droffarc
Race Dog
- Joined
- Jan 27, 2006
- Messages
- 1,384
- Reaction score
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- Location
- Cape Toon - TransAlp XL650V 2004
- Bike
- Honda NC750X
Although I had told KiethK that I would meet him at the 1stop at 8, I was there by 7:15 and just hung around after filling the TA tank.
Table mountain had not yet shrugged the wooly blanket for the new day.
In the restaurant I met this chap who had recently acquired the Dakar and was on his way to a BIG DOG â?? groot brak via about ten passes. At least he was dressed properly.
KiethK and I were rather windblown as we rode over the DuToitskloof pass and took a breather at the Slangkop low water bridge.
From there we went over the Mitchells pass and filled up at Ceres, then over the Gydo pass where we stopped for a bit.
Then we took the first right turn off the R303 and headed for Touwsriver. Although this road is initially tar it soon became much more enjoyable but all too soon we joined the R46 just at the beginning of the Theronsberg pass â?? there by the sign that says Droehoek. After the pass we turned right to Bo-Swaarmoed and soon we were on the R355 turning to Patatsgat? Um, Patatsrivier, berg, hoogteâ?¦â?¦ Oh patats-wossname.
I had wondered whether the water feature was still there and as luck would have it I was able to stop and gather evidence that Kieth does indeed do water features.
The road condition was quite different to the last time I had ridden there, with numerous washaways and minor sandy spots as a result. Every once in a while these were announced by a telltale road sign displaying a dip with water followed by the road making an S, with the washaway in the middle of it all.
Soon we joined the R354 at Matjiesfontein and headed for Sutherland as far as Kruispad. On my map this name is quite prominent but in real life there is bugger nuthing there, just a road sign announcing a fork up.
This road later joins with the N1 just before Laingsburg, where we Steered our way to lunch.
After Shelling out some money we refilled our tanks and made for Touwsriver on the N1. The idea was that we would tar it all the way home but on approaching the Touwsriver turnoff I was hit in the head by a stray thought, so I suggested suggestively to my riding partner that we could take the long way round. He liked the idea so I set off in search of that exit which we found after making use of a rather potholed footpath.
This road had a few potholes of its own which were skulking sulkily in the roadway.
We then turned off and soon joined the R318 which in turn joins the N1 and we went over the Hex pass and the Du Toitskloof pass again and made for home.
So, no-one fell, and no-one had a puncture - poor no-one had all the bad luck.
Thanks Kieth, for the company, I hope you enjoyed the trip to some newly explored roads and I trust that you found it relaxing just to get out there and explore the roads without having to conquer them.
I was actually waiting with baited breath to hear your comments about the footpath in Touwsriver, but you said nothing â?? you obviously found it unremarkable â?? a seasoned traveler.
Table mountain had not yet shrugged the wooly blanket for the new day.
In the restaurant I met this chap who had recently acquired the Dakar and was on his way to a BIG DOG â?? groot brak via about ten passes. At least he was dressed properly.
KiethK and I were rather windblown as we rode over the DuToitskloof pass and took a breather at the Slangkop low water bridge.
From there we went over the Mitchells pass and filled up at Ceres, then over the Gydo pass where we stopped for a bit.
Then we took the first right turn off the R303 and headed for Touwsriver. Although this road is initially tar it soon became much more enjoyable but all too soon we joined the R46 just at the beginning of the Theronsberg pass â?? there by the sign that says Droehoek. After the pass we turned right to Bo-Swaarmoed and soon we were on the R355 turning to Patatsgat? Um, Patatsrivier, berg, hoogteâ?¦â?¦ Oh patats-wossname.
I had wondered whether the water feature was still there and as luck would have it I was able to stop and gather evidence that Kieth does indeed do water features.
The road condition was quite different to the last time I had ridden there, with numerous washaways and minor sandy spots as a result. Every once in a while these were announced by a telltale road sign displaying a dip with water followed by the road making an S, with the washaway in the middle of it all.
Soon we joined the R354 at Matjiesfontein and headed for Sutherland as far as Kruispad. On my map this name is quite prominent but in real life there is bugger nuthing there, just a road sign announcing a fork up.
This road later joins with the N1 just before Laingsburg, where we Steered our way to lunch.
After Shelling out some money we refilled our tanks and made for Touwsriver on the N1. The idea was that we would tar it all the way home but on approaching the Touwsriver turnoff I was hit in the head by a stray thought, so I suggested suggestively to my riding partner that we could take the long way round. He liked the idea so I set off in search of that exit which we found after making use of a rather potholed footpath.
This road had a few potholes of its own which were skulking sulkily in the roadway.
We then turned off and soon joined the R318 which in turn joins the N1 and we went over the Hex pass and the Du Toitskloof pass again and made for home.
So, no-one fell, and no-one had a puncture - poor no-one had all the bad luck.
Thanks Kieth, for the company, I hope you enjoyed the trip to some newly explored roads and I trust that you found it relaxing just to get out there and explore the roads without having to conquer them.
I was actually waiting with baited breath to hear your comments about the footpath in Touwsriver, but you said nothing â?? you obviously found it unremarkable â?? a seasoned traveler.
