laurika
Grey Hound
Dear Ladies
It is time again for our very successful Ladies Bash;
The date: 31st May to 2 June (a normal weekend)
Distance from Joburg: approx 2.5 -3 hours driving..longer on dirt.
Venue: Memel Hotel
Rates: R200 p/p/s/p/n, or R250 single p/n
The hotel has lovely appointed rooms, enough heated blankets , and warm showers and baths.
Food: You order off the Ala carte menu, and saturday night we will braai in the courtyard
Chris is making braaipacks available for Saturday night, and if we like, he can have breakfast packs ready for our Saturday ride....brekkie perhaps with the view on Normandines pass?? yay!
The Rides:
The area have amazing rides, different grades of difficulty, and one have so many options to ride, everyone will find something they like....Saturday lunch would be lovely in Verkykerskop, and its a nice ride there....i shall organise them to be ready with cold beverages and lovely lunch....
Pillions: More than welcome...we will again have a backup vehicle, and a trailer , and quite a few pillion riders have also shown interest in the initial phase of this bash. During the day, you can either birdwatch, visit the forbidden island, bicycle some of the routes...or just meander to Vrede for the best antique shopping and pizzas this side of the umkomaas....
Book directly to the hotel:
Online bookings: [email protected]
(Chris Martin and Audrey Wessels)
Cliffdale Hotel
FNB Memel
Acc no: 621 386 271 56
Bc: 270724
Please do quote your wilddog name, or that of your wilddog partner if you are a pillion .
I have a route to there already , will post it, also have quite a few routes in the area that you could copy to ride also… will post this closer to the date.
Please feel free to contact me laurika, or Misty or Cave Girl should you have any questions or requests.
Hope to see many new ladies there for this wonderful trip to Memel Hemel.
DIRECTIONS TO VERKYKERSKOP: LUNCHTIME AT SMILEYS RESTAURANT 12 PM SATURDAY 1 JUNE
Along the N3 from Gauteng, the shortest route is to turn off at Warden, from where Verkykerskop is another 45km. One can get lost though in trying to get out of Warden finding the route to Verkykerskop. There are two gravel roads running from Warden in the direction of Verkykerskop; both are equally good (or bad), it’s a matter of choice:
Approaching Warden on the N3 you go over the river bridge with the dam on your left, don’t take the first turn-off into Warden but go 1km further up to the Bethlehem road R714. Take that off-ramp and at the junction turn left. The rugby stadium is now on your right and the town on your left and the tar reverts to gravel. There is a sign that shows Verkykerskop to the right. You can now choose to go right, which road will take you without further turning until you are almost in Verkykerskop, where you must turn left onto the tar road R722.
Should you however go straight instead of right at the above mentioned sign in Warden, you will also get to Verkykerskop but with a few turns. Going straight will take you down the hill with the silos on your left. Go over the rail then through the drift and just carry on. About halfway to Verkykerskop you will get a T- junction where you turn left and after 500m you turn to the right again. About 5km before you get to Verkykerskop you will get a junction again where you turn right then reaching Vkk.
On a rainy day or after heavy rains or if you have a low clearance vehicle it’s better to stay on the N3 past Warden. Just before Harrismith you take the R722 to Verkykerskop for another 45km.
It is time again for our very successful Ladies Bash;
The date: 31st May to 2 June (a normal weekend)
Distance from Joburg: approx 2.5 -3 hours driving..longer on dirt.
Venue: Memel Hotel
Rates: R200 p/p/s/p/n, or R250 single p/n
The hotel has lovely appointed rooms, enough heated blankets , and warm showers and baths.
Food: You order off the Ala carte menu, and saturday night we will braai in the courtyard
Chris is making braaipacks available for Saturday night, and if we like, he can have breakfast packs ready for our Saturday ride....brekkie perhaps with the view on Normandines pass?? yay!
The Rides:
The area have amazing rides, different grades of difficulty, and one have so many options to ride, everyone will find something they like....Saturday lunch would be lovely in Verkykerskop, and its a nice ride there....i shall organise them to be ready with cold beverages and lovely lunch....
Pillions: More than welcome...we will again have a backup vehicle, and a trailer , and quite a few pillion riders have also shown interest in the initial phase of this bash. During the day, you can either birdwatch, visit the forbidden island, bicycle some of the routes...or just meander to Vrede for the best antique shopping and pizzas this side of the umkomaas....
Book directly to the hotel:
Online bookings: [email protected]
(Chris Martin and Audrey Wessels)
Cliffdale Hotel
FNB Memel
Acc no: 621 386 271 56
Bc: 270724
Please do quote your wilddog name, or that of your wilddog partner if you are a pillion .
I have a route to there already , will post it, also have quite a few routes in the area that you could copy to ride also… will post this closer to the date.
Please feel free to contact me laurika, or Misty or Cave Girl should you have any questions or requests.
Hope to see many new ladies there for this wonderful trip to Memel Hemel.
DIRECTIONS TO VERKYKERSKOP: LUNCHTIME AT SMILEYS RESTAURANT 12 PM SATURDAY 1 JUNE
Along the N3 from Gauteng, the shortest route is to turn off at Warden, from where Verkykerskop is another 45km. One can get lost though in trying to get out of Warden finding the route to Verkykerskop. There are two gravel roads running from Warden in the direction of Verkykerskop; both are equally good (or bad), it’s a matter of choice:
Approaching Warden on the N3 you go over the river bridge with the dam on your left, don’t take the first turn-off into Warden but go 1km further up to the Bethlehem road R714. Take that off-ramp and at the junction turn left. The rugby stadium is now on your right and the town on your left and the tar reverts to gravel. There is a sign that shows Verkykerskop to the right. You can now choose to go right, which road will take you without further turning until you are almost in Verkykerskop, where you must turn left onto the tar road R722.
Should you however go straight instead of right at the above mentioned sign in Warden, you will also get to Verkykerskop but with a few turns. Going straight will take you down the hill with the silos on your left. Go over the rail then through the drift and just carry on. About halfway to Verkykerskop you will get a T- junction where you turn left and after 500m you turn to the right again. About 5km before you get to Verkykerskop you will get a junction again where you turn right then reaching Vkk.
On a rainy day or after heavy rains or if you have a low clearance vehicle it’s better to stay on the N3 past Warden. Just before Harrismith you take the R722 to Verkykerskop for another 45km.
