Houwhoek Farmstall 12-2-2012 - Report added
BMW Club Ride 12th February 2012
Ride Captain: Max Lange, 084 8009292
Ride: HouwHoek Farmstall, HouwHoek Pass
Brief
To miss the scorching midday heat we will depart a little earlier than usual at 07:30am sharp.
From the starting point we will make our way to Somerset West via the N1 and R300. Continuing through Somerset West turning right towards Gordons Bay onto the R44 towards Kleinmond and back to the N2. Then follow the N2 back in the direction of Cape Town and stop for Breakfast at the Houw Hoek Farnstall.
Breakfast options
Off the menu, individual / table responsible for own bill.
Return route
The return route will be via Elgin, Franschoek, Hells Hoogte, Stellenbosch for the final stop at the Engen 1-stop.
General
Please take it easy over the passes and faster riders only overtake on the right. Slower riders please be aware, hold your line where required but allow faster riders to pass easily over the passes. We will re-group as and when required, depending on the size of the group, however we will regroup after every pass.
Distance to venue is approximately 140km
Estimated ride time is approximately 2.0 hours depending on group size
HouwHoek Farm Stall - 082 924-5930
What threatened to be a wet ride turned out to be a pleasant
ride indeed, for most nice and cool for me a little cold
. A small group of 9 bikes and
one pillion we set off to Gordons bay via the N1 and R300. The coast road to
Rooiels was mainly dry with enough damp patches to remind us to be smooth.
We gathered for a re-group at the viewing point just before Rooiels continuing on through camera infested Kleinmond towards the R43. To my surprise there was little wind in Kleinmond, just proves that in Cape Town if the wind doesn’t blow, it rains. Left onto the R43 over the Houwhoek Pass back to the N2 and breakfast at the Houwhoek Farmstall where they were waiting for us, the service was good and prices were reasonable.
After Breakfast we headed through Elgin towards Franschoek with a re-group on Tweewaters Kloof Bridge, over the Franschoek pass, Hells Hoogte to Stellenbosch and back home. Thank you to Deon with assisting us with the sweeper duties, much appreciated.
All in all it was a good ride. If you have pictures please post of the BMW Club facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/pages/BMW-Motorcycle-Club-Cape/215307208491541
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