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Ok Guys,so a couple of us boys had a score to settle with a trip to the Northern Cape. As most of us run our own businesses,or work rather flexible hours it was decided that we would do a trip mid week,to miss the crowds and not over a school holiday... So dates were set for around the 2nd week of March.... Many planning(drinking) sessions later and the departure date was looming... Truth be told that the original destination was going to be the Richterveld area with the park being the High point as the solitude and sheer remoteness is what we wanted to gain from the trip.... But with less than a week to go before departure in a phone call with the park staff,I mentioned that we were on Dual sports and well the door was firmly slammed shut... National park,No Bikes!.... Well,no worries it,s about the journey,not the destination,so we reckoned we would just wing it and ride to where ever! 8)
The Group was a diverse one,with a confirmed 7 going.... Ranging from 17 to 56 years of age... 5 of us on bikes,and at the last minute Pete(tinker) decided to take his son,Kyle along and test his 'New" to him 38 year old Land Rover... At first there was a little resistance to a support truck,but than it became clear that luggage and spares,could go in the truck,so all of a sudden the truck was in!
Hear are a couple of pics of the group....
Big Mike(Baviaans fame) 1150Adv
Bryan(Paramed) 600 Tenere
George(Smiley ;D) KLR 650
Charl(Wortel) TT 600
Powerflow Justin(Haemi) Dakar 650
Pete(Tinker),and Kyle(Camp Hand) 1970 S2 L/Rover!
Ok so there are all the introductions lets get on with the show..
Day 1:
We left Cape Town in slight drizzle,the morning of the 11/03 to all meet up at the winelands 1Stop around 08h30!
Our first destination was Bainskloof pass,then onto Ceres and Op die berg and then onto gravel(for the next 1800km's) and into the Cedaerberg and Wuppertal!
This is a view from Cederberg Oasis,Well worth the Visit.. first Puncture on the TT! so we had a compulsory break and some toasted Sarmies!
Going to take a quick Break will post again soon..
The Group was a diverse one,with a confirmed 7 going.... Ranging from 17 to 56 years of age... 5 of us on bikes,and at the last minute Pete(tinker) decided to take his son,Kyle along and test his 'New" to him 38 year old Land Rover... At first there was a little resistance to a support truck,but than it became clear that luggage and spares,could go in the truck,so all of a sudden the truck was in!
Hear are a couple of pics of the group....
Big Mike(Baviaans fame) 1150Adv
Bryan(Paramed) 600 Tenere
George(Smiley ;D) KLR 650
Charl(Wortel) TT 600
Powerflow Justin(Haemi) Dakar 650
Pete(Tinker),and Kyle(Camp Hand) 1970 S2 L/Rover!
Ok so there are all the introductions lets get on with the show..
Day 1:
We left Cape Town in slight drizzle,the morning of the 11/03 to all meet up at the winelands 1Stop around 08h30!
Our first destination was Bainskloof pass,then onto Ceres and Op die berg and then onto gravel(for the next 1800km's) and into the Cedaerberg and Wuppertal!
This is a view from Cederberg Oasis,Well worth the Visit.. first Puncture on the TT! so we had a compulsory break and some toasted Sarmies!
Going to take a quick Break will post again soon..
