Lesotho trip October 2011

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Hoe het die KLE gedoen tussen die vinnige bikes? Op die stadige paaie van Lesotho maak dit mos geen verskil nie.
 
Daai Kawa het baie goed gedoen. Was plek-plek dalk bietjie laag maar het orals deurgekom. Party manne het nogal gewens vir so 'n plat fietsie! Op die pad het Mev so af en toe bietjie agter gebly, veral as dit by trek wereld kom. Op die gelykte gaan dit geil tot by 140km/h.
Ek sit later in die week nog fotos by.
 
Hogsback se Open air Jacuzi!
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Nice views
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The start of day 2 This route took us too Rhodes via Queenstown. Distance 373km
We fiil up at Hogsback, check the price of fuel!!
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Local biker!
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Moet seker weet van gaan staan sonder petrol!
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This is the way to go- R345
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We went all the way on the R351 till we got to Hilton, a little chapel in the middle of nowhere

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In Queenstown we said goodbye to Jonno who sadly parted with us.
We then took the R396 to Lady Frere where the bad luck stroke Pieter!
Aijai jai and the Beemer guys would love this!
His 950 just vrekked and it turns out the fuelpump was moer toe! old problem I presume for the 950!
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Because it was still a long way to go to Rhodes, we had to make a call. We decided that me, the Kawa girl and Jannie would carry on while the rest waited for help. Unfortunately Pieters bike could'nt be fixed so he had to wait for help from Queenstown. On the one hand we were lucky that the bike broke down in Lady Frere and not in Lesotho!

We pushed on hard too Barkley East for time was running out. Ek het laasjaar ook die stuk gedoen en het geen genade gehad nie. Shame, Michelle was op toe ons in Barkley stop vir petrol!
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Ons het net klaar petrol gegooi toe die ander 2 daar aangejaag kom.
We did not wait for them cause it was still another 60km and the roads was super shite! It was also turning dark quickly and there was not time for many foto's!
Here is a few I had time for

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We waited till it got quite dark and I was just making ready to turn back for the other 2 guys when they showed up. They had a slow puncture that was keeping them busy.
That night we had pizza at Gleninks favourite place!
 
Right, I'm back.
Day 3 was from Rhodes via Tiffendale, Tenahead, Matatiele to Cedarville. A distance of "only" 230km.
The previous night we met three bikers in the pub. 2 Americans and a guy from Cape Town. The Yankees had 2 rented 650 BMW. The girl said she owned a 990 back home and her buddy a 1150. The Cape Town guy had a 800 that he only uses for commuting to work. This was his first trip.
We decided to be good and invited them to join us up to Matatiele, mainly cause they had extra petrol and we could get nothing at Rhodes!

Anyway, hulle trek toe saam met ons weg, na eerste 5 km is die 2 Americans weg, gone. Na 20 min kom hulle toe aan met Jannie wat agter hulle ry. Hulle stop elke 5 min met sulke moerse sterrewag kameras vir foto's. Toe weet ek, Pappie, dit gaan 'n lang dag wees!

Hier is Jakes met sy papwiel van die vorige dag.
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Michelle wat ons dag skottelgoed was, eintlik toe ons visors!
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The first mabe 30km was up to Tiffendale ski resort. A very nice path, must be very cold in winter for there were still snow lying in the shadows.

Die pad op
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Ons het onder die Amerikaners uitgery, staan toe en rook toe ons die spektakel sien!
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Daai girl val daai BM dat die stof draai en die stukke spat! Gelukkig het sy nie seer gekry nie, net die bike se mudguard is in stukke. Jannie het in die begin nog die parte saamgery maar dit toe later gelos. Daar was nog baie van die pret wat gewag het!

Tiffendale is op die volgende foto, jammer die plek is bankrot, sien nou die dag die veiling was in die koerant!?

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From Tiffendale we took a 2spoortrack ( MN 20658 ) towards Tenahead. It is right on the Lesotho Border and was big fun.
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The American girl in front and her Bud behind her.
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Michelle also had a little spoorfoutjie!
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Tenahead
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Naudesnek

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Nog 'n paar tot ons in Cedarville gekom het.
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By Cedarville het ons in 'n baie nice gastehuis op 'n plaas geslaap. Vrekmoeg maar doodgelukkig!

Pokerface besig met seker 'n Branna! Kyk die kos, tot slaai ook.
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Ons plan was om vanaf Matat via Quachasnek Lesotho binne te gaan. Die oompie wat die gasteplaas se baas is het ons toe 'n ander roete beduie vanf Cedarville na Ramatselitso's gate

Daai was nou vir jou 'n ervaring. Die pad vanaf Cedarville is nie te bad nie, lekker grondpad. Dan meteens raak dit hond met diep spoelslote en plek-plek raak die pad sommer wg. Dis net klippe en kak waar jy kyk. 'n Grader het op meeste van die paaie nog nooit geloop nie! Vanaf Cederville tot by Ramatselitsc is dit so 50km.

Die wgtek en oppak die oggend
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Petrolingooi by Cedarville
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Happy chappie na ons die pas uit is! Die Kawagirl.

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Here is some more before we reached the border post
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Jannie, Roela, Mich en Frehan
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The borderpost was unbelievable, defnitief die vinnigste wat ek nog deur 'n grenspos is, 1 dik Sissie wat sit en SABC 1 kyk op screen wat vol sneeuspikkels is. Sy kyk nie eers na jou gesig nie, hoef nie eers helmet af te haal nie! Banana republic verby !
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Die grenspos
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The Lesotho side, even more relaxed!
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The China shop just behind the border control. Here you can get everything, even fresh apples at R2.50 each!
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At the china shop we were looking for petrol but he directed us to another chinashop further along our route.
Me and M'am
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Jannie and mr Cool!
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Some local talent, Frehan wou nie styfsit nie!
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As Jannie maar net geweet het wat nog voorlê het h
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y wragtig liewer die ryding gevat!!

 
And so we carried on.
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Lesotho is een moerse bergpas wat net nie ophou nie!
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Jannie se droomhuis!
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Ons sien toe 'n shebeen en what a surprise, very good beer but at roomtemp!
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Jakes,Roela, Jannie en Frehan vat 'n Maluti!
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'n Taxi vol skoolkinders stop,eerste wat uitval toe die deur oopgaan is lee chips pakkies! Niemand tel op nie, oral waar jy gaan is die Nasie maar dieselfde! :mad:
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The "petrolstop" a few clicks on
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First you pay and then you fill!
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Die "tenke"
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Ons petrol boy, so mal soos 'n haas
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So gaat ons verder!, vol tenke en met genoeg tyd.
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Nou is ons oppad Matabeng pas uit
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Van bo af
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