North-West had failed a few years ago but this time it looked very promising. We had noticed a lot of NWNA activity on social media especially on Instagram and Facebook. More importantly, the Board of Directors of Kiepersolkloof, had confirmed their full support of the new NWNA. The owners of Pindrop, Andre and Angelique, had also given NWNA their full support.
The Notice of Meeting was published on social media, so we knew that the date was set for 10:00 on Saturday, 15th July, 2023. We knew JJ and Wynand, who are Shareholders of Kiepersolkloof and they had offered to help to establish the new association. We tried to assist by posting the Notice of Meeting on our Joxilox Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages. It is always nice when we all work together for the benefit of all naturist organisations and businesses.
We contacted Wynand and he mentioned that a house, Naguiltjie, had become available which made us excited because our Joxilox Tours business needs more houses to rent at Kiepersolkloof. We immediately booked the house for 2 nights being the Friday and Saturday nights.
A few weeks later, we noticed that the Springboks would be playing the All Blacks in New Zealand on the 15th July and that the starting time was 09:05. The AGM was meant to start at 10:00 so we let Wynand and JJ know. The starting time of the AGM was then moved to 11:00 which was a relief. Wynand assured us that everybody could watch the game at his house and so we could watch the game and we could also attend the AGM. Great!
We arrived early on the Friday and our friends, Pieter and Drika, were already there. We collected the house keys from Wynand and Zelda. The house was nice enough and the view from the veranda was stunning. We unpacked and after a few refreshments, we walked up to the Manor House to greet everybody. The Chairman of SANNA, Christo, and his family were there. The weather was cold, as expected in July, so not many people were completely nude.
On the Saturday morning, we wore our Springbok Rugby Jerseys when we watched the game. The result was not what we hoped for – the All Blacks beat the Springboks. After the game, the AGM started. It was quite well attended, considering that it was the middle of winter. We also had a few people who joined the AGM on Zoom. There were lots of apologies, nominations and proxy votes read out. Christo made a speech about the INF, SANNA and naturism. He chaired the meeting while the elections took place.
As expected, Wynand and Pieter made a huge bonfire after the AGM and the celebrations and braai carried on until late that night. Most of us were nude around the bonfire for many hours. We enjoyed the company of everybody, and we were sad to say our goodbyes. We enjoyed the weekend at Kiepersolkloof, like we always do.
You have our full support NWNA!
