SNOEK BEING CLEANED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADīELLVILLE, SIGNAL HILL, CAPE POINT, MUIZENBERG, STRAND, GORDONS BAY, ROOIELS, PRINGLE BAY, BETTYS BAY, KLEINMOND, HERMANUS.Īfter breakfast Sunday morning, 20 Dec, we were both togged up in our riding gear and with minimum luggage strapped to the bikes we were ready to head out. A visit to the V&A waterfront, breakfast at the Old Biscuit Mill, Cupcake gorging at Charlies Cupcakes, snoek braais with the in-laws and a full day of wine tasting in the Franschhoek wine lands passed the time away in a flash. The next three days in CAPE TOWN with the kids, were busy and entertaining. He entertained us with some awesome stories around the breakfast table and once again the riding juices were flowing. The guy, originally South African, had recently returned from India where he had toured in the Himilayan mountains on a Royal Enfield. Here we met up with an interesting couple from New Zealand. Here we bumped into some adventure riders, whom we vaguely knew, also heading in our direction so by now we were itching to get onto the bikes.Īfter a night with family in GEORGE we spent a night in MONTAGU at a divine little B&B called the Lemon Tree. The stunning views of the plains in the distance offer the tourist some amazing photo opportunities There are some amazing geological rock formations and these fascinating columns of dolerite reach heights of 120m which have been shaped over the years by volcanic and erosive forces of nature. ![]() I have been keen for many years to visit the Valley of Desolation, within the Camdeboo National Park, and now was our chance. GRAAF REINETTE was our first night stopover. The thought of this immediately got my spirits up and a holiday feeling started to settle in. The plan was to trailer the bikes to Cape Town, leave the vehicle ,trailer and Freeride with Dan and Rox and find our way back to the wildcoast where we would meet up for new year. We were heading to Cape Town to meet up with our daughter Roxy and her husband Dan, who were returning from America on the day we were to arrive. Now that I look back it was a wonderful trip and just what the doctor ordered. ![]() But due to family commitment we settled for this plan. We were initially disappointed about this trip being such a ‘tame’ one as we were both looking for more excitement and adventure. The planning and excitement of this trip is what has kept us going for the last 6 weeks during the long, busy days and nights of work. (I Know this is been posted a bit late but we've had a busy start to the new year.)įinally…no sleeps left….two very tired people drove out of Howick at 6 am Monday morning, 14 December 2015, towing a trailer loaded with 3 motorbikes, 2x 650 XR Hondas and a little Freeride. UNWRAPPING THE CAPE FOR CHRISTMAS - DECEMBER 2015
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