Since I will be moving to Somerset West next weekend Nevmcgyver and I took the opportunity to go and have some fun on the bikes for the last time today. And so after church I got into my riding gear and went to meet Neville at his house.
The idea was to see if we can get to both the lower and upper Van Stadens dams.
We stopped at the house of mr Meyer who gave us permission to ride down the road to the weir below the Lower Van Stadens Dam.
Mr Meyer also gave us a key to get to Upper Van Stadens dam.
We went down the road to the weir.
Neville misunderstood the original idea. I said we must go biking , but it seems that Neville heard we must go hiking. And so we slogged up the valley to get to the Upper Vans Stadens Dam. In 44'C heat might I add !!!
Eventually we saw the Dam and while Neville started to cut to the right and climbed to get to the top of the dam wall , I stayed on the valley floor and got to the foot of the dam. Didi I mention how hot it was ?
This was our first view of the dam.
I go to the foot of the dam and soaked my shirt in the water
When I got back to Neville he was really suffering from the heat. He seems to forget that he is not so young anymore and that he is actually a grandfather now (as of two days ago).
We got to a nice waterpool and embraced the inner nudist in our selves. Man that water was soooo good !!!!
Refreshed we proceded to go back to the weir where I nearly stepped on this little okie.
We got back to the bikes and after having to pull away on the steepest incline I ever had to face we made our back to the top .
We rode to the Upper Van Stadens dam where we had some fun with the cameras while we waited for Neville's bike to cool down. Did I mention that it was FLIPPEN hot ??
I saw this glittering tree sap on this tree
We then left the Dam area and continued through the Longmore forrest having a ball of a time on the forrest roads. Our fun was stopped however when we were confronted by a very ticked off forrest ranger. It seems that even though we had permission (and a key) to go to the Upper Van Stadens Dam , we were not allowed to ride in Longmore forrest.
We made our way out of Longmore and stopped at the Thornhill Hotel for some much needed fluid replenishment.
Neville was taking some real strain from the heat (and his bloodpressure that was acting up), and I was not far behind.
After quite a few cokes, sprites, grapetizers and many glasses of ice we set of again to return the key and go take a quick look at the narrow guage bridge over the Van Stadens river.
After taking some pics it was time to hit the road for home where Neville's wife supplied us with a lekker lunch and then I went home to go and give Jemima a much deserved bath.
The idea was to see if we can get to both the lower and upper Van Stadens dams.
We stopped at the house of mr Meyer who gave us permission to ride down the road to the weir below the Lower Van Stadens Dam.
Mr Meyer also gave us a key to get to Upper Van Stadens dam.
We went down the road to the weir.
Neville misunderstood the original idea. I said we must go biking , but it seems that Neville heard we must go hiking. And so we slogged up the valley to get to the Upper Vans Stadens Dam. In 44'C heat might I add !!!
Eventually we saw the Dam and while Neville started to cut to the right and climbed to get to the top of the dam wall , I stayed on the valley floor and got to the foot of the dam. Didi I mention how hot it was ?
This was our first view of the dam.
I go to the foot of the dam and soaked my shirt in the water
When I got back to Neville he was really suffering from the heat. He seems to forget that he is not so young anymore and that he is actually a grandfather now (as of two days ago).
We got to a nice waterpool and embraced the inner nudist in our selves. Man that water was soooo good !!!!
Refreshed we proceded to go back to the weir where I nearly stepped on this little okie.
We got back to the bikes and after having to pull away on the steepest incline I ever had to face we made our back to the top .
We rode to the Upper Van Stadens dam where we had some fun with the cameras while we waited for Neville's bike to cool down. Did I mention that it was FLIPPEN hot ??
I saw this glittering tree sap on this tree
We then left the Dam area and continued through the Longmore forrest having a ball of a time on the forrest roads. Our fun was stopped however when we were confronted by a very ticked off forrest ranger. It seems that even though we had permission (and a key) to go to the Upper Van Stadens Dam , we were not allowed to ride in Longmore forrest.
We made our way out of Longmore and stopped at the Thornhill Hotel for some much needed fluid replenishment.
Neville was taking some real strain from the heat (and his bloodpressure that was acting up), and I was not far behind.
After quite a few cokes, sprites, grapetizers and many glasses of ice we set of again to return the key and go take a quick look at the narrow guage bridge over the Van Stadens river.
After taking some pics it was time to hit the road for home where Neville's wife supplied us with a lekker lunch and then I went home to go and give Jemima a much deserved bath.
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