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Re: Bring and braai in Rooi Els.
« Reply #30 on: March 19, 2017, 08:09:28 PM »
So this weekend was the sad moment when we started to dismantle the main layout.  :(
But the weekend had to be cut short.
We had to evacuate due to a raging fire coming over the mountain from Pringle Bay side. :o
We quickly loaded what we could into our cars and got out of there.
Apparently four houses have burnt down so far.
Some photo's from my wife.
First one sees me running with a load of goodies.
Werner helped as well.
Last photo is from the car looking back at Rooi Els covered in smoke.








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Re: Bring and braai in Rooi Els.
« Reply #31 on: March 19, 2017, 08:21:41 PM »
Sorry photobucket is not working today so I'm using this post image thing and the pics are to small.
Some more anyway.


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Re: Bring and braai in Rooi Els.
« Reply #32 on: March 19, 2017, 08:22:34 PM »
Last one.

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Re: Bring and braai in Rooi Els.
« Reply #33 on: March 20, 2017, 06:55:40 AM »
Sad to hear about the 4 houses that burnt down. :(

The good news is that Wolgangs house and neighbours are ok!  :thumb: :biggrin:
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Re: Bring and braai in Rooi Els.
« Reply #34 on: March 20, 2017, 11:54:25 AM »
Heart from that sadness on the radio news... Unbeleavable whats going on this year!
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Re: Bring and braai in Rooi Els.
« Reply #35 on: May 14, 2017, 07:58:26 PM »
Hi everybody,
sad news, at 15:15 this afternoon the last train was brought up from the staging yard and taken off the tracks.
The first tracks have also been removed already.
The layout is no more.  :'( :'( :'(

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Re: Bring and braai in Rooi Els.
« Reply #36 on: May 14, 2017, 09:30:21 PM »
Yes, really sad. I have it on video and some photos.  :( :( :(W :'( :'( Will post soon.
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Re: Bring and braai in Rooi Els.
« Reply #37 on: May 15, 2017, 09:15:17 AM »
 :'( :'( :'(

It will linger in my memory forever! :thumb:
For long you live and high you fly
And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry
And all you touch and all you see
Is all your life will ever be

BREATHE
Dark side of the moon
Pink Floyd 1973

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Re: Bring and braai in Rooi Els.
« Reply #38 on: May 15, 2017, 01:13:57 PM »
And we have enough pictures and videos to never forget  :thumb: