Archive of BMW Motorrad Club Cape (2006 - 2019)

After much pre trip planning we had all the fine details for a sucessful trip and everything seemed to go according to plan. We plotted the route after speaking to the guys Wayne Haylett, Cobus Botha, Hendro Scholts (5 Capped springbok), Niel Duplessis (Coach for the Cheetas.) and myself Russ Rathbone ROUTE: Day1: Packing and loading Bikes · Bloemfontein After a long trip by car we arrived in Bloem exhausted · Botshabelo; · Maseru, Roof of Africa rally. The Roof of Africa - Around the town. Meseru that is to qualify and get poll position · Mohale Dam; On route to Katse Dam the rain poured and those of us who were NOT suitably dressed paid the price of being rather uncomfortable · Thaba Tseka; · Katse Dam sleep over. On the A3 highway it works to about 224km from Maseru to Katse. The dam was maissive and although we arrived at the Hotel in the dark and pouring rain we could still see how big Katse Dam was. Day 2: · Over Katse, up and down the side; · Mokhotlong, turn right before the town; · Sani pass, Sani Top Chalets sleep over. No Cobus, this is the highest pub not the widest!!! Sani Top Lodge with great food after a ong and wet ride The sign indicating that it's the highest pub in Africa. The Sani Top Pass looking from this angle it just seems to disappear No picture can do justice to the firts 200 meter section of this pass. I love hectic, but this was hectic, hectic.... The mid section of the pass. Stevet told me to go up and down and now I'm sorry I did'nt listen to him.: Although at the time I was stuffed and out of breath and only later did the Team Docter Niel say that it was because if the altitude Day 3: · Himeville; · Lower Loteni; · Rockmount; · Ntambamhlope; · Bergville; · Sterkfontein dam; Golden Gate, WOW! Why did'nt everyone tell me it was so beautiful. Now that I've seen it I recognize all the post card pictures. · Golden Gate sleep over. That night we stayed at the Drakenstein Gardens Hotel. Great accomodation, food, and over all stay. Spectacular scenery Day 4: · Clarens; · Ficksburg; · Clocolan; · Excelsior; · Bloemfontein. ACCOMMODATION: Night 1: (no other formal camping sites I can find) Katse Lodge, 011 718 6452: · A – Rooms sharing with an interlinked bathroom at R400 pp including Dinner, bed and breakfast. · B – Rooms sharing with interlinked bathrooms at R300 pp, own food Night 2: Sani Top Lodge, 033 701 2888: · A – Rooms with communal ablutions at R350 pp including Dinner, bed and breakfast. · B – Camping at R70 pp, own food. (Dinner R75, breakfast R45) Night 3: Golden Gate National Park, 058 255 1000: · Conservation fee of R19 pp per day. · A – Family cottage or Farmhouse sleeping 5 pax at R995 per night, own food. This was the most spectacular accomodation venue which was the old stone farm house · B – Camping at R256 for the night (six pax on site max, price worked on five pax) with own food. Thus we have two options: A – 2 nights with dinner, bed and breakfast and one night at the cottage with own food at R949 per person. No tents and extra gear, bad weather at night does not bother us, less food to carry or buy and less risk. B – One night bed, two nights camping with own food at R422 per person. Camping gear, food, extra weight, but maybe more adventurous! We have to decide this week in order to book. Let me have your feedback. This site is "research in development" RIM site by an outside ranker who left school long before PC's enterered the market. Here's to hopeing....