My grandfather (Dirk Frans van den Heever) had that mule train route. He sold it to Jowells transport company (which roundabout that time had the largest fleet of Leyland trucks in the world - running between Bitterfontein railway station and Springbok). How's that for a bit of useless information?
Wow. What a privilege it must have been to sit around those fires!My grandfather (Dirk Frans van den Heever) had that mule train route. He sold it to Jowells transport company (which roundabout that time had the largest fleet of Leyland trucks in the world - running between Bitterfontein railway station and Springbok). How's that for a bit of useless information?
PS. My grandfather grew up in the veld looking after stock - starting living that style when he was about 8 years. He spoke both Nama and Bushman at mother tongue level. Was a fantastic storyteller around a campfire. Miss him very much.
A great pity indeed! We were young and stupid. Now I wish we could have recorded all his wisdom. Like in all non-writing cultures, the stories usually had a life lesson as well.
