Bonnievale

Siende dat daar gee “trip report” is vir die “Roadies” se Suterland Winter Trip nie, het ek besluit om dit te skryf. Maar ek is nie so gemaklik in Engels nie, so julle sal maar net tevrede moet wees met Afrikaans.

Vrydagaand 17:00: Die panniers is klaar gepak met elke moontlike warm kledingstuk wat in my kas is. Hulle is klaar vas gesit op die motorfiets.

So, what constitutes an adventure ride? Challenging yourself over difficult terrain? Going somewhere you’ve never been before? For me it’s a bit of both… I like the idea of going somewhere I’ve never been before, and no knowing what to expect when I get there. However, I’m not the sort of person to just ride off somewhere without some idea of where I’m going. Which is why I love my GPS, I can plot a route to somewhere and at least have an idea of how long it will take, where I’ll pass en route, etc. Organising a ride with two mates was a lot of hard work, and resulted in thousands of emails back and forth. First; when to go. That took about a week. Then we had to decide where we wanted to go. That took another week.

===Day 1: Cape Town – Bonnievale=== We set out late Monday afternoon for Bonnievale at 17h00. The weather was good…..that is no pumping cape doctor, “anything else is good in my book”, but once we hit the R60 to Robertson the cape doctor gave us a woes snot klap making it difficult to maintain 140km/h. We were packed reasonably light, only the absolute essentials for a one night camp out, no rain gear, a cell phone to use for any major repairs, and a basic supper of noodles with tinned tuna. (The rest of our meals were to be had on route.) Our first night was with friends on their wine farm on the Breede River. After a really good braai and good wine it was off to bed before many dusty back roads to tomorrows destination….Die Hel!