Mountain Passes for happiness

[Dorsland]

Up and up we go, at the top I guess one has to take this picture as proof “I was there !”
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Just as the decent begins I see this lookout, it time for elenvensies and I get out the old staatmaker Sardines that travels with me often
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The engine braking is lekker and the descent is pretty steep but I just leave the bike in 2nd clutch out and very little braking needed
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Hel dis mooi daar! Ek sal moet plan maak.

 

[Vis Arend]

Hel dis mooi daar! Ek sal moet plan maak.

Dis bitter mooi, somer maande is hy nog mooier met als wat groen is so vêr soos die oog sien.

Ek hoop van harte hy het by die uitkykpunt gestop.

 

[sidetrack]

Dis bitter mooi, somer maande is hy nog mooier met als wat groen is so vêr soos die oog sien.

Ek hoop van harte hy het by die uitkykpunt gestop.

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Ek het maar bietjie verder af gaan stop

 

[sidetrack]

After Lundeans I see the Dangershoek turnoff and ride down the valley track which followes the river. Towering cliffs all over. Due to the time I ride till I get to a cement road with a little Church on the hill then head back

 

[skydiver]

Jinne, dis mooi wereld waar jy ry.

 

[Vis Arend]

After Lundeans I see the Dangershoek turnoff and ride down the valley track which followes the river. Towering cliffs all over. Due to the time I ride till I get to a cement road with a little Church on the hill then head back
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Baie baie mooi.

 

[Dorsland]

Dis bitter mooi, somer maande is hy nog mooier met als wat groen is so vêr soos die oog sien.

Ek hoop van harte hy het by die uitkykpunt gestop.

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Is dit op die Lundean's Nek pad daai Oom Vis?

 

[sidetrack]

Heading through a couple of villages the road runs next to the Lesotho border, on the other side a Qauntum lies in the valley below. There are no barriers and the drop off is quite steap

On this side of the pass the countryside seems drier and the temperatures a couple of degrees hotter. Lots of Aloe’s in the mountain side. Eastern Cape for sure. The view back from where I came

Never underestimate the time needed to ride passes, it is now almost 12 and I have only done 160km for the day. The section from here to Lady Grey is tar so can ride a bit faster. I pass through Sterkspruit, eish not a nice place to be. It’s a sea of people and the only robot in town is broken. Luckily I filter the traffic and get back into open road heading for Lady Grey.

By small town standards Lady Grey still looks good and has a pleasant vibe to it. I still have Jouberts to do and decide to add about 2L of fuel just in case. Getting a cooldrink I head to a quite spot and under a Eucalyptus tree next to the church I take a break

Notice the original Jouberts Pass memorial stone on the museum’s stoep still in Dutch, later on top of the pass I saw a more modern one erected in the early 2000’s

Small town life

 

[sidetrack]

I must say Jouberts Pass was my favourite to ride. It’s more rocky, narrower and with more twists and turns than Lundeans, just perfect for the 250. Not sure how vehicles will pass each other on it. That said the vehicles that I saw on the passes was surely less than 5 and not one on Jouberts

Love the smell of pine trees

Up and up we go

Way down below the little hamlet of Lady Grey, did I mention this was a great ride ?

Perfect description indeed !

 

[sidetrack]

Once over the summit the road decends into farmlands with small river crossings every couple of kilometers. The locals gave every little drif an interesting name:

Kar sump drif
Kar wegspoel drif
Die hop hop sloot

To name a few

And so eventually the loop was completed right on about 300km which took most of the day. Fantastic riding and no hiccups at all so happy indeed. Then it was time for a well deserved laid back episode of Bush TV. Thanks for reading

 

[Chrisl]

Ek het nou daai valley plat gery maar kry nie vir Tweedespruit of het hy Xhosa naam?

 

[sidetrack]

Ek het nou daai valley plat gery maar kry nie vir Tweedespruit of het hy Xhosa naam?

Jammer Sterkspruit. Ek maak reg

 

[sidetrack]

Ek het nou daai valley plat gery maar kry nie vir Tweedespruit of het hy Xhosa naam?

Aliwal Noord het ook n ander naam, amper nie geweet of ek na die regte plek ry nie

 

[LouisXander]

Nie eers een foto van daai lelike trailer nie

 

[RobCrouch]

Ek geniet die saamry, Jouberts seems a bit washed out in places since we last rode it. 2up and loaded...

 

[Neo_za]

Great weer en scenery. Mooi deel van die land en bly jy geniet die bike

 

[sidetrack]

Nie eers een foto van daai lelike trailer nie

Dankie dit het baie gehelp, ek kyk nou vir n een bike trailer maar daar is baie scamsters not soos met containers lyk my

 

[sidetrack]

Great weer en scenery. Mooi deel van die land en bly jy geniet die bike

Weer was perfek vir bike ry. Geen stof, nie te warm

 

[OomD]

I find it hard to take photos in such a way that one sees an uphill as a proper uphill, normally my photos just make it look flat. But this one of yours captures the climb very nicely, what a cool photo.

 

[sidetrack]

I find it hard to take photos in such a way that one sees an uphill as a proper uphill, normally my photos just make it look flat. But this one of yours captures the climb very nicely, what a cool photo.


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Thanks. That uphill kickstart and pull away was fun