CHEERS MEV VIS - MY 1ST SOLO TRIP

[Vis Arend]

My wife decided to leave me........... ok, only for 7 weeks...........phew.
She left this morning to Paarl and I decided to escort her to Grahamstown where she will pick up a friend who will accompany her to Paarl.  When we left King William’s Town this morning it was heavy mist all the way to Grahamstown and onwards. This will be my first SOLO trip, so from Grahamstown, after we said our good byes, I looked for the first gravel road I could get and headed down to Shamwari game reserve.    My wife normally takes most of the photos while we ride, now with her in the cage on her way to Paarl, I was the driver and photographer. 

5 o Clock and on the road, have a safe trip.

On her way approaching Fish River

Time for a smoke

After Grahamstown I took the gravel road to Shamwari game reserve.

Approaching a train bridge.

Shamwari in the distance

Some wild life

I think this road can be tricky in the rain.  Luck was on my side today, no rain.

After Shamwari I took a gravel road to the left (this road is nowhere on tracks4africa) that would take me to Paterson.  What an interesting piece of road it was.  It started out reasonably nice, later it became a tweespoor, and then you cross three cement bridges and a few closed farm gates.  I don’t know if I’m explaining it right, but it looks like they dam the river up on the one side, obviously from the side the river flows.  You will have a dam on the one side and a river on the other side. If the dam is full it will overflow and run down the river.  In any case, here are the photos.

Another entrance to Shamwari

Some art work, hope my wife is impressed.

The rest to follow soon.

 

[MINZI]

Very nice! Enjoy your freedom for the next 7 weeks.

 

[Mev Vis Arend]

Dit is soooo mooi.  Ek kan sommer sien jy het dit geniet.

 

[MINZI]

Dit is soooo mooi.  Ek kan sommer sien jy het dit geniet.

Oops, Vis Arend word opgecheck..... ot: :imaposer:

 

[Vis Arend]

Dit is soooo mooi.  Ek kan sommer sien jy het dit geniet.

Oops, Vis Arend word opgecheck..... ot: :imaposer:

eepwall:  :imaposer:

Toemaar, ek weet sy galla om saam te wees.  Dis sal op my lys wees as sy terug is.

Hmmmmmm, on second thoughts, any wilddogs lus for a non stop 7 week party at my place.  :3some: :ricky:  ot:

 

[Vis Arend]

From Paterson I crossed the N2 towards Alexandria via Amakala game reserve.

I hoped to see this......

........instead I saw this..............

............and had to be happy with second prize, some ellie pooh.

Charl Landman monument

After Kamakala reserve I joined the road between Port Elizabeth and Alexandria, a few kilometres on this road towards Alex I took a right turn off towards Zoonie and Woody Cape.

Getting closer to the sea.

And then I got this sign, DS heaven.

Some photos on route

And then Woody Cape

And then I was on a road that ran parallel with the ocean.

This road took me to Boknes, lekka at the sea.

From there I drove to Port Alfred.

Bridge over the Kowie river.

In Port Alfred I had a nice view........

........enjoying this.

From Port Alfred I took a route that I did previously with my TA.

Some estuaries on route.

Back on the gravel

Another bridge over the Fish

A fisherman trying his luck

The Fish from a top view

I have to pass threw some lallies to get home

Almost home, roads in a distance

The last bridge

Someone’s chassis is bent?  And this oke is doing a cool 140km/h.

Last stretch home.

So my day ended, I’m back home and alone with our two kids (doggies) for 7 weeks.

Cheers until the next time, it’s now time for a stiff Whiskey, just to relax the muscles.

 

[skydiver]

Enjoyed your RR.  :thumleft:

 

[BMWPE]

:thumleft: Nice

 

[nemodakar]

:thumleft:Good one!!

 

[Lem]

Great RR Visarend, as ek my droom trip na die ooskaap aanpak eendag sal ek weet vir wie om vir roetes te vra

 

[spoedvark]

Any reason for a ride!!!!!

Thanks for sharing. Sure there gonna be quite a few more to follow in the next few weeks????

Mooi so Vissie!

 

[HB 9]

You really make an effort to ride - whether with mrs Visarend or solo... Great pics and RR!  :thumleft:

 

[Leo]

Were you allowed to drive through the game reserves?  ???

Great roads you travelled  :thumleft:

 

[KALLY]

We did the same road near Alexandria the other day, as you say "bikers heaven" Nice R/R

 

[JACOVV]

Lekker - baie lekker.  Wou ook nou die dag vanaf Paterson so gery het, maar het nie geweet of hul die bike sal toelaat in die Game Rserve nie . . . .

Dink Ou Bees se baas moet haar ook weer 'n slag Duitsland toe stuur, dan is ons 2 mos reg vd pad  :mwink:  :imaposer:  ot:  :ricky:

 

[Vis Arend]

Thanks for all the feedback.  :thumleft:

Were you allowed to drive through the game reserves?  ???

Great roads you travelled  :thumleft:

Yes Leo, it's national roads, they can't deny you entrance, you must however stay on the main road.   They do warn you that you enter at your own risk, but that is another debatable subject.

We did the same road near Alexandria the other day, as you say "bikers heaven" Nice R/R

It's a pity it is a bit far from us, I travelled 563 km yesterday, a tad to far for one day.

 

[Vis Arend]

Lekker - baie lekker.  Wou ook nou die dag vanaf Paterson so gery het, maar het nie geweet of hul die bike sal toelaat in die Game Rserve nie . . . .

Dink Ou Bees se baas moet haar ook weer 'n slag Duitsland toe stuur, dan is ons 2 mos reg vd pad  :mwink:  :imaposer:  ot:  :ricky:

Se my net waar hy bly, ek sal hom oorreed.  :imaposer:

 

[Pietcoke]

Baie nice foto's. Moes sommer 'n lekker trippie gewees het.

Geniet jou sewe weke van graswewenaar wees.

 

[LouisXander]

Damn, ek was ook in daai area, maar sonder n bike!!

 

[roxenz]

Lekker Meneer Visarend!  I am so not going to miss the EC Bash!  Those roads!  :drif: