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The farmers were going to ride in the Xolorha mountains above Stutterheim on Saturday, but when I phoned the Forest Ranger for permits, he said under no circumstances, "the locals are restless", by which he means that the local mielie farmers are having their annual pig hunt, and being chased by dogs, and planted with buckshot is possible. So we rode from a friend's farm (a cousin a few times removed; when Barry came to visit, and I was explaining all the family connections one night late over beers, he mentioned hearing the sound of banjos). The ride took us past an old Moravian church; to the left of the church is the valley we were aiming for. The view the other way towards Queenstown, beautiful Eastern Cape vistas The ride takes you through the valley mouth, with high kranzes either side into an amazing open valley in the mountain We rode around the valley, then up the sides of one of the ravines, for a long uphill slog to the rim And the views from the top The way down again was a lot of fun, until we got to a road that had been excavated for a pipeline, so I suggested that we ride the furrow, which had been excavated to a depth of between 1.5 to 2m but had a firm compacted bottom That was fun, thankfully I wasn't riding with broomsticks for handlebars. The way back included a stretch of tar, with no shoulder, so we decided to do a bit of bhundu bashing, and found the old road down the pass. As we got back to the farm, a buddy phoned and said that he had seen a buffalo on his way home the night before, and he was just phoning to warn us.

Took a couple of buddies on a ride into the Transkei, to Wavecrest Hotel, from Kei Mouth on Sunday. A bit of a tester for one buddy, whose longest ride was 20km shorter Cold and drizzly start at the Kei river pont The Qolorha river valley about 10km inland from Trenneries/Seagulls Climbing to the top of the hill before the dive into the Kobonqaba river Maize on the Kobonqaba river floodplains Coffee at Wavecrest Hotel Crossing the Kobonqaba River the hard way Back down to the beach for the trek back to the Kei Qolorha beach The pont on the Kei, at last

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Rest in peace my friend, later!!!!

If you are reading this Kevin, you are all in our thoughts, and Barry pull through man. Thinking of you.

I've had that happen to me a few times, my dad taught me that when trees under fences topple (my farm, wet and windy), you make sure that you cut close enough to the roots that the weight of the roots will pull the tree back, not too close otherwise you'll be in the way if it falls the wrong way, and not too far back, otherwise it'll rot and fall on the fence again

Joh, he's a fit lightie Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Thats great to hear Kranzie. Lets just hope the docs can keep infection at bay Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Keep slogging on Barry, we're with you in spirit. I've been through debridement to a lesser extent, twice, and its crap sore. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Geez, Barry does seem to get himself in spots of bother, get well soon buddy.

Flavoured beer=beer for people who don't like beer, same as a shandy, just a higher alcohol %. Disgusting stuff, it's not beer

I used to live down the road at Tygerhoek, that hill caught me one evening at dusk, racing home before it got too dark. Had a bit of a wobble at 75kph, nearly saw my gat. Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Riding with Mallets and you don't lift your feet when unclipping. Luckily the beer table was right there, after a gentle topple Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

http://www.netwerk24.com/Nuus/Algemeen/kiwi-kan-bokke-brei-20161204But SARU cannot afford to get rid of toetie. Bunch of idiots not to have a performance clause in the contract. Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

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Noddy Car, had a Chev and tried to get an engine from the mechs for my car. Weber twin carb, that engine in the little Firenza was awesome. I used to joke that when the tank was less than a quarter, you couldn't floor it, as it wouldn't get enough fuel.

No more rugby for me until there are serious changes at the top of SARU. no TV, and deffo no watching live games. It's time Springbok supporters boycott games. DSTV is one of their biggest sponsors, but if there is no-one watching maybe they'll force a change. The whole rugby structure is SA needs to be overhauled. Until that time, I will not watch any rugby, but school rugby. Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Oh no Fire, not cool

Abbott cannot do anything wrong today, two of his worst balls in the match got wickets :clap: . But it's a terrible way to go out And KP's not happy about his pic being used below this article <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Hmmmmmm!!!! Not quite sure I'm all that happy with my image being used under this headline!!! What paper is this?????? https://t.co/8fEkaMRt0B — KP (@KP24)

Doesn't look good

RIP Leonard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzw1OAgqRV8

What happens when you are the shortest in the team

Is that BJ's sheepie

Always fun Fanie, I wouldn't miss it easily