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For a lot of the way the tracks were narrow and the left leg often got whacked by bushes while the left hand, if not quick enough to pull it away, always got grabbed by the long gnarly thorns. But, despite these complaints it still turned out to be enjoyable riding. Eventually, in the distance...

Hahahaha..... oh my word it was hard work. :o

One section was such a breeze and we were on a ridge surrounded by a grassy plain. A few acacia trees dotted the savannah landscape and far in the distance to the left was the pan. This was a long straight stretch of sandy double track which required all my concentration to keep on the track...

There was so much water and before long we were soaking wet. I was so impressed with Roxy as I watched her handle all the water and mud with ease. At one stage it was a continuous track of water for about 1.5 kms. I soon started to relax and tried to enjoy what I was doing. After a while my...

NATA LODGE to MAKGADIKGADI ADVENTURE CAMP The irritating alarm stirred us from our slumber at 6 am. In between gulps of coffee packing up got underway. All our camping and riding equipment had already been prepared and packed so it was just our overnight bags to be placed in the bakkie which...

Fuelled by wine and excitement we threw all caution to the wind as we approached every puddle with enthusiasm and speed and had such fun splashing our way back to the entrance. This was good preparation for what was to come. Back at the entrance we dually paid our entrance...

NATA LODGE to NATA BIRD SANCTUARY. It was a relief arriving at Nata Lodge and once again huge pools of water greeted us at the entrance reminding us that they had recently experienced heavy rains.  We checked into a comfortable safari tent, off loaded our luggage and immediately donned our...

                                                         BACK TO BOTS ~  KUBU ISLAND @ HIGH TIDE!                                                                                  18-28 March 2016 “ No License, No ride!”. These are the words we repeatedly drummed into our daughter, Roxy, who...

Hi Ian...good to hear from you. RR to follow shortly.

Thanks Jon....it does capture some great moments .

Glad to see there was proof of this breakdown as we were convinced he was stuck in a pub somewhere...hahaha!!!

Nice RR. Well done....lovely photos.

DAY 9:  MONDAY -  28 December   ~   +/- 250 kms TIME:   7.30 am  -  2.30 pm CINTSA,  MORGANS BAY,  KEI RIVER, WILLOVALE,  HOLE IN THE WALL. We all left at the same time and Rox and Dan went back to EL to buy groceries and we headed off to the Kei River where we refueled and bought some rolls...

DAY 8:  SUNDAY -    27 December 2016    ~    406 km TIME:  6.30am  -  3.00pm PATENSIE,  HANKEY,  PORT ELIZABETH,  PORT ALFRED,  EAST LONDON,  CINTSA WEST (Buccaneers Backpackers) We were on the road by 6.30am and because of this early start the highway leading up to P.E wasn’t too busy. We...

Now the ‘fun’ began and the serious stuff tested the working ability of my Rescue. I was totally unaware of this next steep section heading up yet another mountain pass….perhaps just as well. I had thought all the mean bits were over, but I was wrong. The road became narrow with the broken...

There is so much beautiful vegetation along this route and I can now understand why it has been declared the Cape Floral Region World Heritage Site.  Apparently it boasts one of the richest plant regions in the world. However, in amongst all this plant life lurk some nasty critters as well.  As...

DAY 7:    SATURDAY - 26 December 2015   ~  120 km TIME:    9.00am  -  3.00 pm SPEEKHOUT, WESTERN ENTRANCE (BAVIAANSKLOOF), EASTERN ENTRANCE (BAVIAANSKLOOF), PATENTSIE. I was looking forward to today’s ride. There are apparently 43 river crossings zigzagging  over the two main Baviaanskloof...

We slowly worked our way through these magnificent mountains trying to absorb it all. Being rewarded with this awesomeness makes all the hardships along the way so worth it. This was a wonderful introduction to the stretch of road that would lead us to the Baviaanskloof. We were soon out in the...

DAY 6:  Friday 25 December 2015  ~    306km                            CHRISTMAS DAY  :santa: TIME:  8.00am – 5.30 pm DIE HEL,  SWARTBERG PASS,   DE RUST,  DYSSELDORP,  UNIONDALE,  BAVIAANSKLOOF (Speekhout) We both enjoyed our brief stay in Die Hel and marveled at how the people once...

I do apologise for the delay in this posting. Internet has been down for a while.  :deal: Hopefully I can get it finished today or tomorrow.