MTO Trails - Jonkershoek (an update on Jonkershoek)

[ABrooks]

The fire on Botmaskop is very large at the moment, I can see the fire from my window on central campus

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Has the Franschoek valley one grown? Drove past at lunch and it was a smallish fire in some reeds right next to the road.

wasn't so small this afternoon, from what I saw. 

 

could have been wrong, though. It did look rather large from Paarl 

[GLuvsMtb]

Last night

[Matchstix]

No no no no no!

[NicoBoshoff]

I suspect all those new Banhoek trails are a thing of the past.  "Thankfully" this appears to be a fynbos fire, so after a good season of rain it should be fine again.  Now I'm more concerned for the vineyards.

[PhilipV]

If the wind comes out of the North Jonkers will be threatened. I think it's too late for the new trails in botmanskop. And for the Banhoek Valley trails as well.

Edited November 21, 2016 by PhilipV

['Dale]

Rain gods are coming tomorrow

May it settle everything down

[Capricorn]

Rain gods are coming tomorrow

May it settle everything down

 saw the swallows this morning. the weather prediction might be spot on.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

5 separate ignition spots for those fires. All in the space of a couple of hours. 

[Serious Panda]

These trails are supposed to be used in Day 2 of Origin of Trails on 4 December.

[William Juta]

These trails are supposed to be used in Day 2 of Origin of Trails on 4 December.

I really hope the trails recover, or have an alternative option.

[Headshot]

Aaah no - thought I saw a smoke plume while driving Ou Kaaps yesterday but it was hard to tell. Sounds like arson - again. That Botmanskop area is very easy to access from multiple points - great for us, but also good for the criminal scum...

[Fisan]

5 separate ignition spots for those fires. All in the space of a couple of hours. 

 

!%$&$ 

 

Got any sauce on this?

[sawystertrance]

 

 

The view yesterday from Paarl

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

!%$&$ 

 

Got any sauce on this?

From my mate in VWS who was on the scene yesterday, for 12 hours. 

[sawystertrance]

latest from news 24

 

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/120-firefighters-battling-cape-winelands-blaze-20161121