Trailrider
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Eisbein said:
Showed his best side? ;D
Hell we always have fun on our rides. ;D
Little busy today. Will try to do Day 3 a.s.a.p.
Overberg / Whale Coast
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Showed his best side? ;D
Hell we always have fun on our rides. ;D
Little busy today. Will try to do Day 3 a.s.a.p.
Rooipoot
Pack Dog
Kykdaar said:
Ya we also did Stilbaai and Jongensfontein, and then past Blombos to the Duivenhoksrivier, of which the mouth is at Puntjie; then through Vermaaklikheid and crossing the Duivenhoks near Dassieklip farm, then along the landward side of the Duine towards Witsand.
There's a juicy but true story of a guy who printed his own money, but later took his paper supplier to court for not supplying the correct quality, him having had to pay upfront.......
Supplier dropped the Police a tip........ Guy spent time in the Tjoekie, but he's farming again.
Let's not name the farm, agreed?
Trailrider
Bachelor Dog
Sorry Uil. Hectic week. I'll get on it tonight.
Trailrider
Bachelor Dog
Day 3
Today we rose early (some earlier than others
) to start our trip to Lâ??Agulhas.
Unfortunately Eisbein had to head home and we said our goodbyes at the Theewaterskloof dam. Thanks for joining us! :thumleft: Always a pleasure to ride with you. ;D
I was excited about today. We were going to ride routes like Van der Stel pass, Fall down hill and Akkedisberg â?? all places Iâ??ve read about on the Wild Dog forum.
Van der Stell Pass was less of a pass than I expected, but nice nonetheless.
Once again we rode through everchanging scenery. The Overberg sure is a great place to ride ;D
Finally we saw â??Fall down Hillâ? in the distance. We did several steep uphills the day before and LGF and I were looking forward to a real challenge. ;D
We rode and rode and suddenly Rooipoot stopped. That was it? Huh? Whereâ??s the technical bit? I hope I donâ??t offend anyone, but if that was difficult than maybe the route we rode on Day 2 might not be for you ;D
â??Fall down Hillâ? myth busters: ;D
Our route would take us within 20 or so kilometers from Uiltjies Uilnes, but not past it. We phoned Uiltjie and asked if he wants to hook up with us somewhere. Guess what? There is no way you can even ride near Uiltjieâ??s place and not drop by the Uilnes. He insists. ;D
After some refreshments 5 bikes set off to Baardskeerdersbos. 4 smaller bikes and a monster:
Baardskeerdersbos is a delightful place and I immediately felt at home.
Lotâ??s of Stormers jerseys and flags and friendly faces.
But for LGFâ??s voice of reason Uiltjie and I would still be there ;D
After about and hour (or so) we rode on, leaving Uiltjie and his hatchlings behind. We rode through the mission town of Elim â?? very interesting.
â??Elim is a unique historical village, situated halfway on the dirt-road from Gansbaai to Bredasdorp. It was founded as a Moravian mission station in 1824 on the site of an existing farm called Vogelstruiskraal. As the third Moravian mission station in the Cape, it was dedicated to establishing a self-supporting church of indigenous people. Even at present, the whole of the municipal property is still, uniquely, owned and managed by the Moravian Church of South Africa.â?
From here Rooipoot took us to the Historic farm Ratelrivier. The picturesque setting looked like it could be a picture on a puzzle.
The original farm was known as Buffeljagt aan de Ratelrivier and was ceded by the VOC as a loan farm to Matthys Lourens in 1745. Ratelrivier is one of the oldest farms in the area. The history of the farm is closely linked to the history of the adjacent farms Rietfontein and Buffeljagt and the area features in Dalene Mattheeâ??s book â??Die Uitgespoeldesâ?
When the farm was sold to 45-year old Hans Jacob Swart in 1831 it comprised nearly 2343 morgen (about 1875 ha). Hans Jacob Swart died in 1835 and his widow Catharina Elizabeth (née Moolman) continued farming for more than 25 years with her sons and slaves, whom she apparently ruled with iron discipline.
Sadly, his two sons, Dirk Gysbert and the younger Pieter Johannes Albertus, did not inherit their fatherâ??s good nature. Known for their violent and ungovernable tempers, they were socialites, given to heavy drinking and abusive behaviour towards slaves and even their own wives, men who often clashed with the law. Barely six months after their fatherâ??s death they both killed their wives.
Legend has it that the dying Jacoba Alida left a bloody hand print on the passage wall, which subsequent farm owners could not erase.
In later years William Fletcher imported stock and bred race horses and built a large stable complex on the farm, with individual Oregon pine stalls for the stallions. Two of the horsesâ?? names, Peggy and Robin, are still visible against the walls.
His horses raced on all the important tracks and had their own colours.
The next time I ride in the Overberg I will set aside an entire day to explore these farms, but it was getting late and we had to push on.
We were headed to the coastal â??Resort townâ? of Struisbaai on a long weekend and we had no accommodation or bookings. Talk about living on the edge
After riding around town a bit we saw a backpackers and decided to check it out. What a surprise! It was filled with young girls (OK OK, there were some guys too) from abroad that were traveling through our lovely country.
Best of all â?? they had space for us ;D
We unpacked, bought some steaks and headed to â??Cheersâ? to watch the Stormers crush the Brumbies on a helluva big screen.
By the time we got back to the Backpackers the (cheap) bar was buzzing! This is what you call a target rich environment (Just kidding ;D)
We had a nice braai and had some interesting chats with the people there. I stayed behind in the bar after the two â??Old toppiesâ? went to sleepâ?¦ ;D
â?¦ and partied until finally I got to bed at 2am in the morning. What a day. 275km, great scenery, good friends and a great party as the cherry on top.
In a few hours Iâ??d have to get up and do the last 5kms to Lâ??Agulhas before tackling the road back to George.
Today we rose early (some earlier than others
) to start our trip to Lâ??Agulhas.
Unfortunately Eisbein had to head home and we said our goodbyes at the Theewaterskloof dam. Thanks for joining us! :thumleft: Always a pleasure to ride with you. ;D
I was excited about today. We were going to ride routes like Van der Stel pass, Fall down hill and Akkedisberg â?? all places Iâ??ve read about on the Wild Dog forum.
Van der Stell Pass was less of a pass than I expected, but nice nonetheless.
Once again we rode through everchanging scenery. The Overberg sure is a great place to ride ;D
Finally we saw â??Fall down Hillâ? in the distance. We did several steep uphills the day before and LGF and I were looking forward to a real challenge. ;D
We rode and rode and suddenly Rooipoot stopped. That was it? Huh? Whereâ??s the technical bit? I hope I donâ??t offend anyone, but if that was difficult than maybe the route we rode on Day 2 might not be for you
;Dâ??Fall down Hillâ? myth busters: ;D
Our route would take us within 20 or so kilometers from Uiltjies Uilnes, but not past it. We phoned Uiltjie and asked if he wants to hook up with us somewhere. Guess what? There is no way you can even ride near Uiltjieâ??s place and not drop by the Uilnes. He insists. ;D
After some refreshments 5 bikes set off to Baardskeerdersbos. 4 smaller bikes and a monster:
Baardskeerdersbos is a delightful place and I immediately felt at home.
Lotâ??s of Stormers jerseys and flags and friendly faces.
But for LGFâ??s voice of reason Uiltjie and I would still be there ;D
After about and hour (or so
) we rode on, leaving Uiltjie and his hatchlings behind. We rode through the mission town of Elim â?? very interesting.
â??Elim is a unique historical village, situated halfway on the dirt-road from Gansbaai to Bredasdorp. It was founded as a Moravian mission station in 1824 on the site of an existing farm called Vogelstruiskraal. As the third Moravian mission station in the Cape, it was dedicated to establishing a self-supporting church of indigenous people. Even at present, the whole of the municipal property is still, uniquely, owned and managed by the Moravian Church of South Africa.â?
From here Rooipoot took us to the Historic farm Ratelrivier. The picturesque setting looked like it could be a picture on a puzzle.
The original farm was known as Buffeljagt aan de Ratelrivier and was ceded by the VOC as a loan farm to Matthys Lourens in 1745. Ratelrivier is one of the oldest farms in the area. The history of the farm is closely linked to the history of the adjacent farms Rietfontein and Buffeljagt and the area features in Dalene Mattheeâ??s book â??Die Uitgespoeldesâ?
When the farm was sold to 45-year old Hans Jacob Swart in 1831 it comprised nearly 2343 morgen (about 1875 ha). Hans Jacob Swart died in 1835 and his widow Catharina Elizabeth (née Moolman) continued farming for more than 25 years with her sons and slaves, whom she apparently ruled with iron discipline.
Sadly, his two sons, Dirk Gysbert and the younger Pieter Johannes Albertus, did not inherit their fatherâ??s good nature. Known for their violent and ungovernable tempers, they were socialites, given to heavy drinking and abusive behaviour towards slaves and even their own wives, men who often clashed with the law. Barely six months after their fatherâ??s death they both killed their wives.
Legend has it that the dying Jacoba Alida left a bloody hand print on the passage wall, which subsequent farm owners could not erase.
In later years William Fletcher imported stock and bred race horses and built a large stable complex on the farm, with individual Oregon pine stalls for the stallions. Two of the horsesâ?? names, Peggy and Robin, are still visible against the walls.
His horses raced on all the important tracks and had their own colours.
The next time I ride in the Overberg I will set aside an entire day to explore these farms, but it was getting late and we had to push on.
We were headed to the coastal â??Resort townâ? of Struisbaai on a long weekend and we had no accommodation or bookings. Talk about living on the edge
After riding around town a bit we saw a backpackers and decided to check it out. What a surprise! It was filled with young girls (OK OK, there were some guys too) from abroad that were traveling through our lovely country.
Best of all â?? they had space for us ;D
We unpacked, bought some steaks and headed to â??Cheersâ? to watch the Stormers crush the Brumbies on a helluva big screen.
By the time we got back to the Backpackers the (cheap) bar was buzzing! This is what you call a target rich environment
(Just kidding ;D)
We had a nice braai and had some interesting chats with the people there. I stayed behind in the bar after the two â??Old toppiesâ? went to sleepâ?¦ ;D
â?¦ and partied until finally I got to bed at 2am in the morning. What a day. 275km, great scenery, good friends and a great party as the cherry on top.
In a few hours Iâ??d have to get up and do the last 5kms to Lâ??Agulhas before tackling the road back to George.
Eisbein
Bachelor Dog
Very cool TR - thanks !
What I really like about your reports is the bits of history you always put in in between the ride report.
Brings a total new and different perspective.
Very cool!
What I really like about your reports is the bits of history you always put in in between the ride report.
Brings a total new and different perspective.
Very cool!
Trailrider
Bachelor Dog
Day 4
Despite my late night felt good this morning. I did have some "Guronsan C" though (preventative measure).
Before we left we had to mark our territory. Have a look at the top left. ;D
Maybe some Wild dogs can add their names in future?
Next up:
While here we ran into Ektoknbike. Turns out he was in Struisbaai too and we didnâ??t know. :-\
And of course the obligatory pic of my bike at the Southernmost tip of Africa.
It's the end of the world and I like it!
The second lighthouse of the trip:
As with all things, this trip too had to come to an end, but not before we crossed the Overberg again ;D
Rooipoot had to split off (to ride back to Villiersdorp) close to Malgas, but LGF and I had another river crossing on the pontoon ;D
And lo and behold! When we got to the other side we ran into yet another Wild Dog ;D Nice to meet you Smurf!
He was on his way back to Cape Town after riding the Transkei with some other WDâ??s. Whereâ??s the ride report?
Some more scenery on the way back:
On Day 1 we were in such a hurry to get off the tar that we rode past some of the beautiful spots. For the sake of thoroughness and in the spirit of this trip I decided to visit the lighthouse and river mouths we missed on Day 1. At Mosselbay LGF split off and headed home while I took a detour to Cape St Blaze, but not before I watched some of the locals catch some waves.
On the way home:
Klein Brak river mouth
and Groot Brak river mouth
What a great trip! No incidents or accidents. Not even a flat tyre. We had nice riding weather as wellâ?¦ until, about 20km from home, I saw this:
But luckily I missed that shower and got home safe and dry. On Day 4 I rode 325km and over the 4 days I rode 1181km in total.
This was a good trip. I will definitely go back and visit the Overberg again. There is so much more to see. Thanks to all who made this trip special. :thumleft: Till we ride again ;D
Despite my late night felt good this morning. I did have some "Guronsan C" though (preventative measure
).Before we left we had to mark our territory. Have a look at the top left. ;D
Maybe some Wild dogs can add their names in future?
Next up:
While here we ran into Ektoknbike. Turns out he was in Struisbaai too and we didnâ??t know. :-\
And of course the obligatory pic of my bike at the Southernmost tip of Africa.
It's the end of the world and I like it!
The second lighthouse of the trip:
As with all things, this trip too had to come to an end, but not before we crossed the Overberg again ;D
Rooipoot had to split off (to ride back to Villiersdorp) close to Malgas, but LGF and I had another river crossing on the pontoon ;D
And lo and behold! When we got to the other side we ran into yet another Wild Dog ;D Nice to meet you Smurf!
He was on his way back to Cape Town after riding the Transkei with some other WDâ??s. Whereâ??s the ride report?
Some more scenery on the way back:
On Day 1 we were in such a hurry to get off the tar that we rode past some of the beautiful spots. For the sake of thoroughness and in the spirit of this trip I decided to visit the lighthouse and river mouths we missed on Day 1. At Mosselbay LGF split off and headed home while I took a detour to Cape St Blaze, but not before I watched some of the locals catch some waves.
On the way home:
Klein Brak river mouth
and Groot Brak river mouth
What a great trip! No incidents or accidents. Not even a flat tyre. We had nice riding weather as wellâ?¦ until, about 20km from home, I saw this:
But luckily I missed that shower and got home safe and dry. On Day 4 I rode 325km and over the 4 days I rode 1181km in total.
This was a good trip. I will definitely go back and visit the Overberg again. There is so much more to see. Thanks to all who made this trip special. :thumleft: Till we ride again ;D
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Very cool report TR :thumleft:
Some excellent pictures and a nice report to go with it.
Like the lighthouses ;D ;D
Some excellent pictures and a nice report to go with it.
Like the lighthouses ;D ;D
Great report TR! Thanks man.
Carnivore
Race Dog
Trailrider.... you rock!
(and don't think for a moment ek is 'n Engelsman wat 'n Afrikaner verneder..! ;D) Lovely ride and lekker reading.
(and don't think for a moment ek is 'n Engelsman wat 'n Afrikaner verneder..! ;D) Lovely ride and lekker reading.
Trailrider
Bachelor Dog
Carnivore said:
;D
Nope, no prob there. I ride with Engelsmanne all the time
We've been teaching LGF words like Booswig, griffel and a lot more ;DLooking forward to seeing you on the EC Bash!
Lekker,Lekker Lekker stuff
Thanks
Thanks
StephenVictor.1953
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walkaboutboertjie
Pack Dog
Dankie Trailrider - jou website is een van die redes hoekom ek 'n 250 gekies het!
Lekker RR en fotos ... gaan verseker paar van daardie passe aanvat op die TTR. :ricky:
Lekker RR en fotos ... gaan verseker paar van daardie passe aanvat op die TTR. :ricky:
