Drakensburg Sun and back..... solo!

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brettp

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Okay, so the yellow beast of burden and I did our first of many trips, down to the burg. Sadly most of the trip was "Black slab" and a little was dirt based. Fun none the less!!!

Left home at 8am and headed to Villiers for a cuppa coffee!
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From there it was off to Warden, where I encountered traditional transportation still in daily use.
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Warden has some amazing churches considering the size of th
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e "Dorpie"....
The long road, hell on the butt and just damn boring....
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Left Warden on route to Harrysmith, from there onwards it was lekker twisties............but before I could enjoy em, I had to take a pic of this "Luner module"...
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Table mountain..not!!!
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My first attempt at "on the go" pics
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From there on I went out via LosKop dam, what a lovely place - stopped for a break and to enjoy the silence.
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Little Switzerland - has an international feel to it, yet the resort was not so lekker. Wanted to have another coffee break, but decided to move on rather.
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Came across many low level crossings, so decided to take a pic!
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Dirt - my first time on it with the bike. Was lovely!
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Arrived at the hotel had my meeting then decided to do a little riding, so went yup to Champane castle - very pretty.

On the way back, I decided to go via Van reenens
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One happy rider heading for the big smoke.
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I loved every minute of this trip.
 
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