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and breath taking vista’s wherever you look.
Probably about forty kilometres of stunning
riding, the guys and girls loved it! There was
one small incident when Wisnu, a blogger from
Indonesia tried to adjust his Gopro “on the fly”
and had a little tumble… he was unhurt but his
XT needed a bit of panelbeating.
It was incredible to see the wide open spaces
and unspoiled bush. South Africans live in a
beautiful place.
After a brief stop to exchange war stories
and tales of heroism, we made our way to
Euphoria. What a great day in the saddle,
topped off by a traditional African braai on the
veranda of our bushveld hotel…
More to follow tomorrow, we’ll update you as
we go along.
DAY 2
Today turned out to be a very long day. We only
arrived at our overnight stop, the Coach House,
a grand old hotel buried in the mountains well
after dark. And this was after a ride of only
around 300 kilometres…
It all started at the second section of gravel
road. At the start everyone was game, but
as we progressed, the sand monster bit. The
guys battled, very tough. The area is so dry
and dusty. A few of our riders opted to rather
take the tar loop. They were sensible. It took
more than two hours to get around 15 of our
riders along a forty kilometre section. Glorious
bushveld through the nature reserves in
The Waterberg Mountains. We saw Giraffe,
warthog, wildebeest, monkeys and lots of
small antelope. And the silence when the
engines are turned off is absolute… like
nothing that we have experienced before.
Eventually we regrouped at the road outside
the salubrious Legend Golf estate for well
needed refreshments. 32 degrees and the sun
was blazing down.
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