Archive of BMW Motorrad Club Cape (2006 - 2019)

Four degrees Celcius Saturday morning in Ceres belies the sun's heat, but the expectations of the coming week and many gravel miles heats up our bodies. On the very bad road between Loeriesfontein and Pofadder mishaps forced two bikes to return home, luckily without serious injuries. Augrabies Falls an -Park deserve a six day visit all by itself. At Karoopoort the customary stop to adjust suspension and tyre pressure Ceres Karoopoort Wiele nagaan bloukranz 1 bloukranz 2 Middagete in Calvinia 'n Pofadder op pad na Pofadder Ariving at Pofadder Augrabies kamp Tipies van Augrabies 1 Tipies Augrabies 2 Tipies Augrabies 3 Traveling to Onseepkans surprised us in many ways. The road, the aged signposts still reffering to Suidwes Afrika, and the speed and ease of passing through border control. At Sendelingsdrift it was equilly efficient, maybe because of low traffic volumes. Gravel roads in these parts of the Northern Cape really takes from you much more than you could imagine. Banks of sand and fine gravel require focus and attention on the riding. Actually an opportunity to enjoy the GS's incredible ability. With a full load and two up these bikes just kept on making it easy, even while my suspension where not set optimally. Northern Cape roads Tire pressure enroute Onseepkans Onseepkans|desc=|link=popup|align=center|width=300|height=225] Draai regs vir Suidwes Afrika On the Namibian side the road instantly became one long smooth sweep, with an, at first unexpected, ditch every kilometre or so. Old German hospitality and atmosphere are always so enjoyable in rural Namibia. Suide van Suidwes Warmbad Gastehuis What is the use of having a mind if you cannot change it? We extended our stay in Abiqua with one day in order to visit the Canyons, and as an added bonus discovered the Roadhouse where Olaf had a slice of ApfelStroedel!! Abiqua Camp Abiqua 1 Abiqua 2 Enroute to the canyons ApfelStroedel!! State of the art 30years ago! Roadhouse!!! Into the Canyons???? On the edge We are past mid point, and return to the everyday world we must. All along the Orange River. Blind corners and narrow spots makes this a slow road, but scene after scene after scene makes me wanna go back just now! Rosh Pinah provided excellent shopping. The Richtersveld is the nature lovers dream. On a motorbike this area constitutes something that one could call heaven on earth. Definately worth a lot more visits, unfortunately our changed minds at Abiqua did not allow us time to explore this area. We just drove through. Quite technical roads took their toll on the remaining bikes. a Town in the desert! Modern shopping Ongelooflike uitsigte Sendlingsdrift Luxury in the Richtersveld Let's see if a GS tree will sprout from here!! This trip was everything and more than I expected. The Richtersveld will see me again!!