Why is life sometimes so unfair.....(NOW WITH THE KAROO RR ) Day 1 - page 4

[Gerard]

Gelukkige Bliksems!!  :drif: :drif: :drif:

Jup...het jy en Bie nie werk nie of wat?  eepwall: ot:

Werk se moer, maar dit vat fyn beplanning  :ricky:

 

[Bie]

Gelukkige Bliksems!!  :drif: :drif: :drif:

Jup...het jy en Bie nie werk nie of wat?  eepwall: ot:

Natuurlik het ons werk. Dink jy daai koppe het hulself gebak en wie dink jy moes die bier wat ons saamgevat het uitsuip. Dis eintlik harde werk, al lyk dit nie vir die leke so nie. 

Die manne wil tot lank na donker gesels ook en my horlosie is nie so ingestel nie.

 

[Vis Arend]

Gelukkige Bliksems!!  :drif: :drif: :drif:

Jup...het jy en Bie nie werk nie of wat?  eepwall: ot:

Natuurlik het ons werk. Dink jy daai koppe het hulself gebak en wie dink jy moes die bier wat ons saamgevat het uitsuip. Dis eintlik harde werk, al lyk dit nie vir die leke so nie. 

Die manne wil tot lank na donker gesels ook en my horlosie is nie so ingestel nie.

:laughing4: :laughing4: :laughing4: :imaposer: :imaposer: :imaposer:

 

[Carrots]

Bleddie werfetters.....die hele spul van julle! Elke hond kry sy dag...... :deal:

:biggrin:

 

[Bie]

Bleddie werfetters.....die hele spul van julle! Elke hond kry sy dag...... :deal:

:biggrin:

So rol hy maar, of hoe Jup?

 

[Gerard]

Bleddie werfetters.....die hele spul van julle! Elke hond kry sy dag...... :deal:

:biggrin:

So rol hy maar, of hoe Jup?

:imaposer:

 

[Vis Arend]

OK, all jokes aside, here is the ride report as promised.

I asked for 2 weeks leave but was only granted 1, so time was little and I still needed a route to plan.  I knew we wanted to do the Karoo, but which route I did not know.  A quick phone call to  ChrisL who is a walking map, man this guy is good, and we had a nice route.

We, the wife and I, packed the blue Sten on Friday night and were ready to leave early Saturday morning.  So let’s get the wheels rolling.

DAY 1 SATURDAY  - KING WILLIAM’S TOWN TO DE RUST

Route for the day.
From King William’s Town to Grahamstown, Uitenhage, trough the Langkloof to Uniondale, from there the gravel road to Dysselsdorp and then De Rust.  Today would be mostly tar, but we will make up for it.

The 1st passes just outside King

Still clean and shiny

The Great Fish River

On route through the Langkloof to Uniondale

The Kloof before Uniondale

Then it was gravel, the road from Uniondale to Dysselsdorp

Then about 5 km before Dysselsdorp there was a huge snake in the road.  I was cruising at 115km/h when we saw this thing.  When it saw us he stood up and made ready to attack but we were to quick, I actually thought I drove over it and stopped to see what happened.  My wife didn’t want to get of the bike, after a bit of convincing she climbed of and we went back to see what happened.  I could not find the snake, but this he left behind. 
Notice his marks comming in from the top right and after the incident backing out bottom right

Any truth in this sign?

This birdie wanted a lift

We arrived in De Rust after a long +- 700km’s and booked a self catering for the night and had a nice braai.

 

[Gerard]

Waasieres ? Gooi Oom  :drif:

 

[Vis Arend]

Waasieres ? Gooi Oom  :drif:

Stadig nou, dis 'n week se trip die met 'n vrag fotos wat deurgewerk moet word.  Gooi nou nou nog.

 

[Jakkals]

Waasieres ? Gooi Oom  :drif:

Stadig nou, dis 'n week se trip die met 'n vrag fotos wat deurgewerk moet word.  Gooi nou nou nog.

Werk ook maar f#ken stadig deur die fototjies,,,,,,,, ot:

 

[Mev Vis Arend]

Werk ook maar f#ken stadig deur die fototjies,,,,,,,, ot:
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Ja, en dis nie dat daar soooe baie is om van te kies nie.  ot:

 

[JACOVV]

:happy7:

 

[ChinaPete]

and...... :thumleft:

 

[Vis Arend]

Ja toe, julle almal soek net moelikheid, hier kom die 2de dag.

Mev Vis, jy slaap op die vlak vannaand.  :eek7:

 

[Vis Arend]

DAY 2 SUNDAY  -  DE RUST TO SKURWEBERG RESORT

Route for the day.
De Rust through Meiringspoort, left turn to Leeu-Gamka, then a short stint on the D353, then a left turn to Merweville, then to Sutherland.

We had a great evening and was well rested and was looking forward to today’s trip.

At 7 we were already on the road towards Meiringspoort.  The sun was not at its best and it was difficult to take proper fotos.

Meiringspoort

On to Leeu-Gamka

Time to play again....

Karoo beauty

The wife artwork

Railway crossing before Leeu-Gamka

After Leeu-Gamka we heaed for Merweville.

Merweville, this Church ......

.....is guarded by this dog.

Somebody got married....

In Merweville the dogs don’t like scooters, we were chased by this sheepdog...

.....and this Jackie

From Merweville it was off to Sutherland via a little pass, I forgot the name.  Here it is.

I didn’t know that the Karoo can be so beautiful, the deeper we drove into the Karoo, the more  surprised I was.

Angry face at a closed gate

Smiley face if you close the gate

Some more scenery

Mellow water crossings

Sutherland

In Sutherland your fill your own tank

Net vir jou Jupiter.
Here we had a lekker Burger and chips.

Then it was off to Skurweberg accommodation where we would camp for the night.

Wheel inspection time

We arrived at Skurweberg quit tired and booked in for camping.  The owners, Witjan and Elsa were adamant that we stay the rooms that were available as there were nobody else there.  We accepted gladly and bought some chops, boerewors and ice from them and had a lovely meal that night.

Here is their friendly black dog.  Ja Chris, ek het sy koppie gevryf.

 

Our grub for the night, smoked lamb rib, chops and boerewors.

Leftovers

Monday it is Oubergpass.............

 

[Gerard]

:thumleft: Daai was Rammelkoppas. Wonder hoeveel keer daai uitsig oor die Sentraal Karoo al gekiekie is.

 

[Vis Arend]

Thank Jupiter, dis die een daai.  :thumleft:

Ek het mos belowe ek gaan jou naam kiekkie doer in daai koue plek.  :deal: 

 

[Heimer]

Gooi nog foto's swaer - ek sien jy update die thread en toe's dit om te gesels.  :3some:

Het jy laat mevrou arend al daardie hekke oopmaak op die rammelkop pas?

(wat vra ek nog - natuurlik het jy  ot

 

[Vis Arend]

Gooi nog foto's swaer - ek sien jy update die thread en toe's dit om te gesels.  :3some:

Het jy laat mevrou arend al daardie hekke oopmaak op die rammelkop pas?

(wat vra ek nog - natuurlik het jy  ot

Nog besig om te laai, iets groot fout met my rekenaar, ek raak die moer in elke 5 minute.  So kan 'n man mos nie sukkel nie.

Hoekom dink jy ry sy saam, sy kan nie net agter sit en phodies neem nie.  :imaposer:

 

[spoedvark]

Vissie, hoe is daai tekkies van jou op die swart gladde roetes (teer)?? Goeie grip of 'n bietjie twitchy???? :ricky: