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Thanks for moving our post! Here is a little bit from our run up Prince Alfred's Pass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdd-W-YzTm8 I thought about editing out the middle part, but I left it in to show off how sophisticated my camera setup is... :D This is an excerpt from our blog post...

Thanks guys! If I want to add more pictures of our ride through Africa, how do I get this thread moved to the Ride Reports section?

Original version: https://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.html Oh yeah, here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aatJJNRjjsc

Original version: https://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.html That afternoon, we decided to treat ourselves after sucessfully tackling such challenging terrain! Oudtshoorn is less than an hour south of the Swartberg Pass. Just outside town, we had passed by some ostrich farms. I remembered seeing...

Original version: https://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.html Disaster. After Andreas left, I opened my topcase to get a water bottle out. To my dismay, the plastic bottle had ruptured while we were riding and 2L of water now filled the inside of the case. I inspected the bottle. All that rubbing...

Original version: https://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.html We reach the intersection that connects back to the Swartberg Pass and the gravel road becomes tamer and civilized once again Back on the Swartberg Pass, who do we find waiting for us? The R12GSADVguy! He must have been waiting for a...

Original version: https://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.html Hard to keep your eyes on the road when there are views like this all around and below you! We were just down there! Amazing! We are having such a great time on this road! Have to thank Jacques and Phillip for the recommendation

Original version: https://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.html And then up ahead, the R120GSADVguy was at a standstill. As I got closer, I saw the reason. A dik-dik is just hanging out on the road between us. So cute!!! This little guy didn't seem fazed at all with a whole BMW Motorrad Convention...

Original version: https://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.html We had to get out of the sun, it was too hot. The bikes join us in the shade There's only one way in and out of Die Hel. Which means to continue on, we have to back track another 50 kms back to the Swartberg Pass. We steeled ourselves...

Original version: https://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.html There are a few switchbacks on the descent to Hell From the top of the road to the floor of the valley, the road rapidly sheds 600 meters of vertical elevation. Our tires skid on the loose rocks as we slow down for each hairpin using a...

Original version: https://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.html I love looking out and seeing that twisty ribbon of dirt and gravel ahead of us! Passing by a mini-forest of some neat-looking aloe trees. Aloe! It's Vera nice to meet you!

Original version: https://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.html Even in these semi-desert conditions, there are still pools of water covering the road. We stop to measure the depth before charging through And that's when we discover that our boots are no longer waterproof. At least our socks dry fast...

Original version: https://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.html The road climbs up The road goes left, then right, then left and then right once again And all around us, mountains, mountains, mountains! Spectacular! We are loving it! Despite the heat, this is a very good riding day.

Original version: https://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.html Although it's not even the hottest part of the afternoon, the sun is pounding down on us mercilessly and we need to pull over for a water break. Neda tries to seek out shade near a pond that we stopped beside - a difficult thing to do...

Original version: https://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.html This road will take us through the Gamkaskloof, a very narrow and isolated valley in the Swartberg Mountains. Gamkaskloof is not pronounced at all like it's written. When we were planning our routes in Port Elizabeth a couple of days ago...

Original version: https://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.html At another scenic lookout on the Pass, we ask some other tourists there to take our picture The Swartberg Pass is quite short, only about 25 kms from start-to-finish. But half-way through, there is a turn-off that leads further into the...

Original version: https://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.html We wave to a cyclist that's been leapfrogging our progress on the pass. Every time we stop to ooh and ahh and take pictures he catches up. He's passed us like 5 or 6 times already on this road! The climb up the mountain pass is quite...

Original version: https://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.html The Swartberg Pass is a well-graded gravel road that winds up and over the Swartberg Mountains. The views are spectacular as we try to negotiate the twisty road, while at the same time greedily gulping in the canyon walls surrounding us as...

Original version: https://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/439.html The Road to Hel is Unpaved, With Good Indentations Peering outside our tent, we've awakened to a brilliant, clear morning! Our campground is right in the town of Prince Albert, which itself is situated in the southern part of the Great...