Beaufort West

the first leg of our 20 day road trip: Cape Town to Marken

The short way up: Botswana 5369

20 day road trip adventure

 

Trip manifesto

We have to have fun up to the last minute – our holiday is not over until we ride into the garage

We will explore new roads and new town, meet new people and see new things along the way

Over two days, ride up to the Gariep dam to join hundreds of GS riders at a sumptuous BMW shindig.  Registration at the official site here.

This was my first long distance trip (got the 650 GS in April and has not done more than +- 100km a trip) and although not knowing what to expect, I was very excited. I was thinking at first to leave late the Tuesday afternoon and sleep over near Laingsburg but in the end left early Wednesday Morning (one night less away from the wife and kid) and was looking forward to the 870 km's that was ahead for the day. Ready to Depart Cape Town Morning has broken