Photos from our Summer Kickoff Potjie event held on May 26, 2008

We held a Summer Kickoff Potjie on Memorial Day 2008 (May 26) at Mansfield Dam Park. In the past, we always held braais when getting together at Mansfield Dam Park, but to try something new, we decided to have a Potjie as a summer kickoff.

This event was a huge success! Including the kids, we were about 50 people. There were many new faces, which is always nice.

What was particularly nice about this event, was that all the food was ready at the same time, and everyone helped themselves to all of the available food. Then everyone ate together. This turned us all into one big group enjoying a meal and the day together. (In the past, everyone prepared and ate their own food at different times.)

Here are some photos from this great Potjie event..

Preparing the potjie. Jaco peeling potatoes for his potjie.

Getting things going... Chicken in one potjie, and onions being stirred in another.

John & Johnny working together on their potjie.

The lid goes on and the potjie cooks for a while...

The cooks then get a chance to socialize.

Others are entertained by the local wildlife. This huge horned beetle found a home on Johnny's hat!

Then the potjie's progress is checked to see that all goes according to plan.

Even the babies had a good time. Here is Elna with her baby.

More socializing...

More potjie checking...

Salads being prepared...

A little more socializing...

And then the potjies are finally done and we can start eating. We had several different kinds of potjies. There was oxtail, curry-chicken, venison, and more. (Not all are shown here.)

Then the eating began...

This time, everyone was eating at the same time, as opposed to all eating at different times.

Jaco & Elna enjoying their meal.

Steve and his buddy.

Len & Esmé.

Chris, Naomi & Gavin.

People started going home around 4 pm after a wonderful day!

Summer Kickoff Potjie Photos