Reinet Marais

Hi, Please see below link to their website: https://www.roamrooiberg.co.za/ You can also contact them directly at: 0823433135 (Tertia) or 0824468764 (Jacques) Feel free to ask as many questions as you would like to 🙂.

Thank you. I’m uncertain unfortunately. Only know it happened yesterday. I don’t have enough courage to ask the details 😢 The wife’s name is Mari-Loize.

Yes, Tinus. He only got married a month ago. So prayers needed especially for the wife and parents. Dankie!

I’m today at a loss for words. François’ cousin, passed away yesterday. He had a motorcycle accident. I have no other details as yet. It’s the family - Oom Jacques & Tannie Tertia (who took my in as one of their own children) in Robertson’s son. Please for those who don’t mind me asking - please pray for them. I’m too shocked at the moment to function at all and I know they need prayers.

Dankie. Ek sukkel vandag. Al die herinneringe van die dag, een jaar terug… ek kan nie.

Die is blykbaar akkuraat 🤷‍♀️

Ongelukkig. Kon net nie die afdraendes en opdraendes mooi vasvang nie.

I survived my first ever night ride. Not yet sure how I feel about it. The best thing from a night ride, is the fact that you cannot see further than the beams of your bike light. Which might be a blessing in disguise, otherwise I wouldn’t have made it back in one whole piece. I have seen a Cape Eagle-Owl, but was unfortunately too dark for me to take a photo. And the people enjoyed making me scared of scorpions, spiders and cobra’s, so my feet barely touched ground. Have set two new PR’s today (I know it’s not great yet), but I’m slowly getting there. I’m proud of myself and I know, François would also be proud to see what I have accomplished.

Thank you! Think I might change my day job to be a photographer. Would just love doing this all day.

I stopped to take a picture 😄 Voel nie of ek bene oor het nie 🙃

Had a not so fun experience tonight on the ebike. Did about 25km but the last 3.5km I thought I was literally dying. I just couldn’t get through the last hill. Switched to an easier gear and again and again…. Still can’t manage this. I thought by myself tonight I’m dying near Bon Cap - at least it is beautiful scenery. So I started walking next to the bike, feeling extremely sorry for myself. It’s getting dark and I have no light on myself or the bike. Eventually I start seeing familiar faces - Oom Jacques and Tannie Tertia. They seemed very concerned because why am I not on the bike. Eventually they told me I must have switched the bike off during the ride. Probably when going downhill at 48 km/h and I was braking all the way down. So lesson for the day: Bikes do switch off and it is way, way more difficult to push through uphill with a 23kg bike. At least I had a solid workout 😣

I did an ebike ride today. Can tell with lots of confidence that I’m in love with that bike. Best, best, best ride I ever had (and having an absolute beautiful view obviously helped a lot 😁). Just love the Western Cape.

Jammer 😁 Ek moet kan bewys ek is wel iewers in die Kaap.

Baie dankie. Hang so rukkie rond in Gordonsbaai. Geen haas om iets te vinnig te doen vandag nie.

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Liewe hemel. Ek kan nou glad nie verstaan hoekom ek so skielike hongerte ontwikkel het nie...

Dit is jammer. Ek sal graag nog die Kaap so wil sien en beleef.

Ek sit self hier en drool en droom oor goed wat ek nie eens ken nie…

Thank you. Had a LOT of ups and downs the past few months. I think I am closer to be at peace with everything that happened. Hope I’ll be able to see table mountain at least this time. Never had the privilege to see the mountain in all its glory.

Awesome! Leaving Gauteng on the 19th and see I might be blessed with some rainy weather as well.

So… quite some time since I’ve posted. I’ve decided on the spur of the moment to book myself a well deserved holiday. Going to visit the family in Robertson for 2 weeks! Never had a holiday for more than a week. It is a bit bitter-sweet, as this is the last place François and I have been able to be together. And this was unfortunately his last place to visit last year, because he was only still with us for 3 weeks thereafter. I’ll never forget him, I’ll always love him, and the first couple of days might probably be very difficult. I do believe though that this is necessary for me, and I also believe this will be my journey to happiness and to start living again. Looking forward to go to my most favourite place in our country - beautiful Cape Town. And hopefully no extreme heat like we are currently experiencing in Pretoria.

Hi all. Thought to share something personal today. François and I had, let’s call it, pet-names, for each other. He was my Beertjie. You probably would have seen he liked to have bear pictures / profile pics etc. He always said his name was Beertjie because he was “vet en wollerig”. Anyway, I decided to get myself a bike bell / light. This little companion will always be on my bike to remind me that once I had the privilege to have known and loved a precious Beertjie. Vir my Beertjie xxx

Really had a motivational reply in my head for this… but just not feeling it today. Sorry 😞. Thank you for supporting these causes.

Dankie vir die deel. François sou mal wees hieroor. Miskien eendag as ek fiks is (ja groot grap tans 🤣), pak ek dit ook aan. Dan sleep ek @Scary Rider, @Silver rideren almal wie ek langs die pad kry saam en doen ons ‘n spanpoging van dit. Sterkte met die hersteltyd en dankie dat julle vir die gaan ry het, wie nie self kon nie.