Sunday Escape

[DRAZIL]

March 8, my daughter Jessica and I escaped from our chores and off to Grahamstown for brunch and down to the coast, well two thirds of the way there it started drizzling so inland we ventured. We decided to gravel some familiar roads to see what changes the good rains we had recently brought about.
So we set off for Shamwari , Alicedale,Riebeek East,Anns Villa and finally Croc ranch for lunch/supper.

1 = map
2 = young Giraffe playing roadblock.
3 = Better picture
4 =beautiful roads
5 =Green  green green

 

[DRAZIL]

1 =through this little green valley and up the overgrown hill on the right of the road for coke break.
2 =Kreature
3 =Hide and go seek
4 =Close to kommadaggakop we found this deserted and stripped little town/village. We think an old mining town but will investigate with some WDs for backup.
5 =Forest of chimneys only things standing.

 

[DRAZIL]

1 = Good for a quick geobraai for lunch.
2,3 =Freaky chimney :eek7:
4 =Me
5 =more chimneys growing wild

 

[Bakkie]

AWESOME!!!  :thumleft:

 

[DRAZIL]

Annes Villa, A blacksmith workshop from the Voortrekker days.
Tried different style photos this time. eepwall:

 

[DRAZIL]

Still at the Villa outside and inside.
Creepy dolls and as for the jar of spiders,hmmm suspect.

 

[DRAZIL]

1 =news
2 =purple everywhere
3 =THIS IS WORTH THE RIDE
4 =End of conversation.
End of ride report.

 

[edgy]

Nice one boet!  :thumleft:

 

[letsgofishing]

Nice pics!

 

[Ama ride ride]

Nice pics

Why are there so many ex-houses? ???

 

[Misty]

Great RR!! - nice to see your daughter enjoying the adventure with you - and btw love that pic of your bike playing hide and seek - a great shot!!

 

[KAT-WP]

stunning D, gr8 with ur daughter riding with dad :thumleft: 

 

[Fugly]

Nice 1 Mr Drazil!

 

[Mzee]

Great! Any tour makes great reading.  :ricky:

 

[BiG DoM]

Nice ride but why such a wuss - should have joined the BMW club ouens ... they did a lekker ride down the Mikshed/Green Fountain Resort other side of Port Alfred (GS's did gravel from Alex) where I met them ... lekker brekkie ... then I had plotted nice dirt route through the Kap River reserve and back to Bathurst for a beverage or two and then more gravel back to G'town, with some guys peeling off for Salem and back to PE. No Rain?!

 

[DRAZIL]

Nice pics

Why are there so many ex-houses? ???

Further down the road there was a church service in a crumbling shack ,I don't see the logic to strip and demolish so many houses that could have been put to good use.
I am trying to find out more about this place.

 

[Thump]

March 8, my daughter Jessica and I escaped from our HER chores and off to ....

Fixed eepwall:

 

[Zeff Cowboy]

Very nice report

 

[LeonDude]

Very nice!  :thumleft:

 

[Thump]

nice, reminds me of our trouting trip.
nearly time to try again