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- Joined
- Jul 1, 2007
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- 682
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- Location
- Cape Town, Western Province
- Bike
- KTM 950 SE
The memories of our Namibia tour this time last year were so strong that we decided to do another tour during the same time as last year. So plans were made, routes plotted, our buddies invited, bikes prepped, accommodation organized and before long it was time to hit the road. My brother and sister in law, each on a 1200GS rode their bikes all the way from Gauteng to join us from day one. Me and Ridealot met them earlier the week (in heavy rain I might add) in Doornbaai on our bikes and escorted them to Cape Town.
DAY 1: Cape Town to Glentana
We left Saturday early morning because it was the longest distance we would travel in one day on the eight day tour and we want to do breakfast in Greyton. We rode all the beautiful roads via Stellenbosch, Franschoek, gravel around Theewaterskloofdam and of course took gravel to Greyton. Friends of ours from Bredasdorp didn’t want to wait till we get there and met us in Greyton for breakfast.
From Greyton we traveled in the direction of Riviersonderend and across the N2 towards the Stanford road and then took the tarred road towards Bredasdorp, back onto the Swellendam road and then towards Malgas to cross the Breede river making use of the pontoon.
Breede river at Malgas
The shop at Malagas
River crossing on the pontoon
The rest of the day’s trip took us via Witsand, Vermaaklikheid, Jongensfontein and eventually Mosselbay to Glentana.
CBD at Vermaaklikheid
Pit stop at the turnoff to Jongensfontein
Our home for the night, from where we could hear the waves throughout the night
Food is always high on the agenda and on recommendation of our local hosts we ate at The Transkaroo the first evening. That is the old train station in Glentana which is now a restaurant and we were not disappointed. They serve a lamb’s neck that were slowly cooked for eight hours and melts away in the mouth. It is one hell of a big meal though and not for the faint hearted, but incredibly delicious. What a way to end our first day!!
DAY 1: Cape Town to Glentana
We left Saturday early morning because it was the longest distance we would travel in one day on the eight day tour and we want to do breakfast in Greyton. We rode all the beautiful roads via Stellenbosch, Franschoek, gravel around Theewaterskloofdam and of course took gravel to Greyton. Friends of ours from Bredasdorp didn’t want to wait till we get there and met us in Greyton for breakfast.
From Greyton we traveled in the direction of Riviersonderend and across the N2 towards the Stanford road and then took the tarred road towards Bredasdorp, back onto the Swellendam road and then towards Malgas to cross the Breede river making use of the pontoon.
Breede river at Malgas
The shop at Malagas
River crossing on the pontoon
The rest of the day’s trip took us via Witsand, Vermaaklikheid, Jongensfontein and eventually Mosselbay to Glentana.
CBD at Vermaaklikheid
Pit stop at the turnoff to Jongensfontein
Our home for the night, from where we could hear the waves throughout the night
Food is always high on the agenda and on recommendation of our local hosts we ate at The Transkaroo the first evening. That is the old train station in Glentana which is now a restaurant and we were not disappointed. They serve a lamb’s neck that were slowly cooked for eight hours and melts away in the mouth. It is one hell of a big meal though and not for the faint hearted, but incredibly delicious. What a way to end our first day!!
