At the bottom of the Swartberg pass, once into the initial gorge, you twist along and come out at a river where people stop to picnic and swim in the summer. Also just there is a lone standing pinnacle of rock onto which people have written “Jesus” as it forms a sort of natural Read more >
We got up at 7am and left around 8am, not the early time we had initially envisaged. Probably from a little too much red wine the night before? Anyway, today was going to be fantastic. Plans were to do Swartberg pass, then a back road to Calitzdorp past game, on to Barrydale through another pass, Read more >
We took some pictures of the place we stayed at since it was dark on arrival and the place couldn’t be seen. It was in an amazing natural setting about 2 minutes out of town. Great comfort and cleanliness considering the price we paid. You felt like you were in the middle of nowhere on a Read more >
Having arrived in Prince Albert in the light, it took is some time to sort ourselves out for the evening. We first filled up with petrol which took longer than expected. After that we started looking around for places to stay. We ideally wanted something cheap and cheerful just to sleep at so Read more >
The sun was pretty low by the time we reached Prince Albert and riding into the setting sun is difficult, but we made it there in one piece which was good. Along the way we stopped to take a few pictures, one of the setting sunlight reflecting off the telephone lines along the side of the road, Read more >
Motorcycle Adventure Riders unite!!! (Or at least, “people who want to be Motorcycle Adventure Riders.”) Whether you’re already an active weekend warrior with your dual sport bike, or on the cusp of buying a bike and making your debut on the riding scene, a great new Read more >
We had made the 100km down the gravel road and now it was only about 45 km of tar to reach our destination for the day – Prince Albert. As you reach the end of the gravel there is a lovely Karoo farm stall in Klaarstroom that awaits you with coffee, drinks and all sorts of other goodies to Read more >
Todays pictures speak for themselves really, nothing much to say, other than it’s 100km or an hours riding through this kind of terrain. Remote, beautiful, undulating, easy riding, occasional springbok in the veld on the side of the road, very occasional farmstead, mountains on both sides, Read more >
On the way down to Prince Albert, we went down a long gravel road of about 100km, through a really remote part of the world, where you seldom see people, only the occasional animal. Because its in the semi-arid desert it is always quite a treat to see water anywhere. We got to this river crossing Read more >
After we had eaten, we got ready to ride the 150km to Prince Albert the back way via Klaarwater on the gravel between the mountain ranges. This is one of my personal most beautiful rides, because the gravel road is easy and the views, fauna and flora are all spectacular. One only passes about Read more >
