Beginners Gravel road ride- Saturday 4th September 2010
Beginners Gravel road ride- Saturday 4th September 2010
SPRING HAS SPRUNG – THE CANOLA IS BLOOMING, THE OATS, BARLEY AND GRASSES ARE LUSH GREEN AND BECKON US HITHER…….
The BMWMCCC club has organised a gravel road ride for beginners and pillions Botriver to Greyton and back to Cape Town.
Meet : 08H00 N2 outbound Exit 36 Engen 1-Stop just before Somerset west
You can break fast at the Wimpy as long as you are in riding trim by 08H00.
At 08H15, riders briefing, route plan and departure at 08H30.
We ride N2 though Sommies up Sir Lowry’s through Grabouw.
Over the Houhoek Pass through Bot Rivier and then hook right through Caledon.
All on tar.
Now we descend into the Hemel en Aarde Vallei on the gravel- Terslaarsdal road.
It’s a magnificent road and a very beautiful ride which pillions will just love as they are feasted to brilliant yellows and greens of the bread-bin of the Southern Cape.
After snaking upo to the N2 we cross and head up to lunch stop-Greyton.
After a relaxed lunch we ride out West on gravel to Robertson, Rawsonville and the Du Toit’s kloof pass and home.
This ride is suited to riders new to gravel roads, riders who often ride gravel and is pillion friendly.
Total distance is 310 kilometers 50% on gravel.
Back home at 16H30 – yeah right.
There will be a fee for the back up bakkie, lunch for own account.
a R50.00 fee for non club members. (club dues not paid or not registered).
There will be a back up bakkie following the bikes.
We have three riders trained in First Response with a medical kit.
Interested parties to mail Annie on anne@abarc.co.za or 082 4210003 to confirm attendance.
Ride Captain’s Andy Connell and Pete O’Hanlon will lead the ride with Annie riding sweep.
Annie n I each have room for one pillion, first come, first served.
tx Andy
marita
4 th September August 2010?
I have asked Andy to clarify.
Andy was this posting made after a looong night??????
Come now, this is not much of a teaserr. August has come n gone, Spring sprungs in September, so go ahead and rag me about my spelling.........
Please include Julie on Brenda Buttercup, and Charles on Mr.Badger.
The Beginner's gravel ride 4 September 2010 is now full. We will contact/sms you should we have any more comms regarding the ride.
List as follows:
| Name | Bike | No bikes | No People |
| Andy Connell | 1150GSA | 1 | 1 |
| Anne Connell | 1200GS | 1 | 1 |
| Peter O'Hanlon | 650dakar | 1 | 1 |
| Graham Montgomery | 1200GS | 1 | 1 |
| Geoff Kite | F800GS | 1 | 1 |
| Derrick Geary | 1150GSA | 1 | 1 |
| Adie's son | 1 | 1 | |
| Gary Scholtz | 1 | 1 | |
| Stan van Rensburg | 1 | 1 | |
| Marita Nell | F650GS | 1 | 1 |
| Geoff Edwards | 1 | 1 | |
| Holden & Bridget Marshall | R1200GSA | 1 | 2 |
| Bruno Letarte | F800GS | 1 | 1 |
| Nicky Human | F800GS | 1 | 1 |
| Anname Theron | 650Twin | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Bucholz | 1100GS | 1 | 1 |
| Dries van Zyl | 1100GS | 1 | 1 |
| Evan Alpert | 1200GSA | 1 | 1 |
| Julie Oertel | F650Funduro | 1 | 1 |
| Charles Oertel | 1150GS | 1 | 1 |
| John Gillespie (on tar) join at venue | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 | 23 | ||
| Waiting List | |||
| Fritz van der Merwe | 1 | 1 |
Thanks all for the awesome response for a ride that filled up quickly.
THE RIDE IS NOW FULL.
WILL LET ALL THOSE ON THE WAITING LIST KNOW BY PHONE on Friday.
No rain is expected (we've left that for the experienced riders on Sundays ride with Geoff)
We'll have cloud cover most of the way, but not cold.
So far only one "Thanks NOTED" mail sent for this trip which is great!
MMMMM. We'll be eating at http://www.theposthouse.co.za/
... we'll be meeting at the N2 OneStop and riding as far as Caledon on tar. After that it's the good stuff.
trip report almost finished. please add phots to it in a few mins when itis published under TRIP REPORTS
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