- Joined
- Oct 5, 2007
- Messages
- 2,468
- Reaction score
- 162
- Location
- Dana Bay, Mossel Bay
- Bike
- Suzuki DR650
Come the end off the year, those of us hardened folk who decided to finish the year off in style, joined Chris Louw for his renowned Southern Cape 1 day ride.
Chris isn't someone who likes to ride on asphalt. If the shop is 1 kay away on tar, he will ride 10 kays on dirt to get there.
So we knew that it would be ruff stuff as usual but this time we would do Gysmanshoek as well.
The Gysmanshoek Pass follows an historical ox wagon route dating back to the mid 1700's. This is an old gravel pass through a natural cleft in the Langeberg Mountains between Heidelberg in the South and the Little Karoo/ Ladismith area in the North.
Seven of us met at SSB in Riversdal before Chris led us into the woestyn. The weather was scheduled to reach 33 desgrees and partly cloudy.
We never saw a cloud and it hit 38 by 1300.
Chris isn't someone who likes to ride on asphalt. If the shop is 1 kay away on tar, he will ride 10 kays on dirt to get there.
So we knew that it would be ruff stuff as usual but this time we would do Gysmanshoek as well.
The Gysmanshoek Pass follows an historical ox wagon route dating back to the mid 1700's. This is an old gravel pass through a natural cleft in the Langeberg Mountains between Heidelberg in the South and the Little Karoo/ Ladismith area in the North.
Seven of us met at SSB in Riversdal before Chris led us into the woestyn. The weather was scheduled to reach 33 desgrees and partly cloudy.
We never saw a cloud and it hit 38 by 1300.
