,South Africa.

Our day trip to Addo Parc.

A heard of buffalo was waiting nearby for the elephants to finish at the watter hole. However, I noticed this one huge buffalo approaching the watter with elephants and all. He never quite got into the watter but he wasn't showing much respect for the elephants either.

Our day trip to Addo Parc.

This is what the frame looks like without to much zoom.

Our day trip to Addo Parc.

Elephants at the watter hole in Addo sanctuary. It was hot and the animals were sort of fighting for the watter. I took this picture from some distance using my old Sony handycam. Not bad for a 10x zoom,2MP, 2003 MODEL.

Nice outing . . .

What a nice vacation day. I am blogging this right from Addo Elephant Park. My cell phone has barely 'contact' to the world. I hope this pic will be uploaded. After 2 or so hours of game viewing, we decided to stop at the main camp and have a barbecue. I couldn't believe my eyes . . . We searched for elephants and guess where we saw the most :-)

Capetown vacation Sept. 2010

Last picture I took of Nelu at the Cape Town airport.

Capetown vacation Sept. 2010

My self at Nelu's quest house. Table Mountain and Cape Town harbour can be seen in the back ground. All the above pictures have been taken with a oldish Nokia cell phone (6220c). Pretty impressive quality if you ask me. Even more, this whole blog is updated from my cell (including pictures)

Capetown vacation Sept. 2010

Cape Town city center photographed from Signal Hill.

Capetown vacation Sept. 2010

Main passage in the V&A Waterfront Centre (Cape Town)

Capetown vacation Sept. 2010

Table Mountain as seen from Signal Hill.

Capetown vacation Sept. 2010

Emerèi at the Cape of Good Hope.

Capetown vacation Sept. 2010

Staircase with a bluewilde beast and a Eland trophy.

Capetown vacation Sept. 2010

In the luxurious sitting room.

Capetown vacation Sept. 2010

Emerèi on Nelu's balcony,with Table Mountain in the background.

Capetown vacation Sept. 2010

At Nelu's guest house. He suprised me by promptly inviting us for breakfast. Keep in mind, I have not seen the chap in 29years !

Capetown vacation Sept. 2010

Just after breakfast while waiting for Nelu to finish writing some postcards.

Lifeblog post

Lifeblog post, originally uploaded by gomario.

Mon 2010/09/06 12:01 PE Hawkwind Club. I don't count life by the number of breaths I take. I count it by the number of moments which take my breath away !

Lifeblog post

Lifeblog post, originally uploaded by gomario.

Wed 2010/08/04 12:39 Emerei playing netball. From left to right. Zinzi, Emerei, Lindi, Marguerite and Jesica.

Lifeblog post

Lifeblog post, originally uploaded by gomario.

Wed 2010/08/04 13:19 Don't touch me. Mila, Michael youngest niece, greets Michael.

Lifeblog post

Lifeblog post, originally uploaded by gomario.

Sat 2010/07/24 13:52. Emerei got another award in rhythmic gymnastics. But she won't bother anymore with it. She wants to go into acting. Suits her much better :-)