A lazy ride through the Southern Cape.

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Chrisl

Teelhond
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Today was one of those days one had to ride. And ride with your visor open.
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Filled up at the "plaaswinkel" close to me.
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Three kms down the road a left here.
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Over the lowwaterbridge at the Goukou river.
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A right here and I start zigzaging over "die vlakte".
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Wheat looking good in some fields.

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Canola in full bloom.
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I reach the N2. Turn left for 7kms and turn right here.
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I normally turn right here and over the mountain. Today I go strait to Heidelberg.
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Must have been a grand house in its day.
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Some say this is where milk comes from!
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I go through Heidelberg and go towards Barrydale. Just after the tar stops I turn right. The view is
stunning.
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The road towards Tradouws Pass and Barrydale and also Suurbraak.
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What lies behind a turn like that?
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Turn left at Grootvadersbosch. Its a deadend I know but have not been here in a while.
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Love these roads.
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Entrance to Grootvadersbosch.
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The road below is the one Im taking.
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Would like to know where that road goes to.
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Crossed this river 5 times in a short distance.
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I dont like these signs at all!!
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I took a left here knowing its a deadend but there is a road up on a hill I wanted to ride.
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I wanted to go and see whats broken of the hill. Alas not. Big lock on the gate!!.
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Left here towards Riversdale. One of my favourite roads in the area.
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Up on the hill and left. Ive never been to the irregation dam above Heidelberg. They knew I was coming!
Brandnew cementroad.
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Hell I felt small standing there!
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And it had a leak!!!
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Its a dry year. The dam should be overflowing.
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On the way out again. The town of Heidelberg in the distance.
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These four didnt like the bike at all.
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Two horsepower?!
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The turnoff to Gysmanshoekpas.
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I turned right to go back to the N2 where I began earlier.
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These ladies were eyeing me while I was closeing the gate!!
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Dropping down towards the N2.
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I decided to turn left here and do dirt all the way to Riversdale instead of sitting on the N2.
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One can see the ocean on a clear day from here.
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Dropping down again into the valley below.
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A narrow twisty road all the way to Riversdale.
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I turned left on a farmroad which took me back to the maindirtroad that brought me from Hburg.
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Riversdale below. I stayed on tar for the 40kms home. I started at 10.30am and got home at 3.45pm.
Did 246 kms and I realize Im a very lucky man to live in such a beautiful part of our country.

Thanks for reading.

 
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