Rain in the Richtersveld and refloating the SAS Wildehond

Crankshaft · Sep 20, 2023

Lekker RR. ek volg...

lowrider · Sep 20, 2023

Mooi. sub!

51Mobile · Sep 20, 2023

woody1 said:
11 to 25 August we did about the same routes in 4x4 vehicles.
Saw the SAS Wildehond waiting and heard about a group of rowwe bliksem bikers that came from the Tankwa side. Recovered the Willehond and swam across the river. View attachment 853570

Perfect! Right where we left it!

Not so sure about the Rowwe bikers, Gus threatened us with a +400km detour if we did not get across we had our fair share of twinkle toes amongst us.

BullSmit · Sep 20, 2023

Subscribed.

mulmi · Sep 20, 2023

Very nice. Riding with here where I am struggling to teach children maths.

woody1 · Sep 20, 2023

51Mobile said:
Perfect! Right where we left it!

Not so sure about the Rowwe bikers, Gus threatened us with a +400km detour if we did not get across we had our fair share of twinkle toes amongst us.

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Rof because water is flowing and is cold....and I believe the pub there ran out of beers.....just joking

Heimer · Sep 20, 2023

Gooi. Ek lees lekker

51Mobile · Sep 20, 2023

The plan for Day 2 was to go from Gannaka Lodge to the Tankwa Tented Camp. A relatively short day, with the promise of a run at the old postal route as a leg stretcher.

As we descended the Gannaga pass the mist started to lift, revealing the beauty of the valley below – and just how sheer the cliff on our left was.

But no sooner had the mist lifted then the rain started to come across in freezing sheets driven by a harsh wind.

I was on the brink of congratulating ourselves on getting down and out of the rain without any incidents, when Jarod rolled out his newly acquired talent of collecting punctures!

Eish!!! All dismount into sheets of riving rain.

Gus and Mike off to help Jarod get back on the road.

51Mobile · Sep 20, 2023

Beauty and the Beast

51Mobile · Sep 20, 2023

Henry loving his role as the 500’s side stand in the rain – this had broken on day 1.

51Mobile · Sep 20, 2023

The team making short work of the puncture. We established that the problem was that the wheel had a mousse in it before, and the lube for this mousse had not been cleaned out prior to installing the tube. On the descent, the tyre must have shifted and took the valve straight out of the tube.

Moridin · Sep 20, 2023

51Mobile said:
The plan for Day 2 was to go from Gannaka Lodge to the Tankwa Tented Camp. A relatively short day, with the promise of a run at the old postal route as a leg stretcher.

As we descended the Gannaga pass the mist started to lift, revealing the beauty of the valley below – and just how sheer the cliff on our left was.

But no sooner had the mist lifted then the rain started to come across in freezing sheets driven by a harsh wind.

I was on the brink of congratulating ourselves on getting down and out of the rain without any incidents, when Jarod rolled out his newly acquired talent of collecting punctures!

Eish!!! All dismount into sheets of riving rain.

View attachment 853712

Gus and Mike off to help Jarod get back on the road.

My vrou en haar familie is van Niewoudtville en Calvinia. Sy sê die leiklip op daai grond paaie is 'n bliksem en van die boere ry sommer met 2 spare tyres rond.