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Tankwa Karoo (14 May 2025) \u2014 <\/em>As thousands of people recount their recent adventures from AfrikaBurn, Helen Patricia\u2019s stood out in a big way. It wasn\u2019t just because Helen\u2019s story focused on the reunion of three high school friends who hadn\u2019t been together in some forty years or because the three women were celebrating their 60th in the most iconic way (at one heck of a festival).<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t just for the humour intertwined in Helen\u2019s recounting either. Instead, it was the sum of all these unique parts that made for a dazzling reminder (for anyone who might need it) to act on reunion plans, no matter how long they\u2019re overdue or how far out of your comfort zone they might lead you!<\/p>\n From preschool teachers\u2019 failed campsite jollifications that required exchanging massages for assistance to grooving with one\u2019s hearing aid in tow, the adventure had us giggling and missing our long-lost friends!<\/p>\n As Helen writes:<\/p>\n \u201cThree high school friends reunited at AfrikaBurn 2025 to celebrate turning 60. The one from New Zealand hadn\u2019t seen the 2 others for 40 years. Another came from Switzerland.<\/em><\/p>\n The South African hired the Bushy Kamper Trailer. With her long-suffering husband, all tried in vain to force the flimsy tent pegs into the desert soil with a rubber mallet, after the gruelling ascent up the Katbakkies Pass, rattling across the corrugated dust, dredging up memories from 80\u2019s discos at the Southern Suburbs\u2019 Werdmuller Centre.<\/em><\/p>\n One wore a hearing aid but the ones who didn\u2019t, couldn\u2019t hear anything anyway, with all the shuddering.<\/em><\/p>\n The South African preschool teacher\u2019s attempts at jollifying their campsite with bunting from last year\u2019s school concert was underwhelming and blown away with the first strong winds on the 2nd day! This complete fail was redeemed by one of the group gifting osteopathic sessions to nearby campers on the massage table brought along.<\/em><\/p>\n Afrikaburn is a bit like the parable of the six blind men and the elephant, all having their own unique sensorial experience of a mammoth animal.<\/em><\/p>\n The 3 old, almost-deaf women got their own satisfying experience.<\/em><\/p>\n The Oasis of the Crone became their place, starting with a charming baptism into the Oasis Way by the beautiful Aimee, followed by a 2 and-a-half-hour Grounding Mirror Journey with a Dutch Sorceress\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n \u2026Their last evening ended where it started, at the Oasis, with Silent Disco Headphones and Dancing in the Desert with the sun setting and the Tetrahedon burning on the horizon, setting intentions within. It felt good to be a Crone.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n So, if you’re looking for a sign to connect with old friends, consider this it!<\/p>\n
\nSources: Helen Patricia via AfrikaBurn(Group)\/Facebook\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/h6>\n
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