WC Ride to EC Bash

[fat b]

Sorry for the small hijack , but why don't you guys come down to the CABC in september ? I think it will be a blast ?? Come on you know you want to ?? :mwink:

 

[Rustyb]

Day 1
We all met at the Engen 1 Stop. It was cold and wet.

From there we proceeded to the Ultra City in Worcester where we met up with Rov Rat.

Then on to Touws River. This traffic officer thought it was ok to litter. (Still waiting for response from them )

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Snow on the mountains.

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Now we were on gravel roads.

Andy660 was unfortunate to come off while in Anysberg. He came off quite heavily.  I feared the worst but Crispen set us at ease.

Thank goodness you crash bars. The  Damage is minimal. Photos later in the report.

This was such a welcome sight.

A few pics of the area. We were about 3 clicks from the Anysberg office.

We decided to go straight to our destination for the night. Stompdrifdam, just outside De Rust. Some photos along the way.

 

[Trippple XC]

When do we get the REST RUSTY B ot:

 

[DRAZIL]

When do we get the REST RUSTY B ot:

Nice to have met you KLR :thumleft:

 

[Rustyb]

Day two started a bit late, due to unforeseen circumstances.
The room mate who snored on demand.

Where’s the coffee ??

After a bit of repacking , we were on our way to Uniondale. Through the Kammanasie pass I was told.

Waiting at the T junction.

On the road again.

Did I mention it was muddy ??

We arrived in Uniondale. It is amazing what a presence that a group of DS bikes have.

Waiting patiently for breakfast

Inside the restaurant.

A wooden train/tram carriage. Excellent detail.

Some more interesting articles.

Cupid

After the extended breakfast we split up. Towing the bike we took the Langklloof road to Patensie while the bikes took Baviaanskloof.
As it was tar, there were not too many pics.

Any guesses where this mall is ??

All to soon we arrived in Patensie. Our overnight stop for the the night was the Ripple Hill Hotel. Highly recommended.

 

[Sprocketbek]

Lekka roads, lekka pics.
Thanks RustyB  :thumleft:

 

[Piston Pete]

One forgets so quickly how beautiful the places are where we rode through...nice pics Rusty...& good timing! ;D :thumleft:

 

[nemodakar]

Humansdorp side of Kareedouw.

 

[Rustyb]

Day 3.

Except for the photos of the Ripple Hill Hotel,  in Patensie  and one from our breakfast stop, there were no photos for day three

There were some issues with a certain KTM after breakfast but unfortunately no photos. We loaded the bike and delivered it to KTM PE.  R 700.00 later and a clean bike with the same issues all was not as it seemed.

Nemodakar gave us some oranges to take to the bash. As there was no space we cable tied them to the rollbar,  juiciest orange I have had in a while.

 

[Rustyb]

Day 4

Early morning on the lawns of  Nduna Lodge.

Some people have too much time on their hands

Nemodakar and Sweetness must have been wary of the snoring.

Some photos of the venue

While some of the riders were doing a scenic trip through the game park , I went in search of the Carel Landman Monument.

I drove right past it initially traveling through another park in the process. The security ( about 800 metres from the monument ) had no idea what I was talking about. Some game along the way.

Travelling from the other direction it was difficult to miss.

The detail is good

Home

Also listed close by was Defonteinskloof pass. The old portion of the road.

On the way back I stopped here for brunch. Even being the only patron there, I waited 25 minutes for the meal and my requests fell on deaf ears. Don’t  ask me how I like my eggs and which bread I prefer and then totally change the order.
Comes highly unreccommended.

Strange item on the menu

The GPS showed another pass on the other side of Alexandria. While travelling along  I saw the KTM standing on its own. I found the sign on the left quite interesting. Was told later noone would have bothered to steal it anyway

Back to camp to hook the trailer and deliver it to town.

It was getting late and Bloukrans pass was too far so I took the road to Seven Fountains.

The sun was starting to set.

I turned around and headed back to camp. Photos seldom show the actual gradient of the road.

Back at the campsite the sun was low on the horizon

Around the lapa.

Gavin with his shirt on.

 

[Rustyb]

Day 5

All too soon the weekend was over, it was time to make the trip home.
Sunrise at the lodge.

The bike behind all the controversy

Near the Humansdorp turnoff  we parted company. Bad intel told us the pass through De Vlugt was closed to vehicles.

Views that caught my eye

Waiting at the turn off ( not a long wait )

Here they come.

Bradley’s

Fouriekop

Pistopete

Mr  & Mrs Nivea

Doerengone

Rynet

KLR

To be Continued …

 

[Andy660]

Cool pics Rustyb , makes me sad all over that I missed the rest of this trip,such a cool bunch to have ridden with too Oh well ,next time !

 

[Andy660]

I got hold of my xrays and I can see the broken rib but not the collarbone , but its bloody sore

The scull fracture also shows nothing , but I expected that , They say who ever rides a bike has nothing up stairs ! lol

 

[Tuareg]

I got hold of my xrays and I can see the broken rib but not the collarbone , but its bloody sore

Andy.......
The top arrow points to the inner end of the outer 1/3 of your collar bone,
which is overlapping the outer end of the inner 2/3 by a few centermetres

 

[Rustyb]

That's the great part about riding at the back.

 

[bradleys]

Hey Rusty great pics :thumleft:

 

[Padrone]

Now you guys can understand why we in the EC feel that we are in real DS country  :imaposer: :imaposer:

 

[Cupid Stunt]

Get well soon mate

We'll need some of your legendary ride reports again


Terry

 

[Trippple XC]

Great pic's Rusty :biggrin:

 

[Dunce]

Thanks Rusty,cool pics,you are a wealth of info on all the places you drive through too.You should start your own RR.