Archive of BMW Motorrad Club Cape (2006 - 2019)

 

Recently I had an unexpected call from a friend.

He and a friend of his wanted to ride through the Cederberg to Wupperthal and Clanwilliam. They are riding, am I going with?.

​Sedert ek op die mountainpassessouthafrica webblad gelees het van die Karelskraalpas, wou ek self gaan kyk.   

sien http://www.mountainpassessouthafrica.co.za/find-a-pass/northern-cape/item/251-karelskraal-pass.html   
Ek het dit aan my vriend Wouter genoem ---- ja, hy ken die pad en hy wil dit baie graag met sy onlangs gekoopte 1200GS gaan ry. En toe vind ek (toevallig) uit dat my buurman reg langs my en sy niggie (twee huise verder) grootgeword het op presies daardie plase by Karelskraal.

DAY 1 – 350kms

Monday mornings are not usually the best time for most people – me included. But today was different. I would only be going to work for a total of 15 minutes on my way out of town.

WARNING: Read this ride report with a pinch of salt and a dash of humor. The plan was to ride solo to the Tankwa Karoo. A remote desolate place of weird dreams. This was the first time I would use my new GPS, and after nights of plotting various routes I’d decided on one route there and a different one back. This was also going to be my first solo trip of the year. And by solo I mean the Ewan and Charlie definition of solo – with a convoy of back-up vehicles. The first back-up vehicle would carry my extra fuel, water and booze. The awesome turbo-charged Land Rover would contain the first valuable members of my team; my PR Agent and my Librarian* (*No jokes, I would rendezvous with half my book club in the middle of the desert.)