Trailrider
Bachelor Dog
We woke to a gorgeous day in George this morning. It would have been a sin not to ride?
A group of us got together to ride to Eight Bells on the Robertson Pass for lunch. The Robertson Pass is a tar Pass between Mosselbay and Oudtshoorn, but we took the gravel option of course.
Right from the word go the scenery was stunning ? complementing a stunning day.
We rode at a leisurely pace with lots of photo stops and we weren?t the only ones taking advantage of the bike riding weather.![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
We followed the gravel past Botlierskop Game Farm (always a favorite) where we saw Springbuck, Wildebeest, Eland, Zebra and various other game, but the Rhino and Giraffe were elusive today.
On a good day you can see them from up close
(Photo from a previous ride)
This route has lots of mini ?passes? and twisties![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Once we reached Eight Bells Mountain Inn it was clear that lots of other bikers had the same idea?
The place was busy. It took us over 2 hours to get lunch and back on the road again ? and what a road it is
(Check the road climbing out of the kloof and going over the hill in the background...
)
We encountered some more wildlife on the way :shock:
Seems like one and all was taking advantage of the sunny day after the recent snowfalls.
Close to George we had another stop...
...next thing we knew a new BMW X Challenge pulled up
I took the photo, but when he heard it might be on Wild Dogs he decided I needed a better photo:
If you want to play this bike seems to be the business!
Well, all good things come to an end.
All in all we had a great day!![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
A group of us got together to ride to Eight Bells on the Robertson Pass for lunch. The Robertson Pass is a tar Pass between Mosselbay and Oudtshoorn, but we took the gravel option of course.
Right from the word go the scenery was stunning ? complementing a stunning day.
![P5270003.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/408/40821127bc4f96507304d6eacba91d12.jpg)
We rode at a leisurely pace with lots of photo stops and we weren?t the only ones taking advantage of the bike riding weather.
![P5270013.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/4da/4dac4272e81f284727ad2252b003defb.jpg)
We followed the gravel past Botlierskop Game Farm (always a favorite) where we saw Springbuck, Wildebeest, Eland, Zebra and various other game, but the Rhino and Giraffe were elusive today.
![PB150058.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/74d/74d1a1f1325b9324dd004f1012d8ba28.jpg)
On a good day you can see them from up close
![PB150053.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/fa0/fa08134c1aed55eceb1b449ce97ff44c.jpg)
(Photo from a previous ride)
This route has lots of mini ?passes? and twisties
![P5270018.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/b70/b70ee788928dc6d79bfb0c72e6451b7e.jpg)
![P5270020.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/66e/66ebb83328be23756064d38fd86beaca.jpg)
![P5270026.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/1b8/1b87b5859f6a20ea34d915f61ebcd40f.jpg)
Once we reached Eight Bells Mountain Inn it was clear that lots of other bikers had the same idea?
![P5270032.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/51f/51ff183dae3e585522cfe1741202a09b.jpg)
![P5270033.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/147/1471e14ab914ae8fef4f6fe6f146d2de.jpg)
![P5270031.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/c63/c6304496d220540bc586539c9f3edb7b.jpg)
![P5270039.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/73b/73b3c90418a545b88ca35ce09d9cc640.jpg)
The place was busy. It took us over 2 hours to get lunch and back on the road again ? and what a road it is
(Check the road climbing out of the kloof and going over the hill in the background...
![P5270049.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/efd/efd3a872b6305c96d4e943b7ea0f5aee.jpg)
We encountered some more wildlife on the way :shock:
![P5270052.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/66e/66eb86cf07fd0e073b1d33d147cdf856.jpg)
Seems like one and all was taking advantage of the sunny day after the recent snowfalls.
![P5270053.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/960/96005a653918e694f6f1025c2327a44f.jpg)
Close to George we had another stop...
![P5270068.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/ac9/ac9eac3a83fb6ea841dd75379dbd64aa.jpg)
...next thing we knew a new BMW X Challenge pulled up
![P5270057.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/983/98325b10cc07e651fe97e329e92daee1.jpg)
I took the photo, but when he heard it might be on Wild Dogs he decided I needed a better photo:
![P5270063.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/5fb/5fb7610847f78b317f0cdee65f533b7b.jpg)
![P5270059.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/3ec/3ecee39b638267ff95c22602fb2264e3.jpg)
If you want to play this bike seems to be the business!
![P5270065.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/c8b/c8bcef3aaad5e94f3e9bb9840f5fba19.jpg)
Well, all good things come to an end.
All in all we had a great day!