The "Women's
Business" Indaba
We met at the "corner" for a
quick morning tea before moving in convoy to the Bymien Picnic place... The drive in to
this place would probably put a lot of visitors off, as it is sandy, slippery, rocky and
seems a lot longer than the signs suggest. When we arrived, there were some already
there, waiting for us...
Most of the women as they arrived made a
dash for the "facilities", thereby satisfying the urges of "women's
bussiness part 1".....
As usual, click a pic for a larger image... |
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| At Bymien.... |
Women's business Part 1 |
We had a quick
discussion, with Brett giving a bit of the Ka'bi significance of the area, before we
melted into the rain forest, amazed at the strangler figs, huge satinays, life clinging
tree orchids, and staghorns, and elkhorns, enormous palms reaching up for those life
giving sun rays......The track in, was steep, yet the scenery made it enjoyable.
Then we arrived.
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| The climb on the
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The arrival ! |
The lake was serene, the
sands pure white, the energy enormous.
The early arrivers relaxed, and chatted till the "stragglers" came in,
then we all explored the immediate area, with the young ones testing the water, and
us "older ones" just seeking peaceful places to meditate, or watching the
cormorants, or just soaking up the peacefullness.
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The kids enjoyed the
water |
Totally un posed
pic??? |
The women made off to the
left, to a special place, to "do their thing", and us guys had a quick chat,
before some headed off to the right to explore further.
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Wide view of the lake
from the "men's end" |
Brett and myself
circumnavigated the lake completely, amazed that the water level was down by about 2-3
feet since we were last here (circa 2000) Along the way we heard the sounds of drums,
sticks and chants, wafting across the waters from the "women's end".
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Opposite view from
across the lake |
Yep, this is a
GREAT lake ! |
Eventually the women returned, and we
all chatted briefly, as there seemed to be some urgency to return to the picnic spot....
(hunger??)
We made our way back in "dribs and drabs", still soaking in the beauty and
spirituality of this place.... with some, now more aware than before.....
Some had a quick"cuppa" back at the picnic
spot, then with hugs all round, we once more departed a "small piece of heaven",
to return to the mundane.....
And just what happened at the Women's gathering???
Secret Women's Business. (of course)
It must have been great, as they all returned laughing and joking and loving.......
(Us guys will never know, but then hey, we need
something to wonder about !!)
It is not the "them and us", nor the "male and female" that
matters in this existance.... it is pure love, and pure enjoyment of each other...
Everything else pales in comparison.....
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