Boer and Soutie Adventure
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The <strong>Boer</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Soutie</strong> Pillion Friendly <strong>Adventure</strong> Bike Weekend:<br />
Weekend 9 th November. Fully Catered.<br />
Comfy accommodation. Awesome routes.<br />
Wakkerstroom <strong>and</strong> surrounds. Limited to 30 bikes.<br />
A history guide is coming along we’ll visit some of the battlefield routes.<br />
Thursday 9 th November<br />
Arrival <strong>and</strong> settling in. Braai at Weavers Country Estate. Weekend briefing<br />
Friday 10 th November:<br />
7:30 Breakfast<br />
09:00 Ride Day 1:<br />
Genl PJ Joubert gravesite<br />
Gert vd Westhuizen <strong>Boer</strong> War museum<br />
Drinks at Lion Farm<br />
Potters Hill<br />
Majuba battle site<br />
Visit Potters Hill gravesite<br />
O’ Neil’s Cottage<br />
Mount Prospect <strong>and</strong> Genl Colley’s grave (1hr lunch stop) <strong>and</strong> briefing on the Battle of Majuba Wakkerstroom via<br />
Zaaihoek Dam<br />
Drinks at Oude Stasie at 14:30<br />
Total distance for the day: 250 - 300km<br />
Evening: Dinner, buffet style. Briefing Day2<br />
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Saturday 11 th November<br />
07:30 Breakfast at Weavers Country Estate<br />
09:00 Ride Day2<br />
Town of Vryheid<br />
Battle of Kambula site visit (drinks 30min)<br />
Paul Pietersburg<br />
Luneburg<br />
Battle of Ntombi<br />
Othard Klingenberg’s farm for lunch (1hr) 80 – this was the post war Magistrate Court where some War<br />
criminals were tried.<br />
Pongola Valley where the Zulus clashed <strong>and</strong> 30 000 men died from sunrise to sunset.<br />
S<strong>and</strong> roads down Jantjieshoek Pass. We will split in 2 groups here. The braver ones will take a “technical<br />
route” back to Wakkerstroom.<br />
The alternative is a slightly longer but easier route back to Wakkerstroom.<br />
Re-grouping <strong>and</strong> drinks at Wakkerstroom Country Inn<br />
Evening braai, slide-show, Photies <strong>and</strong> prize giving, briefing Day 3.<br />
Total Distance: 360km <strong>and</strong> 380km<br />
Sunday 12 th November:<br />
08:00 Breakfast at Weavers Country Estate<br />
09:00 Ride to the top of Ossewa Mountain 15km<br />
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Coffee <strong>and</strong> tea on Scotch Hill<br />
Visit Anglo-<strong>Boer</strong> War gravesite in Wakkerstroom<br />
11:00 Debriefing at Weavers Country Estate<br />
Departure<br />
Cost R3000pp sharing for a great weekend in the saddle: Includes 3 nights <strong>and</strong> all meals from Thursday night through to<br />
Sunday Breakfast. We’ll have a backup vehicle <strong>and</strong> medic along.<br />
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Booking Form:<br />
To Book – please fill this form out <strong>and</strong> mail to: anette.acc@mweb.co.za with your deposit slip. We will send<br />
confirmation <strong>and</strong> directions the week before the ride.<br />
We will send confirmation <strong>and</strong> directions the week before the ride.<br />
Name <strong>and</strong> surname……………………………………….………………………………………….<br />
How many…………………………..<br />
Make of bike……………………………………………………….<br />
Phone no…………………………….<br />
email address……………………………….<br />
Our Details:<br />
Family adventures Banking details: St<strong>and</strong>ard Bank. Festival mall:<br />
Account no: 200893548. Branch code: 012442.<br />
Ref: Your surname <strong>and</strong> <strong>Adventure</strong> tour ‘17<br />
Our details: anette.acc@mweb.co.za. foleyg@mweb.co.za (011)979-5035<br />
072-177-0621. 082-870-6134. 083314-2203
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