Archive of BMW Motorrad Club Cape (2006 - 2019)

Heading north from Cape Town into the hinterland on my adventure motorbike for some reason always feels more of an escape from city life than when I’m heading east. East from Cape Town takes one into the delightfully scenic countryside of the Overberg, the Klein Karoo and the Garden Route. However, this is undemanding splendour and magnificence in overdose. It comes easy, almost in your face.

THE STUFF OF LEGENDS VERNEUKPAN DASH 27, 28 29, 30TH DECEMBER 2013

Into the territories, ROUGH & NOT FOR SISSIES. Not at this time of year.

Big bikes only.

The trip planned for Sept 2008 and postponed due to our son managing to impregnate our daughter-in-law and granny-to-be needing to visit and talk babies (baby Ryan was born yesterday 20 Apr), eventually came to fruition on 9 March this year. Pity one cannot plan the weather since a large part of the trip was unfortunately spoilt by it. It was a beautiful windless morning with an unusual sunrise. Sunrise Our partners in crime on the second bike are from Sedgefield and since they had not experienced Tradouw or the Country Pumpkin, we met up at Buffeljags BP filling station