Ride Report - Pta/Clarens/Ficksburg/Gariep/Nieu-Bethesda/Mosselbay/Die Hel

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Vroetelvarkie

Pack Dog
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Location
Pretoria
Bike
BMW F800GS
The Plan -

This is the first long trip for SWAMBO, so planning was done properly to have everything in place, tools and spares the works.... Roads loaded on the Zumo,  staying as far away from the N1/N9 and as much gravel as possible...

Day 1 - Pta through Clarens to Ficksburg
Day 2 - Ficksburg to Gariep (Camping)
Day 3 - Gariep to Nieu-Bethesda
Day 4 - Nieu-Bethesda - Mosselbay
Day 5 - Mosselbay - Gamkaskloof/Die Hel (Camping)

The execution -

Day 1 - Started with great excitement
  • Got pulled off by a Cop near Deneysville - Small talk got me out of a fine
    Went through local riots in Heilbron
    Got stung by a bee on the elbow while driving
    An
d then....

Wheel bearing collapsed at the Petrus Steyn turn off....

THE END......

 

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