stevgh0
Race Dog
At lunch I was looking at an old post where Mark commented on the Nuwekloof pass and how far it is rideable...
I had to go and find out for myself.
Filled up - R46 and hit the gravel to gouda. The roads are washed away and some of the potholes are huge. But i got to gouda without any trouble. I took the first road left that to me looked like it went to the railway line...
I was right... I klapped it down there... and went straight into a moerse puddle... you dont seem to see these things when you are doing 100kph in a 2 spoor road.
I eventually parked off to get some water and I heard this sissing noise i thought... hey wheres the snake? Next minute this moers train comes past.
After the train passes I head down this road moerse excited... but not long and the road just ended. I continued very nervously next to the rail way for about 200m but decided to turn around... me vs train = no go.
On the way back i decided i wanted to ride back via the railway road to hermon. This went well. I had a another run in with a spoornet train who attempted to race me... I out ran him a moerse stuk, but in the end i realised he actually slowed down.
Roads to Voelvlei
Then I had a one on one session with the mudmonster ...
The mudmonster got its ass whipped --- okay just just
Not long after that i got to a closed gate so i had to backtrack via tar to zonkwasdrift and hit the gravel back to Riebeek Kasteel. I hit the Rail road from there to Riebeek west - also pretty damn muddy, some sections my whole bike was nearly submerged!
Got home and had a lekker shower... what an awesome little ride!
sorry for the karkphoties... the camera is a vivitar point and shoot... but its durable .. and who cares if it breaks
I had to go and find out for myself.
Filled up - R46 and hit the gravel to gouda. The roads are washed away and some of the potholes are huge. But i got to gouda without any trouble. I took the first road left that to me looked like it went to the railway line...
I was right... I klapped it down there... and went straight into a moerse puddle... you dont seem to see these things when you are doing 100kph in a 2 spoor road.
I eventually parked off to get some water and I heard this sissing noise i thought... hey wheres the snake? Next minute this moers train comes past.
After the train passes I head down this road moerse excited... but not long and the road just ended. I continued very nervously next to the rail way for about 200m but decided to turn around... me vs train = no go.
On the way back i decided i wanted to ride back via the railway road to hermon. This went well. I had a another run in with a spoornet train who attempted to race me... I out ran him a moerse stuk, but in the end i realised he actually slowed down.
Roads to Voelvlei
Then I had a one on one session with the mudmonster ...
The mudmonster got its ass whipped --- okay just just
Not long after that i got to a closed gate so i had to backtrack via tar to zonkwasdrift and hit the gravel back to Riebeek Kasteel. I hit the Rail road from there to Riebeek west - also pretty damn muddy, some sections my whole bike was nearly submerged!
Got home and had a lekker shower... what an awesome little ride!
sorry for the karkphoties... the camera is a vivitar point and shoot... but its durable .. and who cares if it breaks
