Sunday fun ride...sand, mud and all that makes it fun!

[Scrat]

After the weather cleared up a bit Sunday morning I decided to go and see how wet it really is out there… :ricky:
Went out on the R27 just past Koeberg and turned right into the Airstrip turnoff … already a bit slippery and wet with a few nice waterholes!! I stopped at the train bridge and decided to take the route next to the railway line and see where it takes me. :-\ :ricky:



Was a bit rougher than expected, loose rocks from the railway line made it challenging! Lekke , I stopped at a stage just to try and figure out where I am and enjoy a smoke…..




I finally had a good water crossing ahead and know from experience to expect the worse, I surely doen’t look deep  but halfway through the water started pouring into my boots!!

I then realized that I was at the back of Morning star.. I tried a few roads forking in all directions from there…. Quite fun having a mix of sand, loads of water and mud!! I had an idea in what direction to go and headed that way only to come to a dead end….. PRIVATE property with locked gate… ot: ot: ot: .. and the only road I know will take me to blouberg side is this white sandy route…. :-\


AH what the hell, did it on the XR a few years ago – can’t be that bad!! I roared off and found myself having a fight with the sand monster! “ I will not let him win me!!! “  I kept on saying in my head!
Got to a higher point and stopped for a siggi – looked down to where I need to go ...  and decided that I will rather turn back and look for diff route!
Made it back and sped off to find new route,


I finally came out at the back of Parklands and had fun trying to stay up on the in these lush mud and everywhere I went there was deep trenches and had to find ways around it to get back to the road…..


I finally made it to the back of Builders Warehouse and went off to Doodles for a well deserved cold Windhoek!!
84km and it took me about 2:34 hours to finish!! My whole body was numb but what a ride!!

 

[edgy]

Nice one! :thumleft:

 

[Misty]

Nice RR

 

[Crossed-up]

Lekker, there's so much still to explore out there while we can.

 

[Gee eS]

Nice.

 

[Bakkie]

awesome, those rides are the best

 

[LeonDude]

Nice!  :thumleft:

But you can keep the sand!  :biggrin:

 

[Dakota]

Nice  :thumleft:

 

[iep_kruger]

looks like plotties construction site

roads glorius roads...!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[cono]

Hey Scrat,

Looks like a good ride with a good mix of technical. I am glad you made it back in one piece.

The terrain you crossed looks lonely and isolated away from public access, the way it should be for a good ride.

Typical weather for the Western Cape, this time of the year, bloody cold and wet.

 

[Andy 950]

Hey laat weet my as jy so iets doen, of was jy op n lonerider mission?

Gelukkig is die sand darem nat, daai stuk agter Parklands n maand terug, was n bid vir genade paadjie!!

Lekker ride!!

 

[Dr Dirt]

lekke man  :  Dit was baie fun met die XR 500 ook. Om met n swaar fiets in sand te stoei is nie n grap nie. ( Lol )

 

[Scrat]

Hey laat weet my as jy so iets doen, of was jy op n lonerider mission?

Gelukkig is die sand darem nat, daai stuk agter Parklands n maand terug, was n bid vir genade paadjie!!

Lekker ride!!

Hey Andy, was net lus om te gaan gat skuur - gaan jou laat weet as ek weer gaan!! was moerse fun gewees,
Soos Cono ook gese het....

The terrain you crossed looks lonely and isolated away from public access, the way it should be for a good ride.

Hey DD, was maar 'n stoeiery maar moet se was meer fun as met die XR's daai tyd!!

Dink ek sal maar weer sondag gaan!!

 

[Andy 950]

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