On the weekend of 6 to 8 May 2016, 26 staff members and their partners joined Staff Wellness for a recreational event at the Vredefort Dome near Parys, where we slept in a beautiful farm house and the “Melkstal” on a farm near Parys. On Saturday morning, eight of the group did the 5 km Park Run in Parys, after which the group walked an 8,5 km route at The Dell. Prof Gary Osthoff shared interesting facts on the Vredefort Dome with the group. After the hike, most of the hikers went for a cup of coffee and cake at one of the coffee shops in Parys.

On Sunday morning, excitement abounded when we went canoeing on the Vaal River. We canoed for 10 km and nobody fell off! According to the guides, it does not often happen that there are no swimmers. (Perhaps we were afraid of the cold water?)

It was a wonderful weekend, building relationships with colleagues just having fun.