L'Agulhas

Met some people from Belgium, tourists in the true sense and energetic
Loving the sunshine we take for granted

Suggested to take them to L'Agulhas, the southern most tip of the Africa continent, where two oceans meet

 

A great day indeed

Introduction

Where does one get introduced into dual adventure biking?
You either read about it, hear it from a friend at a braai, see Ewan and Charlie doing it on television

Or

Gets introduced by an enthusiast
I'm not a professional, but I know what I like and know what I want out of it

So, this friend get himself a DR650, a very capable and enduring dual purpose bike
Perfect for what I like best, to be out there in the open

Got him quite interested and a quick intro after work, just what the doctor ordered

The smile tells the whole story, and this is the beginning

On to the old Houwhoek pass

Life is good, and must be lived

Weekend trip

Saturday 06:00 - perfect weather and a destination set on GPS

Getting together for an outride

Going over Franschhoek pass

Mid winter temperatures in January

After a while we decided to head out on some dirt, after all, that's what it's all about

This road section was quite bad with a lot of corrugated sections

The Buel's starter died on it's owner
Decisions to make, turn around and go home, or struggle on
Easy decision for the owner, go home, for the rest of the group, you're going on, we will stick with you

Fuel at Darling

And on to dirt again - "ondergeskikte pad" - substandard road

Deflating tyres for gravel

At least the train had a striaght, smooth track

Small town Aurora - ice cold refreshments, and a beautiful Church

Taking the road again on to Piketberg

And then, as we were on our way to Clanwilliam, in the heat of the day at 40 degrees plus, I felt the back wheel starting to wiggle at a speed of about a 100 km/h
Yes, a flat rear and it had to be repaired

We reached our destination and had a nice braai and rest
A few night shots

Morning and no time gets wasted to get on the road, it's hot early on again

Visit an old bridge, no longer in use

Heading west towards the coast to Lambert's Bay for some nice cool fresh sea air

Onto a dirt toll road

Passing the Sishen / Saldanha train

Passing a windpomp

Onto the the long road heading home

But first a stop to refresh and replenish

Beautiful sunset and almost home

A wonderful two day outride, nice ride, nice friends, nice places to visit

My XT660Z