Archive of BMW Motorrad Club Cape (2006 - 2019)

"Be afraid. Be very afraid." It was the pre-trip get-together at Geoff's house, and Geoff had the floor. And no, Geoff was not talking about the sandy parts of the trip - it was the strafdoppe he was warning us about. But more about that later.

The trip to Jurg se Kaya on the West Coast is one of those 'must do' trips on the club's calendar. This year was no different, and the trip filled up within a matter of hours.

===Riders:=== (20 bikes altogether) Geoff & Noelene Russell 1200GSA Chris Boltman 1200GSA Richaard (from Villiersdorp) 1200GSA Hennie Botha 1200GS(the orange bike) Daniel Nelson 1200GS Andy Connell 1150GSA Colin Myburgh & Kim 1150GSA Buddy Ekron 1150GS Phillip Horstmann 800GS Jan Delport 800GS Corné Kloppers F650GS Grant Pistor F650GS Anne Connell F650GS Clayton Laue 650Dakar Dale Edwards 650XChallenge John Oliver 650Dakar Jacques Lewis 1200GSA Abie Fourie Honda Neels & Annamarie Backup Bakkie ''plus 2 latecomers'' Neil Terry 1200GS (arrived halfway to Groenrivier in the sand from CPT)

Hi Lovies - Brenda here. Let me tell you about my 100 thousandth birthday spent on a trip up the West Coast. The tour was organized by Geoff (my hero) and was combined with the Offroad Adventures Motorcycle club - led by Greg Van Der Reis. I got to chat with a lot of new faces - not just the grey and silver BMWs - bright red KLRs, orange KTMs, a dapper black Yamaha XT. By the sounds of things Charles enjoyed the people that came with those bikes too... ==Day 1: Swartland 1-Stop, Vanrhynsdorp, Bitterfontein, Kotzesrus, Silverdoos== Anyway, it started early on Saturday morning, and I got quite a shock when I discovered that Julie was coming too. Charles had a really tough time of it in June when he did this tour, and I didn't think he would be able to look after me and his wife judging by his last performance.