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ok, going to stop reading, because this is flippen exciting ..... and I need to get some sleep. On call looms ...

Exactly how I felt last night!

Johann really got me to stay up and start planning.

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Hi Guys,

 

PLEASE PLEASE include me and keep me updated in any of these trips. The sooner the better for me as I have time on my hands now until August.

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I'm looking to do a trip through the NE cape sometime. Maybe next Autumn or Spring. Use contacts made through AgriSA for accommodation. Invite the right people(with the right contacts) and you can do the trip on a shoestring.

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I'm JHB side, would like to do the PMB side of the ride got a week I can spare. What kind of distance we looking at 100--120 a day? And carry own supplies? As we not racing are we looking at B&B overnight or we gonna tent it?

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I'm JHB side, would like to do the PMB side of the ride got a week I can spare. What kind of distance we looking at 100--120 a day? And carry own supplies? As we not racing are we looking at B&B overnight or we gonna tent it?

 

I would think more like 80 - 100km a day and one day we stay at a particular venue and then do the route reverse back to PMB?

What dates you keen for?

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I would think more like 80 - 100km a day and one day we stay at a particular venue and then do the route reverse back to PMB?

What dates you keen for?

 

Next 3 months..

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Johann, I need more details .... so we catch the train up ... and then ?

You catch the train to Prince Albert Road

Get transferred to PA (or ride the 45km if you feel tough)

Stay in PA overnight, many options, from free to camping to guesthouse

Ride to Gamkaskloof

Overnight, either in a house or camp

Ride to Rouxpos, (oh, forgot to mention that includes Die Leer:)

Sleep at Rouxpos (top farmstay)

Ride to Anysberg, camp

Ride to Montagu, range of accom available

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Depending on people's time, budget, fitness, etc the ride can vary.

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ok looked at the shosholoza meyl train ...... there is a sunday service that leaves CT at 10H00 am and stops at beaufort west at about 19H30 .. but that is far from prince albert. Does it stop before hand .. will give them a call to find out.

Nee my laahnie, get off at Prince Albert Road. It looks like the kind of place you'd insert a provincial enema tube, but west of it is paradise.....lots of it.

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Has anybody got any pics of "Die Leer"?

And also, how technical is the route from PA to CT

Jeep track

Single track

No track

Bush whack your way through?

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You catch the train to Prince Albert Road

Get transferred to PA (or ride the 45km if you feel tough)

Stay in PA overnight, many options, from free to camping to guesthouse

Ride to Gamkaskloof

Overnight, either in a house or camp

Ride to Rouxpos, (oh, forgot to mention that includes Die Leer:)

Sleep at Rouxpos (top farmstay)

Ride to Anysberg, camp

Ride to Montagu, range of accom available

........

Depending on people's time, budget, fitness, etc the ride can vary.

The answers are generally yes...

here's my description of Die Leer http://fiforiders.bl...d-die-leer.html

That was an enjoyable read....I would love to join but right now my fitness leaves a lot to be desired

Like your choice of music tho

That is just the kind of riding I like

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That was an enjoyable read....I would love to join but right now my fitness leaves a lot to be desired

Like your choice of music tho

That is just the kind of riding I like

 

Thank you.

You will be fitter when you finish :)

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nice read ......

 

Johann, do you wing the accommodation or pre book ahead so they know you coming through ?

 

Where do you get the route descriptions to follow (or a map)?

I've been looking through the book by David Bristow &Steve Thomas, Riding the Dragons Spine. Very interesting read. My wife gave it to me for my birthday. Guide to the MTB trip from Beit Bridge to Cape Town.

From "Lessons that we learned"

There are more uphills than downhills

All winds are headwinds

All people are friendly when you are-except with some who are born with thorns in their asses

It's a big Country, end to end

It's great fun to ride a mountain bike.

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