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About Ockie and May |
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Ockie: "I was born on a crisp snow white morning
on 30 April 1956 in the Karoo town of Sutherland in the Roggeveld
region of South Africa.
I grew up on our family farm Phisantrivier; attended the local
primary school in town, and completed my school education
at Paarl Boys High in the Boland town of Paarl. I completed
my Civil Engineering degree at the University of Stellenbosch
in 1979. After my compulsory two years of military service
in the Air Force, I started working with Africon Engineering
International as a Supervising Resident Engineer on construction
sites across South Africa. Since 1993 until late 2003 I worked
and lived full-time in Mozambique, involved with various road
rehabilitation projects all over Mozambique. The ruggedness
and remoteness of the construction sites in Mozambique kept
my dream alive of one day exploring the Continent of Africa."
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May: "I was born on 25 September 1968 in the town
Humansdorp in the Eastern Cape Region of South Africa. At
that time my parents were living on a farm close to the little
town called Misgund in the Langkloof area.
When I was 7 years old, my parents moved to Grabouw, where
I grew up on an apple farm in Grabouw and completed my school
education in Grabouw at the local school (Grabouw High School).
After school, I completed my secretarial diploma at the Stellenbosch
Technicon during 1987 after which I started my working career.
In 1993 I started working for Africon Engineering International
- in 1994 I moved to Maputo (Mozambique) where I was involved
in assisting with the opening of an office for Africon Engineering.
Ockie & myself got married in February 2000. I automatically
became part of Ockie’s “African Dream”, and I have never been
disappointed! Ockie and the “African Dream” have become a
very special part of my life!"
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We managed to obtain an old ex military armoured troop carrier
based on a Mercedes Benz Unimog chassis during November 1999.
At the beginning of 2000 we stripped it completely, and only
utilised the chassis, engine, gearbox, front and rear differentials.
After a long search we finally found someone that was prepared
to custom built a motorhome according to our specifications.
During the next 2 – 3 years our dream-home took shape in the
workshop of Mobile Lifestyles (+27 12 3352021) – the owner:
Fredrick Potgieter. The maiden voyage to test our vehicle
was undertaken during June/July 2003 on a 4 week trip through
Namibia.
We had further alterations/modifications made on our return
by both Mobile Lifestyles and Steelite (+27 12 3357317) –
the owner: Jan Bernadel.
Our vehicle was finally ready at the end of May 2004.
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