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Tankwa teaches humility. (Tankwa Tented Camp Overnighter : 07-08/July 2018) ‘’Afgeval, seergekry, opgeklim & weer (verder) gery!’’🎵🎶🎵– Tannie Jackie On Saturday morning, as group of friends we met at the Klapmuts BP garage for our Tankwa Tented Camp overnighter. As the group came together...

It’s been a while and the “Groot Trek” is over, the dust has settled on the home front and our feet are itching to just get some km’s on the tyres. Carel and I made a date with our bikes to finally go for a mini ride on Saturday. We had some good friends who were also eager for a dirt day and...

24-25 February 2018 ‘’Come and fly the skies where black eagles soar, and hike the paths of the leopard once more. Come and climb the rocks where the baboon often play, and spend time at a rock pool each day.’’ The best thing about a weekend like this is the fact that very little planning is...

[Bmw Motorrad – Lambert’s bay overnighter – 10 & 11/02/2018] Waking up on a Monday morning after a weekend like the one we just had, it feels almost insignificant to have to get dressed in clean clothes, drink coffee from a dust free coffee mug and put on a computer to download emails and enter...

Once in a blue moon… BMW MOTORRAD CLUB CAPE 31 January 2018 “She used to tell me that a full moon was when mysterious things happen and wishes come true.” ― S. A. Thompson The monthly BMW Motorad Club meeting is usually held on the last Wednesday of every month and just so happened that...

[BMW Breakfast Ride to Barrydale with Neels – 21/01/2018] The reality of the day is still lingering like the dust on my rims of yesterday’s ride. The Duckling and me have been in a steady relationship now for about 8 weeks, but we keep our bonding time limited to approximately 200kms at a time...

I get it ! When Carel asked me a few months ago if I wanted to tag along on the motorbike, so he could go fetch something at Donfords Stellenbosch, I remember scrambling through my clothes cupboard looking for appropriate motorbike attire, but nothing in my floor cupboard would have been...

(West Coast - Richtersveld - Vioolsdrift - Kamieskroon - Cedarberge) (BMW F800GS) ‘en hoe gaan dit vanmore met jou?’ …. Hy antwoord stadig en trots,  ‘opgestaan’ This is how the people in the Northern Cape greet eachother daily, instead of answering with the normal answer as we would give it...

- Ceres serves it Sunny-Side-Up ! … So Seriously, why Ceres? When you live in the Western Cape and your nose points to adventure and dirt road, you will almost, always find your way to a garage in Ceres to fill up before heading to Gydo Pass or Tankwa Karoo. We travel too and through this...

[Buffelsjagsriver / Swellendam / Barrydale / Knysna / Tsitsikamma / Sedgefield] When I lay with my head in the sand on the 31st December 2016 waiting for the clock to strike midnight on Kleinmond beach, I made an unwritten bucket list for my new year. On this list was the Garden route, and I...

25-27 July 2017 Just as the toothbrushes thought they would have a rest from being buried at the bottom of a suitcase for another weekend, we quickly packed them in again and it was with no hesitation that we eagerly pounced back into the car for another road trip. The reason for our trek up...

Suited up for a Star lit Sutherland [BMW Winter ride to Sutherland – 05 & 06 August 2017] We have had such beautiful winter days the last few weeks, that we were prepared for a no snow weekend in Sutherland, I had never visited this town before, so with or without the presence of white beauty...

Addicted to Adventure – All roads lead to Abrahamskraal [Soetes & Sop BMW Club Ride – 14-16 July 2017] When I got into my car on Monday morning, a few things didn’t sit right all of a sudden. I got into the left side, my leg didn’t need much effort to find my way onto the seat and turning the...

The Ravishing Red little town of Riebeek Kasteel When you live in one of the most beautiful cities in South Africa, you are guaranteed to be able to put some juice in the tank, and set course in any direction for +/- 60mins and reach a pretty destination whether it is seaside or inland dust and...

Wolseley’s Waterval Bergpas leaves you Wanting ‘So where are we heading to today?’was all I asked while putting on my chubby black batman suit again. The sound of velcro and zips closing was the only response as the words ‘Soon toe en Terug’ was mumbled for the 5th time this morning. I didn’t...

Beautiful Borders of Barrydale – [Route 62 also known as the Blacktop Highway] (Weekend - 29-30/07/2017) Packing for another adventure seems to becoming effortless, less is more, and the more you can wear on the ride, the less to pack. Knowing the sun was setting fast behind us we headed on...

Suited up for a Star lit Sutherland [BMW Winter ride to Sutherland – 05 & 06 August 2017] We have had such beautiful winter days the last few weeks, that we were prepared for a no snow weekend in Sutherland, I had never visited this town before, so with or without the presence of white...