DASKOP
Race Dog
- Joined
- Jun 22, 2012
- Messages
- 1,990
- Reaction score
- 11
- Location
- Eastern Cape
- Bike
- BMW R1200GS Adventure
But, there is more to the story, and I have Björn's permission to share it.
Next to the chapel, is a vertically placed flat rock with an inscribed plaque attached to it. The inscription reads Haimo Basler and Sylvia Basler, indicating their dates of birth and dates of passing and I asked Björn what the significance was.
Haimo and Sylvia were his parents, but Björn left his family home, and was disowned at the age of 18, so he went off on his own, served in the Special Forces and later on diving for diamonds. He did not have a good relationship and any real contact with his parents for the rest of their lives. His parents never visited him, shared in his achievements, or ever saw his farm outside Helmeringhausen.
When Björn learnt of his mom’s passing, he went to clean up her house. He found his dad’s ashes and a plaque which had his Austrian Grandfather’s name, Dr. Alexander Basler, inscribed on it. He took the urns containing the ashes of his parents, and the plaque, to his farm. He buried the urns where the memorial stone is placed, and he inscribed his parents’ details on the reverse side of the plaque which he attached to the stone.
No matter what the past, he honoured his parents. In my eyes and humble opinion, a man of honour and integrity. Also, a man of great resolve.
Elaboration is required to authenticate this statement, so here it is.
Björn Basler, and his wife Katja, own the Helmeringhausen Hotel, the 11000 hectare Guest Farm Helmeringhausen and Guiding Motorcycle Tours (Gravel Travel Motorcycle Tours), which is based at the Windhoek Mountain Lodge, just outside of Windhoek. He owns a fleet of over 100 Yamaha 660XT Enduro motorcycles, with which he takes foreigners on adventure tours throughout Namibia. He also owns a Microlight and has his pilot’s license.
Success despite adversity.
There is a lesson in this for all of us.
Next to the chapel, is a vertically placed flat rock with an inscribed plaque attached to it. The inscription reads Haimo Basler and Sylvia Basler, indicating their dates of birth and dates of passing and I asked Björn what the significance was.
Haimo and Sylvia were his parents, but Björn left his family home, and was disowned at the age of 18, so he went off on his own, served in the Special Forces and later on diving for diamonds. He did not have a good relationship and any real contact with his parents for the rest of their lives. His parents never visited him, shared in his achievements, or ever saw his farm outside Helmeringhausen.
When Björn learnt of his mom’s passing, he went to clean up her house. He found his dad’s ashes and a plaque which had his Austrian Grandfather’s name, Dr. Alexander Basler, inscribed on it. He took the urns containing the ashes of his parents, and the plaque, to his farm. He buried the urns where the memorial stone is placed, and he inscribed his parents’ details on the reverse side of the plaque which he attached to the stone.
No matter what the past, he honoured his parents. In my eyes and humble opinion, a man of honour and integrity. Also, a man of great resolve.
Elaboration is required to authenticate this statement, so here it is.
Björn Basler, and his wife Katja, own the Helmeringhausen Hotel, the 11000 hectare Guest Farm Helmeringhausen and Guiding Motorcycle Tours (Gravel Travel Motorcycle Tours), which is based at the Windhoek Mountain Lodge, just outside of Windhoek. He owns a fleet of over 100 Yamaha 660XT Enduro motorcycles, with which he takes foreigners on adventure tours throughout Namibia. He also owns a Microlight and has his pilot’s license.
Success despite adversity.
There is a lesson in this for all of us.
...attached herewith also a small clip with the sound from the Bell in memory for your Son.
