RIDEFAST DECEMBER 2021
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The next morning, after breakfast, the lighthouse was climbed<br />
and explored for a few hours. A word of caution, the last ladder<br />
up inside the lighthouse and the small outside walkways are not<br />
for people nervous of heights! After a last coffee in Agulhas the<br />
participants geared up and set off to Dassiesfontein farm stall for<br />
lunch, driving back via Bredasdorp, Napier and Caledon.<br />
The CB900F was eventually switched out with the backup<br />
CB750F - partly to give the CB750F some exercise but… the<br />
CB900F broke both its speedo and tacho needles – 40 years of<br />
sun made them very brittle.<br />
Dassiesfontein farm stall on the N2 is a fascinating stop. Not<br />
only do they serve generous portions of tasty food but they also<br />
have a fantastic stock of old world merchandise - hundreds<br />
of lamps hanging from the rafters, wood burning stoves, tin<br />
pots, old furniture, and bric-a-brac everywhere. Unfortunately,<br />
or perhaps fortunately, the lack of luggage space on the bikes<br />
prevented some people from indulging.<br />
Lunch done, the route then took them across country around<br />
the end of the Theewaterskloof Dam which is now full and<br />
overflowing - quite a change from 2 years ago - to the village of<br />
Villiersdorp.<br />
From there back to the middle of the dam and then up<br />
Franschhoek pass with a photo stop at the top with classic late<br />
afternoon views across the valley.<br />
It was a quick stopover at the Franschhoek Station Bar for a final<br />
drink - and to refuel the bikes! Then on over the Helshoogte pass<br />
to Stellenbosch and down the Bottelary Road back to MHM -<br />
just as the sun was starting to go down.<br />
Overall, a great mini tour and a promising start. The bikes largely<br />
behaved themselves and so did the tour participants.<br />
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<strong>RIDEFAST</strong> MAGAZINE <strong>DECEMBER</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 67
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