Sunday, May 27, 2007

Lotsa bikes and Eight Bells

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We woke to a gorgeous day in George this morning. It would have been a sin not to ride…

A group of us got together to ride to Eight Bells on the Robertson Pass for lunch. The Robertson Pass is a tar Pass between Mosselbay and Oudtshoorn, but we took the gravel option of course.

Right from the word go the scenery was stunning – complementing a stunning day.

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We rode at a leisurely pace with lots of photo stops and we weren’t the only ones taking advantage of the bike riding weather.

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We followed the gravel past Botlierskop Game Farm (always a favorite) where we saw Springbuck, Wildebeest, Eland, Zebra and various other game, but the Rhino and Giraffe were elusive today.

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On a good day you can see them from up close

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(Photo from a previous ride)

This route has lots of mini “passes” and twisties

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Once we reached Eight Bells Mountain Inn it was clear that lots of other bikers had the same idea…

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The place was busy. It took us over 2 hours to get lunch and back on the road again – and what a road it is...
(Check the road climbing out of the kloof and going over the hill in the background...)

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We encountered some more wildlife on the way

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Seems like one and all was taking advantage of the sunny day after the recent snowfalls.

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Close to George we had another stop...

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...next thing we knew a new BMW X Challenge pulled up

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I took the photo, but when he heard it might be on Wild Dogs he decided I needed a better photo:

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If you want to play this bike seems to be the business!

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Well, all good things come to an end.

All in all we had a great day!





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