JohanDiv Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 I will try to do so. I am working off a phone here and not always with signal or battery. When I am done with the trip I will go through strava and jot down the stats. So far, biggest day 215kms. Shortest 25. That was today. Will do what I can. The Northern Cape while very beautiful as it has just rained a lot is a very vast area. The towns are far apart. Be prepared to spend quite a bit of alone time in your head. Do not do this if you are an anxious person. You will struggle.The rest is just riding my bike. I am very grateful for this trip. Off to Prince Albert Cycles. Copperhead, you set the bar so high so early in the year for the best trip of the year! Flip this looks like a lekker trip! If you don't mind, do you maybe have a link to your Strava account? Would love to check out your routes on there! Hairy, Wayne pudding Mol, Long Wheel Base and 1 other 4
JohanDiv Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 Scouts Trail up and Cool Runnings back down to town. TheoG, Hairy, capediver and 11 others 14
NotSoBigBen Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 Cycling can be lonely but in the best kind of way .... took 2 goes to get out the door this morning fanievb, MrJacques, ChrisF and 11 others 14
Bateleur1 Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 The one good thing the military did for me was to permanently cure me from the desire to run! I always tell the folks here if they invite me to come and run with them, I only run when my life is in danger and since there are no lions here and bears were dealt with more than a century ago, there is absolutely no reason to run while I live here in Germany. DJR and Long Wheel Base 2
Frosty Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 I was the same for many years after the army days, until I accepted a Couch to 5Km run challenge. It’s not so bad once you’re run fit, and only takes 8 weeks to get there, or 14 weeks to get to 10Km or 22 weeks to get to run a half marathon. That said, I have only done 250Km in the last year... that’s just laziness. DJR 1
capediver Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 A padstal somewhere on the N12. About 60kms South I think. Very cool vibe. Nice owner too. Had a good chat.Looks like something you would see on Route 66! Reminds me of the movie Baghdad Cafe... Eddy Gordo, DJR and Wayne pudding Mol 3
capediver Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 Back to work..... JohanDiv, gummibear, DJR and 1 other 4
NickGM Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 The only golden bit of this hour was my ride. Nice to see some sun after a couple days of cloud and rain. Jirrre that is a good looking bike. Long Wheel Base, Frosty, gummibear and 1 other 4
geomark Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 Evening rides in Bottleray are awesome for the views back over Stellenbosch Grease_Monkey, TheoG, DJR and 8 others 11
capediver Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 There is/was a place called Baghdad Cafe on the road from Vanrhynsdorp to Nieuwoudtville, about 20 odd kilometers before the pass. It is ridiculously cool. I had pictures but got ride of them unfortunately. Stopped there on a previous ride. Really cool place.Looks like a cool place!!!https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g1315896-d11500555-r768642539-Bagdad_Cafe-Vanrhynsdorp_Western_Cape.html#photos;aggregationId=101&albumid=101&filter=7&ff=438163424
Kranswurm Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 Looks like a cool place!!!https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g1315896-d11500555-r768642539-Bagdad_Cafe-Vanrhynsdorp_Western_Cape.html#photos;aggregationId=101&albumid=101&filter=7&ff=438163424Reminds me of the lodge at the top of the Ganaga Pass in the Tankwa Karoo Eddy Gordo 1
Frosty Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 Jirrre that is a good looking bike.Thank you. It rides as good as it looks. Long Wheel Base and DJR 2
gummibear Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 Wayne pudding Mol, Zatopek, Verdant Mocha and 8 others 11
gummibear Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 One day you out cycling in the snow and the next it’s all been washed away by the rain.[emoji85][emoji15] Long Wheel Base 1
capediver Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 Some changes at the track since I been away....Drinkable air???? Yip.... Cyclist counter... And it WORKS! Long Wheel Base, The Ghost, geomark and 5 others 8
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