tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253717032024-03-07T15:57:18.064+02:00Dennis Laidler's BlogThis is where I post news and pictures of my woodturning hobby as well as other interesting thoughts and events <br> <br> Search this Blog on the keyword 'woodturning'<br> to view all the woodturning posts onlyDennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-70377357768257378572011-01-16T21:48:00.002+02:002011-01-16T21:53:10.587+02:00Motorcycle trip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwCJBrl1YYXcabxuZZO07PO8xYyWWGB_wlm784jloknI-voDXN4zs9i8EuDozsoSbMcQe-8M2mGGFg_4kyI9byP9RNEXmeqClYNp7c2LzUtwN-907nZjLfAxEqKJZfa-x04Dl/s1600/DSCN3951.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwCJBrl1YYXcabxuZZO07PO8xYyWWGB_wlm784jloknI-voDXN4zs9i8EuDozsoSbMcQe-8M2mGGFg_4kyI9byP9RNEXmeqClYNp7c2LzUtwN-907nZjLfAxEqKJZfa-x04Dl/s320/DSCN3951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562873862323339730" border="0" /></a><br />While Gigi is off for a week to Grahamstown for a Conference I have taken the opportunity to take a ride on my motorcycle for 5 days - going no-where slowly idea. See my annotated photo album at<br /><div>http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=604577&id=669715281&l=665035b5f0<br /><br /><br /></div>Dennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-31535003266911770432010-11-20T18:34:00.003+02:002010-11-20T18:38:17.127+02:00Henpecked Hadeda ...Chris was handing back the laser pointer that he had borrowed from Gigi for his final Computer Science honours presentation. Gigi absent mindedly shone it into the tree above and was amused by the Hadeda's reaction. We don't generally tease wild animals but, being careful to not shine it into the bird's eyes, we just had to have a little fun at the expense of these two bird brains.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lLVbjlBa9eg?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lLVbjlBa9eg?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Dennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-36336266113834088452010-11-07T23:59:00.000+02:002010-11-20T09:52:39.143+02:00Rondevlei Nature Reserve, Cape Town ...After dropping Carla off at the airport for her trip to Kruger Park, Gigi and I visited Rondevlei Nature Reserve in Grassy Park. Here are some of the interesting birds we saw.<br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rRvUw7D5cAQ?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rRvUw7D5cAQ?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object>Dennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-91049529413297119392010-11-07T16:50:00.004+02:002010-11-07T17:02:49.537+02:00Carla checking out of Cape Town ...Just a couple of pictures to wish Carla well on the next stage of her South African visit.<br /><br />She left Cape Town this morning at 09h00 on British Airways for Johannesburg.<br /><br />She is driving with colleagues from there to Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga for two days before going off to Kruger Park for another five days or so.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1JIECa_O4N9mgV9M1GCIE-4IESmtU2PCizZqh9u_WxKauLDyHxRDyFUFPez2w2uuD1UCYUPm6AWFRlpQiflud6plMZrWpcbJraBuwjgg18mvTA1fbbhuu3_nd-O0QHMw9fBE/s1600/DSCN2473.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1JIECa_O4N9mgV9M1GCIE-4IESmtU2PCizZqh9u_WxKauLDyHxRDyFUFPez2w2uuD1UCYUPm6AWFRlpQiflud6plMZrWpcbJraBuwjgg18mvTA1fbbhuu3_nd-O0QHMw9fBE/s320/DSCN2473.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536821705510308818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Carla checking in at Cape Town Airport<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgZ37U8V5uP-5Sn2WXK398uqv1moc05gzSLj6tMJ9tIMZ68rhOE7SLWM9rMliahN_0T39VuuTXS39SfK6red38S3OpmO7IVfnfFTNgWVcfSh1c_t-GlRQR4JsYcKc6lB6oTJf/s1600/DSCN2474.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgZ37U8V5uP-5Sn2WXK398uqv1moc05gzSLj6tMJ9tIMZ68rhOE7SLWM9rMliahN_0T39VuuTXS39SfK6red38S3OpmO7IVfnfFTNgWVcfSh1c_t-GlRQR4JsYcKc6lB6oTJf/s320/DSCN2474.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536821707979946610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Carla's flight to Johannesburg<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKmz75sse_7HG94szJVZN-P5PsWO4Pp2YHjZaIVnL1Rq6-2jsCMfHM_U2VJDqr4KcDEuajcLblA2EJEauj894P1my2hfp2v6UQwfT6DHdWWGXPDxnpjLuhVCGc_JPD_xjtZSG/s1600/DSCN2478.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKmz75sse_7HG94szJVZN-P5PsWO4Pp2YHjZaIVnL1Rq6-2jsCMfHM_U2VJDqr4KcDEuajcLblA2EJEauj894P1my2hfp2v6UQwfT6DHdWWGXPDxnpjLuhVCGc_JPD_xjtZSG/s320/DSCN2478.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536821714746641154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Carla is now off to experience some real African savannah in Kruger National ParkDennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-77260301468357241922010-11-06T20:00:00.000+02:002010-11-07T06:14:05.909+02:00I give Carla her first hands-on woodturning lesson ...The day before she left Cape Town we managed to squeeze in a first hands-on woodturning lesson for Carla. We turned a couple of spin tops for Carla's young niece back in Lisbon.<br /><br />Carla was an excellent student and learned quickly, completing the third spin-top almost entirely on her own.<br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y-ZirZSzz8Y?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y-ZirZSzz8Y?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object><br /><br />We will continue with Carla's woodturning lessons when she returns to Cape Town next year.<br /><br />I'm looking very forward to that Carla. I hope that all your plans to return to Cape Town for an extended period next year come to fruition.<br /><br />I hope that you really enjoy your Kruger Park visit before you fly home.Dennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-85771405689995976332010-10-23T12:00:00.000+02:002010-11-07T01:28:07.769+02:00A shoping expedition and bike ride around Cape Town with Carla ...On 23 October 2010 I accompanied Carla, a very good friend from Portugal, to various Cape Town craft markets to shop for gifts for her family and friends.<br /><br />We took my old Honda Steed 400 and continued our shopping expedition with a ride down the Cape Peninsula via Llandudno, stopping for lunch in Hout Bay. After watching some seals on the Hout Bay Harbour breakwater we completed our ride by taking a trip over Chapman's Peak Drive and home over Ou Kaapse Weg.<br /><br />Carla took some great video footage from the pillion.<br />Share our shopping and bike ride in the two part video below ...<br /><br />Part 1<br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lUmqDhYfbjQ?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lUmqDhYfbjQ?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object><br /><br />Part 2<br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CVY3qfLyGrE?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CVY3qfLyGrE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object><br /><br />EndDennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-61783872401928435712010-10-22T21:11:00.000+02:002010-11-07T06:16:27.821+02:00Collecting Carla from Stelenbosch ...On Friday I rode out to Stellenbosch to collect Carla to visit for the weekend.<br /><br />She says, "Come and see this African Goshawk nest in the middle of the University Campus".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3hLtdSw2KUMqGsrlehSkw3ZaXwq-NlfhtJdbQpQ4JA_Hb6D3pbHGJNh7jv1TpImNr2JGSHWSEa8esBXYlGS3E818vghIc-fwTyE25fuHN4fxIh2_qwPLTyHwQdC2jfRRJz5q/s1600/DSCN2111.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3hLtdSw2KUMqGsrlehSkw3ZaXwq-NlfhtJdbQpQ4JA_Hb6D3pbHGJNh7jv1TpImNr2JGSHWSEa8esBXYlGS3E818vghIc-fwTyE25fuHN4fxIh2_qwPLTyHwQdC2jfRRJz5q/s320/DSCN2111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531878837165589202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Before we get to the Goshawk nest I spot this classic Royal Enfield Bullet 350<br /><br />See <a href="http://www.royalenfield.com/international/">here </a>for more info<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePig8Tj6bcSImuymtZcAZfkFjNS5CQhb798jHzCKaby7hDLPS1UKd9cSjAHFYFgyV_ebBvk9PEeXuJ5fCONe_oXAQWXpnPQ8nDhxzXdF3Wt1E2Q2NS6sGTD2o73umf6bGf0ro/s1600/DSCN2116.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePig8Tj6bcSImuymtZcAZfkFjNS5CQhb798jHzCKaby7hDLPS1UKd9cSjAHFYFgyV_ebBvk9PEeXuJ5fCONe_oXAQWXpnPQ8nDhxzXdF3Wt1E2Q2NS6sGTD2o73umf6bGf0ro/s320/DSCN2116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531878840506687826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.birdsinsa.com/birds/accipitertachiro.htm">Goshawk</a> wasn't sitting on the nest but I got a good pic of her in a nearby Plain tree<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_w821tPDLu2gDqmqlHZgX-TI77cTBO8tSc__E1QQxy0l0TATHImmOQxqeQOtVsI_6NzJ9T_LKsRWRSCogEAQ4CEpYkh-5etnNHeS872b9HrZ4qM6P7Lbc7yNitEZrjxOYXQpz/s1600/DSCN2123.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_w821tPDLu2gDqmqlHZgX-TI77cTBO8tSc__E1QQxy0l0TATHImmOQxqeQOtVsI_6NzJ9T_LKsRWRSCogEAQ4CEpYkh-5etnNHeS872b9HrZ4qM6P7Lbc7yNitEZrjxOYXQpz/s320/DSCN2123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531878845176124722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On the subject of plane trees.<br /><br />I had something nearby to show Carla.<br /><br />A plane tree grafted on to an oak tree.<br /><br />Carla is going to try and find out more about this strange tree from staff of the Botany Department<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1AKzAa1hMo7Ljs6dCkiMHLfDDrmASyDwW60cmlRliq9GN3TrSKwDg__Ptmz8tXF15x6chqDcN3pVmKx_-yGUSLYIJKX_QO-LHorHV97f0swxBWfuQ4qgbJ4A80h9V7Y6XmKH/s1600/DSCN2126+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1AKzAa1hMo7Ljs6dCkiMHLfDDrmASyDwW60cmlRliq9GN3TrSKwDg__Ptmz8tXF15x6chqDcN3pVmKx_-yGUSLYIJKX_QO-LHorHV97f0swxBWfuQ4qgbJ4A80h9V7Y6XmKH/s320/DSCN2126+-+Copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531878848740845330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We took the coastal road home along the False Bay coast and stopped for a couple of pics.<br /><br />Very scenic but what a stupd place to build a road - along the coastal primary dune and in places even seaward of the primary dune.<br /><br />But that doesn't detract from this beautiful image.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTjti4tadWnujM5NrLSLLY3nDkZaDdEbydTfqsOA5sm652EeK2PdEBIXbiOuEImHppVE7aiXJJCALYqqZLWrULx-9NhgiEEh5_3hpLUH7P7J0PJup6M4p-wU9xUo3Xnng7BrM/s1600/DSCN2131.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTjti4tadWnujM5NrLSLLY3nDkZaDdEbydTfqsOA5sm652EeK2PdEBIXbiOuEImHppVE7aiXJJCALYqqZLWrULx-9NhgiEEh5_3hpLUH7P7J0PJup6M4p-wU9xUo3Xnng7BrM/s320/DSCN2131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531878851137906594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Later on our walk in Kirstenbosch I took a pic of the full moonDennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-6959561440739428482010-10-22T09:15:00.004+02:002010-10-22T09:19:50.668+02:00Carla takes a ride along Chapman's Peak Drive ...Here is a short video of a ride that Carla and I took on my Burgman 650 over Ou Kaapseweg, Chapman's Peak Drive and Constantia Nek in October 2010.<br /><br />Sunny skies, stunning scenery, interesting geology and extrovert Southern Right Whales make for a great ride.<br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0nNHXoVYm_0?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0nNHXoVYm_0?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object>Dennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-30533462017550502092010-10-21T09:34:00.005+02:002010-11-20T18:27:23.862+02:00Spotted Eagle Owl and chick ...Yesterday I took some video footage of a Spotted Eagle Owl and chick in Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden, Cape Town.<br /><br />Here is the video that I compiled.<br /><br />The chick is about two weeks old.<br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FYGcx6xzJVc?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FYGcx6xzJVc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br />And here is a short video that I took on 12 and 19 November 2010 when the chick had been out of the nest for about 3 weeks.<br /><br /><br />He does seem rather alone though compared to previous years where the parents raised two chicks each season. This year the second egg unfortunately failed to hatch.<br /><br />He is doing very well and growing rapidly. I really enjoy the fact that when we walk in Kirstenbosch each evening there always seems to be someone else "just checking up" on the owl chick. He is very tame and is quite a hit among regular visitors to the garden.<br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2KPeM1uqSKk?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2KPeM1uqSKk?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object>Dennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-30312562578515448832010-10-14T20:08:00.000+02:002010-11-07T06:18:17.178+02:00A ramble around the back table of Table Mountain ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwGv_ku8RY32YgANjenmnJseOzWosd9XCftxZmozng2NCNWThZea46ieI34s9Zshf881_247NnhbI9L4Mb9hhaPSZYjJIk6-M7cmeUXHrxdwhoECamQHljlSjm26yTm_pb6tM/s1600/DSCN1830+Part+4.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwGv_ku8RY32YgANjenmnJseOzWosd9XCftxZmozng2NCNWThZea46ieI34s9Zshf881_247NnhbI9L4Mb9hhaPSZYjJIk6-M7cmeUXHrxdwhoECamQHljlSjm26yTm_pb6tM/s320/DSCN1830+Part+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531121067940843154" border="0" /></a><br />On 14 October I took my good friend Steve for a ramble around the back table of Table Mountain.<br />Starting in Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden we climbed up Skeleton Gorge, visited the Waterworks Museum just below the Hely-Hutchinson Dam and hiked along the old railway track to the top of Kasteelspoort where we had a magnificent view over the Southern Atlantic.<br /><br />After a lunch break we retraced our steps along the old railway track and crossed the dam wall of Woodhead Reservoir. We walked along the jeep track past Victoria and Alexandra Reservoirs after which we cut back, northwards along the Eastern edge of the mountain to the top of Nursery Ravine. After a visit to Castle Rock, the top of the buttress between Nursery and Skeleton Gorges we returned and descended by Nursery Ravine back down to Kirstenbosch Garden.<br /><br /><br /><br />The video that I took of the hike is recorded below in four parts<br />(Parts 2 - 4 have yet to be uploaded to YouTube but I'll do that over the next couple of days and update this post as I go.)<br /><br />PART 1<br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RAK40jxW90M?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RAK40jxW90M?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Part 2<br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L1MKlskiLqw?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L1MKlskiLqw?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object><br /><br />Part 3<br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UQnQwvutQjU?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UQnQwvutQjU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object><br /><br />Part 4<br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SrC9SzFTwMs?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SrC9SzFTwMs?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object><br /><br />After our hike we delivered Steve to the Airport later that evening and in due course he arrived home in Columbus, Ohio, USA.Dennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-32154403124335775322010-10-10T23:30:00.017+02:002010-10-14T01:04:49.842+02:00A day at Jonkershoek in the rain ...On 09/10/10 we had dinner with John and Ziska in Stellenbosch, spent the night at the family cottages at Oude Nektar and the following day 10/10/10 we had a lazy morning and drove around the Jonkershoek circular drive and took lots of pics.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Ibw8l7-wxDIUGF0FaDrtGe5rt44kClAk2AkPN2If3h8S92aNxzgVnauvf9H1rMWI1LWBmYpVAyMHCkzMsImmCdKXIfr1VUedphOU3k5uuB6n5q2Ow0urkSQGnA5RhPFdRmui/s1600/DSCN1677_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Ibw8l7-wxDIUGF0FaDrtGe5rt44kClAk2AkPN2If3h8S92aNxzgVnauvf9H1rMWI1LWBmYpVAyMHCkzMsImmCdKXIfr1VUedphOU3k5uuB6n5q2Ow0urkSQGnA5RhPFdRmui/s320/DSCN1677_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527269065046982050" border="0" /></a><br />First thing we drove up to the 3 Stone Pines on the hill to take in the view<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCownJ-P7GmPdzFq2NiUZ-G-qunDnZndDr4mLqCS_8vzlRINhfpvRPKdSKmYA2ZywqZgxgx2vRp1e3wc-O9GIXhDaDnHA9OfOkYrg41ukGjZls_k82DHZIFSyfrLlDoEN-6is/s1600/DSCN1679_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCownJ-P7GmPdzFq2NiUZ-G-qunDnZndDr4mLqCS_8vzlRINhfpvRPKdSKmYA2ZywqZgxgx2vRp1e3wc-O9GIXhDaDnHA9OfOkYrg41ukGjZls_k82DHZIFSyfrLlDoEN-6is/s320/DSCN1679_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527268895922976194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here is a wonderful example of a tree resprouting from it's burned bark after a severe fire last summer<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv95NBgU3A737yYN-ry3sKsxectjFmsTuyLK4tTL-RcGp4FUZvUbgY4ISksEf1HEvYevHDBdYGpMMtUZeqXitAV8lJtFOJbx2RzxTKMRLy4fdzLe6lvc82ovx46NKcgzCSLArF/s1600/DSCN1680_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv95NBgU3A737yYN-ry3sKsxectjFmsTuyLK4tTL-RcGp4FUZvUbgY4ISksEf1HEvYevHDBdYGpMMtUZeqXitAV8lJtFOJbx2RzxTKMRLy4fdzLe6lvc82ovx46NKcgzCSLArF/s320/DSCN1680_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527268876567061938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some Proteas on the other hand shed their seeds after the fire so although most of the Proteas die a new population of plants is established from the shed seeds<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgvdbzr6pHk0tu-8Q3QSyjpIXT6Jf9dpdeS5wX2aN0WOwDRq-508aPXhGsNyjPru48WhBl5abC2pugv3JGnyZJ_VUl7VRJJk3cXX6tJf7Y_1HzHbzj8G4GDVxRcRBEg3R7HJ5/s1600/DSCN1686_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgvdbzr6pHk0tu-8Q3QSyjpIXT6Jf9dpdeS5wX2aN0WOwDRq-508aPXhGsNyjPru48WhBl5abC2pugv3JGnyZJ_VUl7VRJJk3cXX6tJf7Y_1HzHbzj8G4GDVxRcRBEg3R7HJ5/s320/DSCN1686_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527268872703107154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is an 'interesting' spiky tree growing next to the cottages on Oude Nektar<br /><br /><br />I must do some research to discover it's name!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5aHqXDA2uFngISqMGVBiFwnnyPZc6XR7kT1nNQtG5N1mgxepbWInrgfpioHPfp2O9q45zzLW0APcmvGot0c0GvoiqeLtA8OKdrf1p02VivNhmpL3_gbUYL88XPacz5Im1LyQ/s1600/DSCN1690_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5aHqXDA2uFngISqMGVBiFwnnyPZc6XR7kT1nNQtG5N1mgxepbWInrgfpioHPfp2O9q45zzLW0APcmvGot0c0GvoiqeLtA8OKdrf1p02VivNhmpL3_gbUYL88XPacz5Im1LyQ/s320/DSCN1690_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527268867456377122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Steve walking alongside the lower dam at Oude Nektar<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qHBSlipz-s5HPSCCmQLiKJYWQYIBFliLJobpkqKtwPscZHOAe5R8O5RVPWdFsNx05hxh5bcmkTEw-Zh38aO-Cro3G1CqS3ZnnY9CuvSjFKD8QrYthP05792_YOfcVZGZtF9s/s1600/DSCN1693_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qHBSlipz-s5HPSCCmQLiKJYWQYIBFliLJobpkqKtwPscZHOAe5R8O5RVPWdFsNx05hxh5bcmkTEw-Zh38aO-Cro3G1CqS3ZnnY9CuvSjFKD8QrYthP05792_YOfcVZGZtF9s/s320/DSCN1693_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527268864919081858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hans Peter's wife, Midori, is Japanese so there is quite a strong Japanese influence on the estate<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJWDENxmWJHhDSuEPuD9lsE32hwgqqfVvrQjqDR5kFRd2FgtWBh_t0IOf5uC_ygZPw9F3YYEGCNcGxmw0W9K5PUyfP1L5B_la-8qLBMJz4I4-JSk4QzI0vgXVWRVsttv9JFFD/s1600/DSCN1694_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJWDENxmWJHhDSuEPuD9lsE32hwgqqfVvrQjqDR5kFRd2FgtWBh_t0IOf5uC_ygZPw9F3YYEGCNcGxmw0W9K5PUyfP1L5B_la-8qLBMJz4I4-JSk4QzI0vgXVWRVsttv9JFFD/s320/DSCN1694_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527268419684515762" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The wine tasting room is on an island in the middle of the dam<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHd1vL5HgKvjJ0HbM7zLdPZlCLrLpyX8UT3rc49A_MvOxrXr65m1_4-yopDQtrNioKiuyW4aUHwZNK_AXE84ZBcmDJsZpfT9DHQZ8ANFoEL3hc0bRfqFq8tyF4eNkJ1HrjR8e/s1600/DSCN1695_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHd1vL5HgKvjJ0HbM7zLdPZlCLrLpyX8UT3rc49A_MvOxrXr65m1_4-yopDQtrNioKiuyW4aUHwZNK_AXE84ZBcmDJsZpfT9DHQZ8ANFoEL3hc0bRfqFq8tyF4eNkJ1HrjR8e/s320/DSCN1695_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527268412350539490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />View from the wine tasting room at Oude Nektar<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf49swWbbey331OnAJXPfelh0i2XnmJsY6ZkcwzfjE6h2h6vcKGfstVxRgdk1Z-tnmMkF8ODPjVCs0neClP66vWUNwGtmJXvPMGRJi6WoHRPILN5tcVu3Bn251mFrTnNJ3vEId/s1600/DSCN1698_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf49swWbbey331OnAJXPfelh0i2XnmJsY6ZkcwzfjE6h2h6vcKGfstVxRgdk1Z-tnmMkF8ODPjVCs0neClP66vWUNwGtmJXvPMGRJi6WoHRPILN5tcVu3Bn251mFrTnNJ3vEId/s320/DSCN1698_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527268411593755730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The wine cellar at Oude Nektar<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qe9Z72NXiDWP25z222VTcXpsdGCNg7dMa6zRurHhHSh9AqTqUXKOATZY0WTewVhIRi6E-Tj1RQnqE_6xBLkeIMpK31t2IBFY6i5oQQUEc3d3lAyDBTPSWCYn2yW4njdA8MHb/s1600/DSCN1706_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qe9Z72NXiDWP25z222VTcXpsdGCNg7dMa6zRurHhHSh9AqTqUXKOATZY0WTewVhIRi6E-Tj1RQnqE_6xBLkeIMpK31t2IBFY6i5oQQUEc3d3lAyDBTPSWCYn2yW4njdA8MHb/s320/DSCN1706_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527268403681292962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Carla<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzw8-D6VTOPJUR_XBUuokjjbbVPI5j0PodOviRQ4rSGGcB_C_EBQNXLdz7Q94qQfbTrayQJlJ5uRErTgV2EO0HpZ2mSXrxaEQyc1II9qv2q7UsQWQ61GsJ2HDrsWgPcIjzSGhv/s1600/DSCN1708_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzw8-D6VTOPJUR_XBUuokjjbbVPI5j0PodOviRQ4rSGGcB_C_EBQNXLdz7Q94qQfbTrayQJlJ5uRErTgV2EO0HpZ2mSXrxaEQyc1II9qv2q7UsQWQ61GsJ2HDrsWgPcIjzSGhv/s320/DSCN1708_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527268400412177378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Carla chatting to Gigi<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkI9nvKJQa4WHSiBo1r8IG6k-uCY0jOhtSkt5SYlUydFSIWcA9Xf7VvHPsqSL44-sgHMmuqtGoPXgzh6LS5gyAyLX6SrsGW8_0bA6WhEdvELNOPUgGoiXdTnbGBmepI6lPQ39/s1600/DSCN1711_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkI9nvKJQa4WHSiBo1r8IG6k-uCY0jOhtSkt5SYlUydFSIWcA9Xf7VvHPsqSL44-sgHMmuqtGoPXgzh6LS5gyAyLX6SrsGW8_0bA6WhEdvELNOPUgGoiXdTnbGBmepI6lPQ39/s320/DSCN1711_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527268033169176866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Carla<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBR2k74clwN4akm971uIcaGVpSG3nR3w4RPtCM7Lt3qOZ3b8pkX8DTbC290rEFW0zZI9mABX5UPMsRIF-NjHEYSOUnKiWL5M0dFtVM1fkQWnJG19XSOxsvZqMtkBFZyeTjpna/s1600/DSCN1712_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBR2k74clwN4akm971uIcaGVpSG3nR3w4RPtCM7Lt3qOZ3b8pkX8DTbC290rEFW0zZI9mABX5UPMsRIF-NjHEYSOUnKiWL5M0dFtVM1fkQWnJG19XSOxsvZqMtkBFZyeTjpna/s320/DSCN1712_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527268030812414354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Carla chatting to Gigi<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BwIunaA0elZCSmyQSBBWckdQd24b4wJc36yMYOsNuIzO1-hcSGJr21GZOrjhKgfFFUjgTANEIbRzjx4xHW46nR02WTgIPAMX3T6t1v-eCiS1HxFpUyziLTSM7qbufjDQq11z/s1600/DSCN1713_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BwIunaA0elZCSmyQSBBWckdQd24b4wJc36yMYOsNuIzO1-hcSGJr21GZOrjhKgfFFUjgTANEIbRzjx4xHW46nR02WTgIPAMX3T6t1v-eCiS1HxFpUyziLTSM7qbufjDQq11z/s320/DSCN1713_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527268026116964962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Smiles all around<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfZQY2CD_qOjcnepJrEmbYsoLqGFOfN4KLRwlWmOLtdpYpslFUAOKpnvD2hGw0YrbwiDuMgjy-GoKxbU88SvWVKUMjYHrdYaWIEjOahFr7Dw9mN72gcwcJ1BouQcpHDbuVs-5/s1600/DSCN1715_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfZQY2CD_qOjcnepJrEmbYsoLqGFOfN4KLRwlWmOLtdpYpslFUAOKpnvD2hGw0YrbwiDuMgjy-GoKxbU88SvWVKUMjYHrdYaWIEjOahFr7Dw9mN72gcwcJ1BouQcpHDbuVs-5/s320/DSCN1715_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527268022935638034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Andi indulging in the very soft lighting of the overcast morning<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwVFZTdE6B5dwQgcKXCixOasr8t6xj1T-ahvy-QVoLu7UCjX9Nula_4s5fA6OEtZsS76WL3q4UvTsjCqEIa0MiTxedlq-OiR72rQ3BrFbNQiU2rTwREm4NnmfLzlEHhAMR0qU/s1600/DSCN1717_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwVFZTdE6B5dwQgcKXCixOasr8t6xj1T-ahvy-QVoLu7UCjX9Nula_4s5fA6OEtZsS76WL3q4UvTsjCqEIa0MiTxedlq-OiR72rQ3BrFbNQiU2rTwREm4NnmfLzlEHhAMR0qU/s320/DSCN1717_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527268012317466834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Steve doing the same<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOx3I1kAJFs3xZNhK4NRnyWcq5LpcxjiO3kkIVWgjKPbpmGb-ntt7mybesFYYDXQKv6jcYsmFOZFK-GgcwKROpcLxslA_K-iHHmIXOahXktGFeYqwOgo_9NGff0neDm_zotro3/s1600/DSCN1721_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOx3I1kAJFs3xZNhK4NRnyWcq5LpcxjiO3kkIVWgjKPbpmGb-ntt7mybesFYYDXQKv6jcYsmFOZFK-GgcwKROpcLxslA_K-iHHmIXOahXktGFeYqwOgo_9NGff0neDm_zotro3/s320/DSCN1721_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527266360036484562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Andi enjoying herself<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJU9_1FTBz0Etw3Bd94rzIttJfklBEYbCVzk6SNTD_IPjsdrr-dpMKmGQWiT3UMQEcgO8NhvknAmXpt1s1EblUb9NUdRDCkjYaSyJImjn5JeMTAHqcSXvFgErTLHMr3H3VEZQz/s1600/DSCN1722_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJU9_1FTBz0Etw3Bd94rzIttJfklBEYbCVzk6SNTD_IPjsdrr-dpMKmGQWiT3UMQEcgO8NhvknAmXpt1s1EblUb9NUdRDCkjYaSyJImjn5JeMTAHqcSXvFgErTLHMr3H3VEZQz/s320/DSCN1722_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527266356229762434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The beautiful curves of the bridge to the tasting room<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBH0ZfwlqRegqJagsXOg2THd74lmHpqSyL-o6NacVkfRdkT1-aBsi3-QbZ8T5MN9seBHbzDcmbD_OTJakjoRg1FlkNLPcDc68FpZcCTE_ZcXZsquyjDCLvUOaMKjs5exjrVVZz/s1600/DSCN1725_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBH0ZfwlqRegqJagsXOg2THd74lmHpqSyL-o6NacVkfRdkT1-aBsi3-QbZ8T5MN9seBHbzDcmbD_OTJakjoRg1FlkNLPcDc68FpZcCTE_ZcXZsquyjDCLvUOaMKjs5exjrVVZz/s320/DSCN1725_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527266346769000162" border="0" /></a><br />The wine tasting house at Oude Nektar<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDq1kqplhyphenhyphenE2IgRVBP3SUMxhftMPYMgvK4aqUJ0nVZTeN0YzwcfPrphSgLC-EAhfSwrre8SeJtpGk1DcbwBVQoJAo5xoVWHx1_qj4F7cim7TeLy4qgL_b9A67u_rPYiCvYi9m/s1600/DSCN1728_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDq1kqplhyphenhyphenE2IgRVBP3SUMxhftMPYMgvK4aqUJ0nVZTeN0YzwcfPrphSgLC-EAhfSwrre8SeJtpGk1DcbwBVQoJAo5xoVWHx1_qj4F7cim7TeLy4qgL_b9A67u_rPYiCvYi9m/s320/DSCN1728_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527266345352450546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The wine tasting house at Oude Nektar<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkguJB2MjW4UtOYfiOVFZ2IIbK-QNLQ0EzkHVuVyc9Nz1wCo8wsnJYZm7dcK41VEX_3H28v4Zw-UDtDVyDkJIplf4uOCsAHA1AcyGjYaI53LDGuu82fA167m7OhYn2bESuHKcP/s1600/DSCN1729_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkguJB2MjW4UtOYfiOVFZ2IIbK-QNLQ0EzkHVuVyc9Nz1wCo8wsnJYZm7dcK41VEX_3H28v4Zw-UDtDVyDkJIplf4uOCsAHA1AcyGjYaI53LDGuu82fA167m7OhYn2bESuHKcP/s320/DSCN1729_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527266341564610690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Gazebo at the damn<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvTscTsG9hr6KH68YYq3rPXEbW3nZ_7V65cjeNzXwLvB5l-6M8M53jcETGjfNGNgxWSKSC1vQuxBqaTs7Z5BXFqoG1oCriQ5GJMeZHncYDQtZg_anvc1u-y0BrZf82FwWDCvH/s1600/DSCN1730_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvTscTsG9hr6KH68YYq3rPXEbW3nZ_7V65cjeNzXwLvB5l-6M8M53jcETGjfNGNgxWSKSC1vQuxBqaTs7Z5BXFqoG1oCriQ5GJMeZHncYDQtZg_anvc1u-y0BrZf82FwWDCvH/s320/DSCN1730_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527265402978178834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Stopped on the circle route to take pictures in the beautiful soft light<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82orYOUv0B4QswWNrY36ajlFC9Lu3KckPtTqlavPry3d-zcAYgiMFSJUhGy2yl2wUWYsd3Sn0V60FsD6WCnGkSctdlb9CYCOXrEfqW3-V5JzHjjgpIOG7dHQb1Sr7qefxac3a/s1600/DSCN1732_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82orYOUv0B4QswWNrY36ajlFC9Lu3KckPtTqlavPry3d-zcAYgiMFSJUhGy2yl2wUWYsd3Sn0V60FsD6WCnGkSctdlb9CYCOXrEfqW3-V5JzHjjgpIOG7dHQb1Sr7qefxac3a/s320/DSCN1732_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527265399509934802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Watsonias<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4915o9e0TUQO8NDNuiFyK9DRnMw67cuAhEb-3VvR0SMHIhna48LcNv9BTONpAejIU43592GkdDvgD5DeBgeRddQC2jCZ9UIX2egx6WVdpX860jhWT66W1UxyDl1dtWRKR_eOV/s1600/DSCN1737_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4915o9e0TUQO8NDNuiFyK9DRnMw67cuAhEb-3VvR0SMHIhna48LcNv9BTONpAejIU43592GkdDvgD5DeBgeRddQC2jCZ9UIX2egx6WVdpX860jhWT66W1UxyDl1dtWRKR_eOV/s320/DSCN1737_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527265389871971858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Watsonia<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqgTULzi8NcFuGvCGro65nVjHHOz9Vz8QcqtFYjA50QFUEAbzKuEMWILoVyPu5Z-_7-hv9ISnHW6vsmg-PsQoMRVJy1V7ku00NO6lcqYkpAbexfKIBI_5TTJMM2TLAglDHAfL/s1600/DSCN1739_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqgTULzi8NcFuGvCGro65nVjHHOz9Vz8QcqtFYjA50QFUEAbzKuEMWILoVyPu5Z-_7-hv9ISnHW6vsmg-PsQoMRVJy1V7ku00NO6lcqYkpAbexfKIBI_5TTJMM2TLAglDHAfL/s320/DSCN1739_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527265389528141394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Gladiolus<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGHStpx8N6pFTGxdV2SgyntccvaFgQgq7bSxDnCLPESWLOdPQfyVF_fx6pxlnr0Z0iJGtNNcfuuHrDF_6otBvQpx1zC7ZpPbVeG57IGBlNIzitmd19LE1u1MfJ0S_Xcm78Tw9/s1600/DSCN1744_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGHStpx8N6pFTGxdV2SgyntccvaFgQgq7bSxDnCLPESWLOdPQfyVF_fx6pxlnr0Z0iJGtNNcfuuHrDF_6otBvQpx1zC7ZpPbVeG57IGBlNIzitmd19LE1u1MfJ0S_Xcm78Tw9/s320/DSCN1744_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527265384153022274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Gladiolus<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapKoQDuX636hwfrTih3SklcGLvgKuOsdABVJboUZcB4v3psKueenVq2tDsQhir2OJivBjMc0LLnXnHNRB7hebwUVO7rrSGzPDLE1CHi6zui0IR4faSPME0vIeDn5_YLW02DGc/s1600/DSCN1749_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapKoQDuX636hwfrTih3SklcGLvgKuOsdABVJboUZcB4v3psKueenVq2tDsQhir2OJivBjMc0LLnXnHNRB7hebwUVO7rrSGzPDLE1CHi6zui0IR4faSPME0vIeDn5_YLW02DGc/s320/DSCN1749_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527264985763259554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Gladiolus<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUkd7pkFr9xi505cGye4v5tCkTw7b4twX-Vw_lkdvcjXWcqmi27c7ufZrx2_MmtaZd9rKHSVue_cptmlF4hW-7rutRlq5R70-gELUHharz2etI4pvCfB1iBYKbSdkzw9WY4gw/s1600/DSCN1758_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUkd7pkFr9xi505cGye4v5tCkTw7b4twX-Vw_lkdvcjXWcqmi27c7ufZrx2_MmtaZd9rKHSVue_cptmlF4hW-7rutRlq5R70-gELUHharz2etI4pvCfB1iBYKbSdkzw9WY4gw/s320/DSCN1758_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527264983230543074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Binky<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlVdQjDnY-JZNmXuzl8bGscTviZljg5BZJOVWIsw5LickgNVhyq9c8NdXmeDBh-lMMMiO0rhLoxq_CK8T9YkuqO_iG9nIEOjo9S1MmxQwqdz6tcKH5WTK6vECoaQI3XaxPjWI/s1600/DSCN1759_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlVdQjDnY-JZNmXuzl8bGscTviZljg5BZJOVWIsw5LickgNVhyq9c8NdXmeDBh-lMMMiO0rhLoxq_CK8T9YkuqO_iG9nIEOjo9S1MmxQwqdz6tcKH5WTK6vECoaQI3XaxPjWI/s320/DSCN1759_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527264976962782626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Swartboskloof behind the ridge<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fpk835L1EJO6rlrQCA88yMbL1HPn_thKjUTpaSHBHq0yC_5syap7HUGevt2kthSb0X5ER6fNnqsWi8-TmQvfrOXNyxPJycQi7FPiFpHbc8BotiQYfFNAZWIcp5QccThPPdlA/s1600/DSCN1762_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fpk835L1EJO6rlrQCA88yMbL1HPn_thKjUTpaSHBHq0yC_5syap7HUGevt2kthSb0X5ER6fNnqsWi8-TmQvfrOXNyxPJycQi7FPiFpHbc8BotiQYfFNAZWIcp5QccThPPdlA/s320/DSCN1762_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527264978406719394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Carla braving the elements to get photographs<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwO6mZpXvmtOc1YeryPHLL6LoMTGCb8ur4phm_RoSXuWEraNNtOckiQT-M4ch0IbTLhafRKIqJz-f3TxqQYKMoBUdTq3GCJqo18PUtvtZpWrjIE6bYUfVjX5_BlIiBfBZ12e7k/s1600/DSCN1770_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwO6mZpXvmtOc1YeryPHLL6LoMTGCb8ur4phm_RoSXuWEraNNtOckiQT-M4ch0IbTLhafRKIqJz-f3TxqQYKMoBUdTq3GCJqo18PUtvtZpWrjIE6bYUfVjX5_BlIiBfBZ12e7k/s320/DSCN1770_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527264422351604626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Afternoon Tea with John and Dear 'Auntie' Ziska<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvB6IQ1st7nJqLjiWNHn12H6WaoM7D7iT6gkAMAb1pl_IzFEZWugxsXu0A1cIqCR2STTnqb_HSMONFEQ3PRjtLKgKXh9I8gT04risdDV6BLw1d4I6PJT2KEkau2w-hTORQfO9i/s1600/DSCN1771_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvB6IQ1st7nJqLjiWNHn12H6WaoM7D7iT6gkAMAb1pl_IzFEZWugxsXu0A1cIqCR2STTnqb_HSMONFEQ3PRjtLKgKXh9I8gT04risdDV6BLw1d4I6PJT2KEkau2w-hTORQfO9i/s320/DSCN1771_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527264416780866738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is actually Ziska's guest house where Carla is staying<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3EKtee_DNMRNJhlRdJn7H727P51jWLyZDr5gM94jH2A8CxkmYwXLe9PQ-onfohvPeHo7wlCsyDGrJ90CEem9RtXASCficFUSqmYi4puMgO0JuPf_ez84fi0RUqrXQ3afYKPE/s1600/DSCN1775_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3EKtee_DNMRNJhlRdJn7H727P51jWLyZDr5gM94jH2A8CxkmYwXLe9PQ-onfohvPeHo7wlCsyDGrJ90CEem9RtXASCficFUSqmYi4puMgO0JuPf_ez84fi0RUqrXQ3afYKPE/s320/DSCN1775_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527264407131770754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Andi and Gigi<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCwMD28BnJTbscPnJQDsZNmdRd6B9K4z5Ut_rURIq_68afLf2j_GjyyeglOV819kEq2g0YvBA35YZQiHIuZsf8YkZ6tFzPbVoAY49KibNggxYce2YTOONit0lOdHzmxZWnIXf/s1600/DSCN1778_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCwMD28BnJTbscPnJQDsZNmdRd6B9K4z5Ut_rURIq_68afLf2j_GjyyeglOV819kEq2g0YvBA35YZQiHIuZsf8YkZ6tFzPbVoAY49KibNggxYce2YTOONit0lOdHzmxZWnIXf/s320/DSCN1778_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527264405269109410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Steve<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefYDlBmm5d5hD92qiLvPLNne2gs73t3jMGnnnDiyX3A6oyWCq-wSzNiQbwlevyf8aXzppNCrrhwK3quevp7QozTqYUpQn25gHPTMTHwRmfkuUTEtSolG8DrW1pz5j6ggatHXY/s1600/DSCN1782_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefYDlBmm5d5hD92qiLvPLNne2gs73t3jMGnnnDiyX3A6oyWCq-wSzNiQbwlevyf8aXzppNCrrhwK3quevp7QozTqYUpQn25gHPTMTHwRmfkuUTEtSolG8DrW1pz5j6ggatHXY/s320/DSCN1782_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527264401556078338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />John<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3bXYZDTchucV_10PpUO_hdRNDnAV2eHkiBIer4Bha-FFK4AEghcxLWIxWh6hkRBSZ9cShjP_HRZSeCsyck82MqU2uRJe3IZjXBv1nln763_ol6WOg5aGnACwQrs1RAjiU0r1/s1600/DSCN1786_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3bXYZDTchucV_10PpUO_hdRNDnAV2eHkiBIer4Bha-FFK4AEghcxLWIxWh6hkRBSZ9cShjP_HRZSeCsyck82MqU2uRJe3IZjXBv1nln763_ol6WOg5aGnACwQrs1RAjiU0r1/s320/DSCN1786_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527263912587690706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Carla<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi662LwZ3q8El3xS-fm_criyyIrzhfAJFnAAusVKMKg-tw7uC5-vst7xuAWXqeaTolEKoCqoZTNHLvdMOAjObykmtZZ_JH3MbhU-DscEbQP-gBhhs_XBpJNiqb3Mq8rRdcrrf4p/s1600/DSCN1787_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi662LwZ3q8El3xS-fm_criyyIrzhfAJFnAAusVKMKg-tw7uC5-vst7xuAWXqeaTolEKoCqoZTNHLvdMOAjObykmtZZ_JH3MbhU-DscEbQP-gBhhs_XBpJNiqb3Mq8rRdcrrf4p/s320/DSCN1787_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527263909069209474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Carla<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVQUSCpdA8Fm5IWW3Y52X2k84yVdyfXAJ15CYhV3lmz1AZxvWt-O_rUcdlKdAjnxSbOsddy6Xa2uhQ-VN-lTiFum4z21a8Hpf6W7GV7AfHge70dBHTzdXgji5jFYkamAh8dRd/s1600/DSCN1789_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVQUSCpdA8Fm5IWW3Y52X2k84yVdyfXAJ15CYhV3lmz1AZxvWt-O_rUcdlKdAjnxSbOsddy6Xa2uhQ-VN-lTiFum4z21a8Hpf6W7GV7AfHge70dBHTzdXgji5jFYkamAh8dRd/s320/DSCN1789_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527263904717970850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />John<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUPpUuLfjuohydInlIIMaxVImXwy5lFGHzEzXXdsSF5ug_lrfaOl59yW-__uKTIUAqyA4EolWsD0l8h3JqRnQ3oFiLgoOrn8B3P-g9XAN4Zk4_fLAxaW6T6v2NRb1ocFHpIxC/s1600/DSCN1792_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUPpUuLfjuohydInlIIMaxVImXwy5lFGHzEzXXdsSF5ug_lrfaOl59yW-__uKTIUAqyA4EolWsD0l8h3JqRnQ3oFiLgoOrn8B3P-g9XAN4Zk4_fLAxaW6T6v2NRb1ocFHpIxC/s320/DSCN1792_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527263900931400722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ziska<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYqIDVjBrcN_OzU3WSrJIHydPVV_QuKAHHXokfEvahFw47kHcP8HAoTvfcSQSW199T_FuyGeb5uVAUXdySd8xgzHbZSu8H5Xb4zqPA2XLvkbJjFQnIIBcsbj7Cio69jC8gHQq/s1600/DSCN1796_01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYqIDVjBrcN_OzU3WSrJIHydPVV_QuKAHHXokfEvahFw47kHcP8HAoTvfcSQSW199T_FuyGeb5uVAUXdySd8xgzHbZSu8H5Xb4zqPA2XLvkbJjFQnIIBcsbj7Cio69jC8gHQq/s320/DSCN1796_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527263895973762242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ziska<br /><br /><br /><br />... and after tea it was off back home to Cape TownDennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-64584590198634780912010-10-09T23:30:00.015+02:002010-10-12T15:41:48.660+02:00Climbing the India-Venster route up Table Mountain ...One lovely Saturday morning ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCw8fRu6zUu7YrAZ8CUAE7Bj0dU7dd1dl-HRLiQOx49AkCDuGRr_e9bFG952t4bdXNZxjOwUwtegax9Xq4_plnRHzcq77h2BNT0dgVzQPByprKVqg8ssFuesDmya5qvLYRcJp/s1600/DSCN1562.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCw8fRu6zUu7YrAZ8CUAE7Bj0dU7dd1dl-HRLiQOx49AkCDuGRr_e9bFG952t4bdXNZxjOwUwtegax9Xq4_plnRHzcq77h2BNT0dgVzQPByprKVqg8ssFuesDmya5qvLYRcJp/s320/DSCN1562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526852867578213698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />... on 9 October 2010 a bunch of friends climbed Table Mountain in Cape Town<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZO8XPvQUYXH0mgRRxp-teYWOOC8wi3Fnd70NLunlOS58ORVpaP2AHUH3qa-LdTusiJ9QDHY1KQ0Tw4OBz1PE1Fo8sDrPvjeqjT7Zow-MzVh8JZQ1g1-Lcm8m1QTWz68IlVNd/s1600/DSCN1565.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZO8XPvQUYXH0mgRRxp-teYWOOC8wi3Fnd70NLunlOS58ORVpaP2AHUH3qa-LdTusiJ9QDHY1KQ0Tw4OBz1PE1Fo8sDrPvjeqjT7Zow-MzVh8JZQ1g1-Lcm8m1QTWz68IlVNd/s320/DSCN1565.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526852518421599618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />... and rested often<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiE5C7iVZoqUQNb1_jTR7J3s9Nl9F-saihlF_6Yng26NvIwsK5_cYWAPzGknVePHlWRk5IbDPrgWWPPeouJd0xlHoS9FBAzu1MyRHC9hJVpKCQnEdija0B2UQ78cqgvpioeIj/s1600/DSCN1566.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiE5C7iVZoqUQNb1_jTR7J3s9Nl9F-saihlF_6Yng26NvIwsK5_cYWAPzGknVePHlWRk5IbDPrgWWPPeouJd0xlHoS9FBAzu1MyRHC9hJVpKCQnEdija0B2UQ78cqgvpioeIj/s320/DSCN1566.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526852515541661730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />What gorgeous scenery ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BRb3uDziBt6RctV7mkaqw6TOt_dlgVKbZLftmIkr4m450JLl0DScPdBAL5yCOxVvfpD8HRWfwkH58lhfvnxC1JoPEFNXJ4R9titqSOuEZn5m0RgOtIzlZCPFd6LLtBpvJcM0/s1600/DSCN1568.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BRb3uDziBt6RctV7mkaqw6TOt_dlgVKbZLftmIkr4m450JLl0DScPdBAL5yCOxVvfpD8HRWfwkH58lhfvnxC1JoPEFNXJ4R9titqSOuEZn5m0RgOtIzlZCPFd6LLtBpvJcM0/s320/DSCN1568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526852515309223186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />India ravine in green which we traversed, right to left, just below the rocks.<br /><br />You can just see the path on the right hand side.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3vGtAscuS-0akMNF50wbNXMiKG-qz2VF6aLNQU-ixbyYSMwg-czKl7FqXB3y_sF-gF-e6-lOVUc_RnVRSrwH8SVE5mdNFpHw7377DAxa5hTu7kNJTFA9pcB37GQZV-G1j_xe/s1600/DSCN1569.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3vGtAscuS-0akMNF50wbNXMiKG-qz2VF6aLNQU-ixbyYSMwg-czKl7FqXB3y_sF-gF-e6-lOVUc_RnVRSrwH8SVE5mdNFpHw7377DAxa5hTu7kNJTFA9pcB37GQZV-G1j_xe/s320/DSCN1569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526852510611002130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Looking across India ravine to the base of the crux section.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqc6JvyKdtKxqtgHvvAe_DBsLqjYPH4KVTQExpgyKRyjGuHrLCXoghTH5wrTDhE11nbh4dLxU4xEP-dO3SeoYbhdsNkVCkAU-7JGxJcGaOEemjUX7HFdAHj8rJGAxepoOL9-F/s1600/DSCN1571.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqc6JvyKdtKxqtgHvvAe_DBsLqjYPH4KVTQExpgyKRyjGuHrLCXoghTH5wrTDhE11nbh4dLxU4xEP-dO3SeoYbhdsNkVCkAU-7JGxJcGaOEemjUX7HFdAHj8rJGAxepoOL9-F/s320/DSCN1571.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526846760901200738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Higher and higher and more rests to take in the scenery.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuX5N5Ai7rP0MebYMmS6mjZFQdU_mLCKcwVnQKlTCAo7VUQGSEyYQrfbDI4Me6tKSSkHrfSnjM344LVktlIQcxT21o0-k1gOX-t3xPxFaOJQtdBeaHVmstTGrGoG1yMquqsBd/s1600/DSCN1576.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuX5N5Ai7rP0MebYMmS6mjZFQdU_mLCKcwVnQKlTCAo7VUQGSEyYQrfbDI4Me6tKSSkHrfSnjM344LVktlIQcxT21o0-k1gOX-t3xPxFaOJQtdBeaHVmstTGrGoG1yMquqsBd/s320/DSCN1576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526846759078491746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Resting below the crux<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQmwaO3ZHuORd9Vf1Ttelf9LZL9yH2i9EFliA3NhAs3Kq5ShhXDUr-Kaee-jsMHc_xJQIPH32_-c5CIBYgJTcT0gmqznDC4b84lR4QEpJc5qmRypo4OE7qXK1NewmbnBreGGG/s1600/DSCN1577.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQmwaO3ZHuORd9Vf1Ttelf9LZL9yH2i9EFliA3NhAs3Kq5ShhXDUr-Kaee-jsMHc_xJQIPH32_-c5CIBYgJTcT0gmqznDC4b84lR4QEpJc5qmRypo4OE7qXK1NewmbnBreGGG/s320/DSCN1577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526846757137235746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Resting above the crux.<br /><br />I used Andi's video to film the crux pitch so there will be links to you tube here soon!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf74TEgfSPZeoPcGXUn3KsAWCPJBVFST3Xav8liIylf6DNJKnVZUbbMRMix2VneHTBfZzR-bwhujHKXwe0UADf6lSddTcrVXaZdmsQoof8WnXKMwS7wlJ_w-EeH1jH2cUdM6ve/s1600/DSCN1578.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf74TEgfSPZeoPcGXUn3KsAWCPJBVFST3Xav8liIylf6DNJKnVZUbbMRMix2VneHTBfZzR-bwhujHKXwe0UADf6lSddTcrVXaZdmsQoof8WnXKMwS7wlJ_w-EeH1jH2cUdM6ve/s320/DSCN1578.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526846749702758658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />And up and down went the tourists.<br /><br />We were having much more fun.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGKEoZWQAq265g-v80tVZ3JxAPweXhEdfP5IqP4xPhV4iR7TfnWamTKxNiga7VUjgmvAhSL0fNcjxi9lv27HhrSACxpwBVlcF8raZa0TD8IIc0WDst_ncHcRVg2YV-9TCf__l/s1600/DSCN1581.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGKEoZWQAq265g-v80tVZ3JxAPweXhEdfP5IqP4xPhV4iR7TfnWamTKxNiga7VUjgmvAhSL0fNcjxi9lv27HhrSACxpwBVlcF8raZa0TD8IIc0WDst_ncHcRVg2YV-9TCf__l/s320/DSCN1581.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526845475012617282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Carla says, "Don't let my Mom see these photos!"<br /><br />"It doesn't look so bad in this photo, you can't tell why i'm grabbing on that rock so hard :)"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgLRpeXAqOkhjP7a4tkfu2ZWI1wUPP7qRKlrJR5AEXRKCtMyoFsQtJZQC_hYsrcFA8tY-g9HkpQhc3RFGvMAo_xRtEIWusMp3kML1oLKo3RT9G90vakg7496czFWDR7YkL5P1/s1600/DSCN1582.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgLRpeXAqOkhjP7a4tkfu2ZWI1wUPP7qRKlrJR5AEXRKCtMyoFsQtJZQC_hYsrcFA8tY-g9HkpQhc3RFGvMAo_xRtEIWusMp3kML1oLKo3RT9G90vakg7496czFWDR7YkL5P1/s320/DSCN1582.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526845473426091874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Carla says, "Do not do this if you cannot deal with heights! But for me the challenge bit was the one with the staples and chains...and greasy hands.."<br /><br /><br /><br />But unfortunately we all need to use sunscreen!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELgXJdGOifW9YUJKH51sCHQEVccnuqoYg7mraVp2FOFxxuqrVDbzmEE1I_7zkJ6X4NjaP6RivC-EGEaPQHjy7CeZ1f0QXQZ4tEcAae9QASfAqJa7wLmAS1OfW3CSZXM_-q20e/s1600/DSCN1584.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELgXJdGOifW9YUJKH51sCHQEVccnuqoYg7mraVp2FOFxxuqrVDbzmEE1I_7zkJ6X4NjaP6RivC-EGEaPQHjy7CeZ1f0QXQZ4tEcAae9QASfAqJa7wLmAS1OfW3CSZXM_-q20e/s320/DSCN1584.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526845467749049154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Andi catching breath and settling the wobbly knees.<br /><br />Go girl - you did good. Much less swearing compared to the first occasion!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0E7frHM884ro-UkHuRwDcSTrr-pzh1dchf00XSYmElg1_8rRE3RjoXeqH3lPbKxDiHJNzoKuQ41m8zwgmApHCNeQ7racF17XTujMt_XNS34TFEN4NTH6Z9mE40F5L6-jKKwMW/s1600/DSCN1585.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0E7frHM884ro-UkHuRwDcSTrr-pzh1dchf00XSYmElg1_8rRE3RjoXeqH3lPbKxDiHJNzoKuQ41m8zwgmApHCNeQ7racF17XTujMt_XNS34TFEN4NTH6Z9mE40F5L6-jKKwMW/s320/DSCN1585.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526845463326454274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Steve was very casual about the entire climb. Very laid back.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGV8q-l-10jGKIfMGRE1hu9_rNujn6U1UWtFFJKJf8RcfSSSRw2CoOHEQeCT5qSH1gBXySBUrQZIuzPTD0bvMf75DlvuahEMvLA8liB8Xtrpvkvb7OqgHqLpr01R8g3a-zasw/s1600/DSCN1586.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGV8q-l-10jGKIfMGRE1hu9_rNujn6U1UWtFFJKJf8RcfSSSRw2CoOHEQeCT5qSH1gBXySBUrQZIuzPTD0bvMf75DlvuahEMvLA8liB8Xtrpvkvb7OqgHqLpr01R8g3a-zasw/s320/DSCN1586.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526845459757335506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Hup we go Steve<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNuZ4MhcCrQphLdtwmGJrTeonF7_sFMYmNfhtgXMiR8A0oswTdyJN0hoju7Lu9ImSqoGmXG8YfQh97YeS1NYlbkxe_htuCsX-1DFjnq3Qplya24e2HKRCeO1gSs_4pTODnxR-/s1600/DSCN1587.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNuZ4MhcCrQphLdtwmGJrTeonF7_sFMYmNfhtgXMiR8A0oswTdyJN0hoju7Lu9ImSqoGmXG8YfQh97YeS1NYlbkxe_htuCsX-1DFjnq3Qplya24e2HKRCeO1gSs_4pTODnxR-/s320/DSCN1587.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526837030299931874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Hup we go Gigi<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPb3-ECBV7BUWf3Q5Y3dC5S1fH6DzWKOvb8pVwiQAWS0L67wQ7tqlDxGHYrG7Rn7nQXMrdg6e49-DPLCwt7SNqqiUX8Rkxl-voFE1JrT3QnPDy7IP6QdRMvZHtNvReTspF9ESk/s1600/DSCN1588.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPb3-ECBV7BUWf3Q5Y3dC5S1fH6DzWKOvb8pVwiQAWS0L67wQ7tqlDxGHYrG7Rn7nQXMrdg6e49-DPLCwt7SNqqiUX8Rkxl-voFE1JrT3QnPDy7IP6QdRMvZHtNvReTspF9ESk/s320/DSCN1588.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526837028709235042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Life is good<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkwRko49lmZRYDlKm5eOQwYdv0BD6ZcV3i6wvUFIV64QoftuT-f2_4_WujW4XMuavAdm95muVPKgnuykbx3RZgSvV7rnjtUDk48X_f-jyW_zPF71vhWlyqkMx-dV6_ktftiqm/s1600/DSCN1590.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkwRko49lmZRYDlKm5eOQwYdv0BD6ZcV3i6wvUFIV64QoftuT-f2_4_WujW4XMuavAdm95muVPKgnuykbx3RZgSvV7rnjtUDk48X_f-jyW_zPF71vhWlyqkMx-dV6_ktftiqm/s320/DSCN1590.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526837011096689506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Steve sharing one of my favourite places on the planet.<br /><br />Carla says, "Mine too"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uA3w_F1w-SOvVinZottYthkdXxChe1Yhr46pTICOqPCjHVc24nnMjdiS-A7D6Y41I1pQATIyveODJuxGGwS8fs3LPtWTEub9QxZ6B7Jr_cwp0mdqHvRguXzgxpLECUB71DUc/s1600/DSCN1591.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uA3w_F1w-SOvVinZottYthkdXxChe1Yhr46pTICOqPCjHVc24nnMjdiS-A7D6Y41I1pQATIyveODJuxGGwS8fs3LPtWTEub9QxZ6B7Jr_cwp0mdqHvRguXzgxpLECUB71DUc/s320/DSCN1591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526837003477973010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Andi and Steve chilling out for a moment.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPO_q-SnCaAss9qL0ur8e7I-tazq3mbbDfBUnh7J76qo8O4SysAjzo9CQcwyFNGwA4jZUiSTXLG1lwW1CLX4MuXKjE30nI-UCvR1RcXEM29kUSYNXntP4UfhyphenhyphenBqoS4MBZdLMi-/s1600/DSCN1592.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPO_q-SnCaAss9qL0ur8e7I-tazq3mbbDfBUnh7J76qo8O4SysAjzo9CQcwyFNGwA4jZUiSTXLG1lwW1CLX4MuXKjE30nI-UCvR1RcXEM29kUSYNXntP4UfhyphenhyphenBqoS4MBZdLMi-/s320/DSCN1592.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526836998778732594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Up here Andi and Steve - don't look back!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPWXDUSYvHBvXZbf7E5S5rXk214W2f5Uj3fPiunyooJqzi1xuCsI2ZIGzHifRl90YrFeGSCYZPFJJUBUcwJXgTLxkQiAZozIyNz0tgSfPzumH8_cCeOhuuFGjymjOKPeMk40m/s1600/DSCN1597.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPWXDUSYvHBvXZbf7E5S5rXk214W2f5Uj3fPiunyooJqzi1xuCsI2ZIGzHifRl90YrFeGSCYZPFJJUBUcwJXgTLxkQiAZozIyNz0tgSfPzumH8_cCeOhuuFGjymjOKPeMk40m/s320/DSCN1597.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526834082625895778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Christian bouldering<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxf4RoQWclpxtRisBZxHqoSXavrJPpb7q33LDbqWm83nIflUvu_3xj2UHf0cwKldtxYOMexxJaeWBbvrxPoXZLoGIEbir_QeBT9j4JteyukoAHVOgVBlvwR4-ufpaSYYpHE6H/s1600/DSCN1599.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxf4RoQWclpxtRisBZxHqoSXavrJPpb7q33LDbqWm83nIflUvu_3xj2UHf0cwKldtxYOMexxJaeWBbvrxPoXZLoGIEbir_QeBT9j4JteyukoAHVOgVBlvwR4-ufpaSYYpHE6H/s320/DSCN1599.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526834075653130482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ride that rock Christian<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6uacwg_mShvvjekJd7jgHQ5Vz6nRigbOCdmjXlae5KwFUTB83W8CyEbfXM6FKFEZbL0035-M3jWeDUYnaSQkK0x7n0Ukk9IqLQIC5KJ7mfOQaTrchwfqGR8BUGAV1a9QxKb3/s1600/DSCN1600.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6uacwg_mShvvjekJd7jgHQ5Vz6nRigbOCdmjXlae5KwFUTB83W8CyEbfXM6FKFEZbL0035-M3jWeDUYnaSQkK0x7n0Ukk9IqLQIC5KJ7mfOQaTrchwfqGR8BUGAV1a9QxKb3/s320/DSCN1600.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526834074690594530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Carla adds to the cairn on the edge while the gobbed smacked tourists sail by<br /><br /><br />Carla says, "This is the one I don't want my Mum to see!"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAbl-rUAFRfkowDJaZQ9yRLwmoIsD5UFpY3QHfID4hxtlOHXQEWBvo1xKFqxQVsWs3P44CJtS84S8ZwW_pLqKLNfuOrRKmE9tSLqsDUZr0Vg32Pw_5M9BPKac6EZX75JEWbw0/s1600/DSCN1603.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAbl-rUAFRfkowDJaZQ9yRLwmoIsD5UFpY3QHfID4hxtlOHXQEWBvo1xKFqxQVsWs3P44CJtS84S8ZwW_pLqKLNfuOrRKmE9tSLqsDUZr0Vg32Pw_5M9BPKac6EZX75JEWbw0/s320/DSCN1603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526834074125452754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Then we walk around on to Fountain ledge and Carla photographs an Agama (Bloukopkoggelmander!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1D8OIjs6Hxn6WsPPnYl9ky81LrWNGibMdhh5lPKM4DW-pWvaK-waxf3B3tpB9lPo-9z6RxxEHfrci7rHlNYKQREioQ72aKO0aakfydYaeFb8y8jdsb26miT6Q4ccJSTloWlNJ/s1600/DSCN1606.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1D8OIjs6Hxn6WsPPnYl9ky81LrWNGibMdhh5lPKM4DW-pWvaK-waxf3B3tpB9lPo-9z6RxxEHfrci7rHlNYKQREioQ72aKO0aakfydYaeFb8y8jdsb26miT6Q4ccJSTloWlNJ/s320/DSCN1606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526834066418960850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Carla with the corner of Clifton Beach and the whole of Camps Bay beach far below<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_uA7dUqSgSLx3Q93K1AhHUuXKoEQDVqhVgIiX_m1edH6-rjcXIbz87q4djAVM25s0yoLbtuTlTqx1n_UujlMEogmWVWyt0RifJEvy0xM6o0IV65gA0tt1ymIYcfZtq_AJF0a/s1600/DSCN1608.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_uA7dUqSgSLx3Q93K1AhHUuXKoEQDVqhVgIiX_m1edH6-rjcXIbz87q4djAVM25s0yoLbtuTlTqx1n_UujlMEogmWVWyt0RifJEvy0xM6o0IV65gA0tt1ymIYcfZtq_AJF0a/s320/DSCN1608.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526833211580358002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Photographing the rock climbers above Fountain ledge<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uSYWnqAAUK2AjTLdmM5xsSVVDc1Z4PATR_yKAjj9xG4iuuouKYtOKru1uoCUuwgouK4JbtTpVggtwdty9E1_3qMWJkLlW8k8sz_ixX3zjDzzaPsayD9cCdaWlw1tjyG-TGK3/s1600/DSCN1619.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uSYWnqAAUK2AjTLdmM5xsSVVDc1Z4PATR_yKAjj9xG4iuuouKYtOKru1uoCUuwgouK4JbtTpVggtwdty9E1_3qMWJkLlW8k8sz_ixX3zjDzzaPsayD9cCdaWlw1tjyG-TGK3/s320/DSCN1619.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526833199758197906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />A couple of tricky scrambles to ascend up levels on Fountain ledge<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniDnkQax6Bk4yz43qGBeAFh1V2CMuHzYOKh2wMlec8s-LqIVnR1HkoIAgm8oXTWtO6Ir5wmknCmI5LbU0dkjcLPOejwYwbOWL72PTQ3bMfFImAiu_7DDGmzkWgdQ6oAbA96EM/s1600/DSCN1620.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniDnkQax6Bk4yz43qGBeAFh1V2CMuHzYOKh2wMlec8s-LqIVnR1HkoIAgm8oXTWtO6Ir5wmknCmI5LbU0dkjcLPOejwYwbOWL72PTQ3bMfFImAiu_7DDGmzkWgdQ6oAbA96EM/s320/DSCN1620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526833191901443730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Look at that wonderful view again<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWGbq1fSpK-5Nwo5fldyBPHib1IVf_CvxN8M3gEJNWcEFPRhwTr9c11hcfwd1wdox-bgDgPlJ4cia6_RD5y0jNvWW4hvnm-3c1-dP6qjbZplVfD9lY3JFy9kbZbYEwgkbW0DZ/s1600/DSCN1623.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWGbq1fSpK-5Nwo5fldyBPHib1IVf_CvxN8M3gEJNWcEFPRhwTr9c11hcfwd1wdox-bgDgPlJ4cia6_RD5y0jNvWW4hvnm-3c1-dP6qjbZplVfD9lY3JFy9kbZbYEwgkbW0DZ/s320/DSCN1623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526833188475779730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />There are the rock climbers everyone was photographing. they were taking the more direct route!<br /><br />The 3 fixed ropes were those of Absail Africa, a commercial group that allows climber/tourists to absail off the top of the mountain.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ihfmK_q96z6iDeB6BsYgy4GufNXHxFfdlUpBtzv6MVve3GoWJ0bVB97abNIvDt6EeG3j5Ou4s-omAj6uCBw16RWfx0LOzCabxQqFObUKDhwNMo8EGrQsdPaltRqFShdM1z_6/s1600/DSCN1626.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ihfmK_q96z6iDeB6BsYgy4GufNXHxFfdlUpBtzv6MVve3GoWJ0bVB97abNIvDt6EeG3j5Ou4s-omAj6uCBw16RWfx0LOzCabxQqFObUKDhwNMo8EGrQsdPaltRqFShdM1z_6/s320/DSCN1626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526833179063727442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Nice work Andi.<br /><br />Although you don't seem quite vertical to the horizon?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFqYvyxzaEmjlx_sPKZpGiXuWm9W5a8h-uEKGd3YzHD5B5Qaxen447ADJDpwmFZKCPy30fI2-GnEUIqWvaMHWHjIjSuwQp1ucIupBf_Md3gQUzC7U222GVoRppOIxMS1rBU5-/s1600/DSCN1628.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFqYvyxzaEmjlx_sPKZpGiXuWm9W5a8h-uEKGd3YzHD5B5Qaxen447ADJDpwmFZKCPy30fI2-GnEUIqWvaMHWHjIjSuwQp1ucIupBf_Md3gQUzC7U222GVoRppOIxMS1rBU5-/s320/DSCN1628.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526832562809623954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />But we didn't go down!<br /><br />Andi and Steve arrived first.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRq57nl61qS2_8-Z7AIJH5TLUxDaw5t36KlMpdYS6_qRtv-tN5u8A0tIjBpEpfW-JdVIXs1K2GvjiNTFtYoFgcB_0i3okQJ205wa_0gE9O9yZ9VDZtKEQvfzlDT05Z7uQD8gp7/s1600/DSCN1630.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRq57nl61qS2_8-Z7AIJH5TLUxDaw5t36KlMpdYS6_qRtv-tN5u8A0tIjBpEpfW-JdVIXs1K2GvjiNTFtYoFgcB_0i3okQJ205wa_0gE9O9yZ9VDZtKEQvfzlDT05Z7uQD8gp7/s320/DSCN1630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526832537979790402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />And were shortly joined by all the others.<br /><br />One of the rules of the mountain is never to loose contact with anyone in the group!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsk2jBBJQw74y0BihqZ_6ZR16YOKsYXR9y9Mlqp3XTg0qpkvT5HPXS_k5NKYDoVPd0u8hOP0dfauCk975HDk2mT99SMV-RDxqAKhLORuuQkbhOUAay_Cy7VJ4U27XOljvMXWv/s1600/DSCN1634.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsk2jBBJQw74y0BihqZ_6ZR16YOKsYXR9y9Mlqp3XTg0qpkvT5HPXS_k5NKYDoVPd0u8hOP0dfauCk975HDk2mT99SMV-RDxqAKhLORuuQkbhOUAay_Cy7VJ4U27XOljvMXWv/s320/DSCN1634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526832535606664002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We walked right across the mountain (Christian and I taking a detour to the cable station to fill everyones water bottles) to Maclear's Beacon, the highest point on the mountain.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWIHYXEya0uqK1DemuVMCB64RKolfgq6mnuNTvHzhTxSesz0Lh_TXSPwfeNrcgmn_7pNR6pWOsx_Dx5GfloXzc9ZuRDspUDITkkrTCtX5houFb_QzvTTJMu9VkPFWKCd64xV_/s1600/DSCN1636.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWIHYXEya0uqK1DemuVMCB64RKolfgq6mnuNTvHzhTxSesz0Lh_TXSPwfeNrcgmn_7pNR6pWOsx_Dx5GfloXzc9ZuRDspUDITkkrTCtX5houFb_QzvTTJMu9VkPFWKCd64xV_/s320/DSCN1636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526832535587439778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The plaque on Maclear's Beacon<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIVWGRpviNzZHzUoiykGHNbHPdigav-x6GoPi72xtvdfXru_FFWmhlr8xMD0_Yld_6yqpe_J9yxxzLPqDjMNCsttv4Bo1OsAOXX10x8J3PK1tjGnvTkvI8pOFkIr_388SZJfJ/s1600/DSCN1638.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIVWGRpviNzZHzUoiykGHNbHPdigav-x6GoPi72xtvdfXru_FFWmhlr8xMD0_Yld_6yqpe_J9yxxzLPqDjMNCsttv4Bo1OsAOXX10x8J3PK1tjGnvTkvI8pOFkIr_388SZJfJ/s320/DSCN1638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526832529083391042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Steve posing on Mclear's Beacon<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMB0sA-qOMQmjZozZ5PdOkmw2QBKA9lgntnZwHjT0Uc5iNmaCiOaBxRr_SwXrDvSu8ibC0IR5e7TGBiz03rT2c-p14I7cN-ibyFrKdXVv51C_9dqawATsrS6YRSQQkXHMqZR7t/s1600/DSCN1642.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMB0sA-qOMQmjZozZ5PdOkmw2QBKA9lgntnZwHjT0Uc5iNmaCiOaBxRr_SwXrDvSu8ibC0IR5e7TGBiz03rT2c-p14I7cN-ibyFrKdXVv51C_9dqawATsrS6YRSQQkXHMqZR7t/s320/DSCN1642.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526831785052102738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />After 'climbing' the beacon we all had a well deserved lunch break in the amphitheater just below the beacon<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfOlE_dc56Pn8S8BknVbaoHcAbo-I1DU715spa5CDrirV_0MWiSpV7gTYvVqGU4XUMgyhCnoZ0O5IWLWRJrgl99GHO3KvzF9BaEqmKyKCKDD3va6GjzPcbDH5MDEc9SgKQNxX/s1600/DSCN1646.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfOlE_dc56Pn8S8BknVbaoHcAbo-I1DU715spa5CDrirV_0MWiSpV7gTYvVqGU4XUMgyhCnoZ0O5IWLWRJrgl99GHO3KvzF9BaEqmKyKCKDD3va6GjzPcbDH5MDEc9SgKQNxX/s320/DSCN1646.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526831780050864642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Walking back from Mclears beacon across the Eastern Table towards Platteklip Gorge and the upper cable station on the Western Table<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtTtawnexRLPvTNATKT5uIYNkcf6084fmXAm3bgfi9lMJs6LGXZfnboTPC7t3Pu2vejP-zBEnvU_19zurDF3Cp9px_OAfEOXzb2OiJh3Ax9TgmCXQ1ZaTWu8eALttu8j-6uAF/s1600/DSCN1649.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtTtawnexRLPvTNATKT5uIYNkcf6084fmXAm3bgfi9lMJs6LGXZfnboTPC7t3Pu2vejP-zBEnvU_19zurDF3Cp9px_OAfEOXzb2OiJh3Ax9TgmCXQ1ZaTWu8eALttu8j-6uAF/s320/DSCN1649.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526831767985353730" border="0" /></a><br />The National Parks staff have built walkways across the marshy sections to prevent erosion<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cBx8-SFAmc49WVvVjoYDViJ0_xjE71PP4nkJEUeJOUYxZA8iha0aBhOsN-aKyuAayHnPJOShXDUmRmBWcldv2yLISU8d6RGfXFORtw-MLBKaQjZFhkDFpmvq_h0q7o0ihc80/s1600/DSCN1650.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cBx8-SFAmc49WVvVjoYDViJ0_xjE71PP4nkJEUeJOUYxZA8iha0aBhOsN-aKyuAayHnPJOShXDUmRmBWcldv2yLISU8d6RGfXFORtw-MLBKaQjZFhkDFpmvq_h0q7o0ihc80/s320/DSCN1650.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526831749983350834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Chondropetalum sp. (Restionaceae) beautifully back lit in the late afternoon sun<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4S6juVD1zTFMA5MDnFFrHhgWH67ncoh3zyo_PRlpEMHJ0lOSRKDnasGT35JOAdV40yztsUxytgx27U_H_sgiHgl4oFljAsrww8T8V2mZRxUp1gGSHg_HiEv_qVuIEZ-ayOo5/s1600/DSCN1662.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4S6juVD1zTFMA5MDnFFrHhgWH67ncoh3zyo_PRlpEMHJ0lOSRKDnasGT35JOAdV40yztsUxytgx27U_H_sgiHgl4oFljAsrww8T8V2mZRxUp1gGSHg_HiEv_qVuIEZ-ayOo5/s320/DSCN1662.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526830834668834786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Everlastings (Helichrysum sp.) on the Eastern Table<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZHapu8VvHsS9UuGoDTpSRjEUWR6UNl_0rIx_hnn4Fbt86m0IwBnNBgYevUQ0UpdVwQgRaChNqrokDKD2q12GT2v90wykRWAAQx2pFAbD9gNxK5g0gdWHBdiH8SRPBPJgmdi3/s1600/DSCN1668.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZHapu8VvHsS9UuGoDTpSRjEUWR6UNl_0rIx_hnn4Fbt86m0IwBnNBgYevUQ0UpdVwQgRaChNqrokDKD2q12GT2v90wykRWAAQx2pFAbD9gNxK5g0gdWHBdiH8SRPBPJgmdi3/s320/DSCN1668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526830811092646594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Carla admiring the view from the top edge of the mountain<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuBXBN_tr7ZVyDbVQCqobTeZRqUJFs6d-NCxB8VZ4rvsLisUIwoEuGndOyBdEK74_aUdO6-z48WN9WQdtMiKrrtWW_SdwM1VkZXz9eCu7MmkQscTX8YLUuWTOxDfiwjJCUVVA/s1600/DSCN1672.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuBXBN_tr7ZVyDbVQCqobTeZRqUJFs6d-NCxB8VZ4rvsLisUIwoEuGndOyBdEK74_aUdO6-z48WN9WQdtMiKrrtWW_SdwM1VkZXz9eCu7MmkQscTX8YLUuWTOxDfiwjJCUVVA/s320/DSCN1672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526830807506796274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Gigi and Carla at the upper cable station before we all took the lazy way down!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2y_XTLt64IK282DJJZj2B1_IPqsCfM68CD1FHRof5x4hbQnaoQaMuSNpFWaEVUA4QBW9EJqhTNNS690fR29SC1oO6_5VIXyS9dylXC2voj59NEF_scM3xgwtPBqn3lBpAmlw/s1600/DSCN1674.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2y_XTLt64IK282DJJZj2B1_IPqsCfM68CD1FHRof5x4hbQnaoQaMuSNpFWaEVUA4QBW9EJqhTNNS690fR29SC1oO6_5VIXyS9dylXC2voj59NEF_scM3xgwtPBqn3lBpAmlw/s320/DSCN1674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526830788571513170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />All of us at the upper cable station before the decent.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQBLeS2oGrknbISlv8HABsQ_xInv7dvRtSxIh5WQ_lC1XASMWT3qIT43FpLpYXeq7WQ-Rpojl-YTp590CcC9eJIEU4pDxLC9lulcRyqIZVdUXgaovC48yZ7yM7RdP3fc0Iph4/s1600/DSCN1676.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQBLeS2oGrknbISlv8HABsQ_xInv7dvRtSxIh5WQ_lC1XASMWT3qIT43FpLpYXeq7WQ-Rpojl-YTp590CcC9eJIEU4pDxLC9lulcRyqIZVdUXgaovC48yZ7yM7RdP3fc0Iph4/s320/DSCN1676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526830772510380498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Carla hamming it up for Xanic as we left the lower cable stationDennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-664096286298563002010-09-24T23:30:00.000+02:002010-10-11T20:08:05.338+02:00AWSA 2010 Port Elizabeth - Day 1 ...Day 1 of the 2010 AWSA Symposium begins at the Cape Recife School in Port Elizabeth<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTI1wuh3IKCV1-pl2rPHOOYFzxMCH2Iak7DlMAPp5SgGFxyt32nrRJYrZikyttg-bPg3diX2IMW0jCACZv0WATycQBHDi9T_RceQbWTrm2U07GtQTUSYug8332EGTlxm-4msH/s1600/DSCN0310Panorama+1.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTI1wuh3IKCV1-pl2rPHOOYFzxMCH2Iak7DlMAPp5SgGFxyt32nrRJYrZikyttg-bPg3diX2IMW0jCACZv0WATycQBHDi9T_RceQbWTrm2U07GtQTUSYug8332EGTlxm-4msH/s320/DSCN0310Panorama+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525536472724068226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8QT4hRgI6domWgb_JIUNVhqiWEybBx1-hKimSo_1VquaZ3EKJuyHqij3pC6UQRxZxaSa1naPPkuPoxVuGJqgtHR2UEiDjsuPmlwZiNRIWjdnvwcHd6Azn1wNofXuPvipxs4L/s1600/DSCN0314.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8QT4hRgI6domWgb_JIUNVhqiWEybBx1-hKimSo_1VquaZ3EKJuyHqij3pC6UQRxZxaSa1naPPkuPoxVuGJqgtHR2UEiDjsuPmlwZiNRIWjdnvwcHd6Azn1wNofXuPvipxs4L/s320/DSCN0314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525536466920951986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Jez Rowe, the AWSA Chairperson opens the event.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqH855LqDZ3hXAcWyWIamdlCgvaIToYAHz6uCH-ngHdFSrYo91u5is2vifeSJrPs-YmlOYkFYCFVMm2LRDI7ELpdAkSLLpjDMNhHawfwGA02Gci7GzJoOFPLMGg_h_XdBFeid/s1600/DSCN0317.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqH855LqDZ3hXAcWyWIamdlCgvaIToYAHz6uCH-ngHdFSrYo91u5is2vifeSJrPs-YmlOYkFYCFVMm2LRDI7ELpdAkSLLpjDMNhHawfwGA02Gci7GzJoOFPLMGg_h_XdBFeid/s320/DSCN0317.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525536467815222898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Andi Wolfe photographing the proceedings - photographing me actually!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_yo8pZv6sKLNUoe8qAeurL-kerO0R6KSNm335qocSpassele3YCVd6TfK46yqKoSdeUIVYGOy8iZS6Gt-dgaZPjCyr9opJdfg1MhE0ejZHitfXFWL7CuUok_t_CRpMUQGPaf/s1600/DSCN0319.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_yo8pZv6sKLNUoe8qAeurL-kerO0R6KSNm335qocSpassele3YCVd6TfK46yqKoSdeUIVYGOy8iZS6Gt-dgaZPjCyr9opJdfg1MhE0ejZHitfXFWL7CuUok_t_CRpMUQGPaf/s320/DSCN0319.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525536014148406450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Alan Ferguson - Durban<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlLNSc86K32XysufxXnku6TImQCxqEQnI6LBLgP4MDtlCTh_l-9ZUhdBZs5SBOhu4ZuTiAAtj8jpuUjBG9WXDWWIUEcLhTZKhqDg4C4RbL_N9vIQmLPRhldoTDfXocFBLSvM7/s1600/DSCN0320.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlLNSc86K32XysufxXnku6TImQCxqEQnI6LBLgP4MDtlCTh_l-9ZUhdBZs5SBOhu4ZuTiAAtj8jpuUjBG9WXDWWIUEcLhTZKhqDg4C4RbL_N9vIQmLPRhldoTDfXocFBLSvM7/s320/DSCN0320.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525536011306692114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Left to right:<br />Let me know who these guys are and I'll name them<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwos7EeQAmQgtZVdtwtBuOxYPzO0vBnvMp2P23JR-nQPjkkmmeoIv-8i7F3WY9FDyEQ533jdUP4o1m7TAnP1Y8bluTMC2d5c5kRwSgOIfkJCpmYMYlHJmA_GDQBDR5yTkKcLn/s1600/DSCN0321.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwos7EeQAmQgtZVdtwtBuOxYPzO0vBnvMp2P23JR-nQPjkkmmeoIv-8i7F3WY9FDyEQ533jdUP4o1m7TAnP1Y8bluTMC2d5c5kRwSgOIfkJCpmYMYlHJmA_GDQBDR5yTkKcLn/s320/DSCN0321.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525536009559376018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Left to right:<br />???<br />Alan Ferguson - Durban<br />??? and<br />???<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jev1B-ZAJLGSwQiFVLtmdoit92E2f9E2JAl9jTF1sB-yBBuXDMEAyBmKnmsBHL25MrHQ34PPPhZwHr5ZRtA7hVp6GhJEQQp1JnEzsZt7NlawcuHM7wjEkQwE5YoAX9rbLVu8/s1600/DSCN0322.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jev1B-ZAJLGSwQiFVLtmdoit92E2f9E2JAl9jTF1sB-yBBuXDMEAyBmKnmsBHL25MrHQ34PPPhZwHr5ZRtA7hVp6GhJEQQp1JnEzsZt7NlawcuHM7wjEkQwE5YoAX9rbLVu8/s320/DSCN0322.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525536010982133730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The AWSA 2010 committee<br /><br />Port Elizabeth<br /><br />Jez Rowe, Nigel Waters and Rolly Pattel<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIY54QoVNo2HmAT2NAxJYMU4B2WYxQKDYuuW_JmyCE8R94L-1Q0AuSVx7eCHBIlcI67c_478eS8D0Qw-mweeDGAFOElvJGgNmNLlgmPL8KEPXACFw-C5tdbwet8i71RUQRyQ8/s1600/DSCN0327.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIY54QoVNo2HmAT2NAxJYMU4B2WYxQKDYuuW_JmyCE8R94L-1Q0AuSVx7eCHBIlcI67c_478eS8D0Qw-mweeDGAFOElvJGgNmNLlgmPL8KEPXACFw-C5tdbwet8i71RUQRyQ8/s320/DSCN0327.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525536004774992210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Trent Bosch, the featured demonstrator from near Ft Collins, Colorado, USA<br /><br /><br />Wonderful guy and excellent demonstrator<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJj2Ki7mTZILey_wNay1gmbahERnzgtxaF25zCEOnBz3RGAm-Rk8NBHnMN0mffBJJw_9LxmXcdEvTvhH5A4We3rVI7Cs3cy5iUHBMWj0nQnpSe0FAj22Jci5AV9zNpIXZEohM/s1600/DSCN0330.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJj2Ki7mTZILey_wNay1gmbahERnzgtxaF25zCEOnBz3RGAm-Rk8NBHnMN0mffBJJw_9LxmXcdEvTvhH5A4We3rVI7Cs3cy5iUHBMWj0nQnpSe0FAj22Jci5AV9zNpIXZEohM/s320/DSCN0330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525535186739535922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Hollowing<br /><br />Trent produces his own range if tools<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcgOf9jeEMQf3HASoOBKesLBDB9V9eHzWwmLQR4FFtXdTCuYjDl6qDvNTKm83AvoUqF0QKdeTGUL5zTKW86Yxw0NdaQAcVV2JjsE4zZsxxHtof5oKKErZL7p56SAaBcrM36Ef/s1600/DSCN0346.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcgOf9jeEMQf3HASoOBKesLBDB9V9eHzWwmLQR4FFtXdTCuYjDl6qDvNTKm83AvoUqF0QKdeTGUL5zTKW86Yxw0NdaQAcVV2JjsE4zZsxxHtof5oKKErZL7p56SAaBcrM36Ef/s320/DSCN0346.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525535184257291122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The hollow form for Trent's<br /><br />'Vessel of Illusion'<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgeqJQ6iEU_b_EgI1J-H0JR0Dm7LyhSmyo0GKcpj-xk4yktTi5aPz8E6Rgethgi3gCA94L1cUThYgZkosacPma4YIOy5JNF2n5BnrvzX6Vie-k6ILIJ-XvGFLZvK7FG8g72YI/s1600/DSCN0348.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgeqJQ6iEU_b_EgI1J-H0JR0Dm7LyhSmyo0GKcpj-xk4yktTi5aPz8E6Rgethgi3gCA94L1cUThYgZkosacPma4YIOy5JNF2n5BnrvzX6Vie-k6ILIJ-XvGFLZvK7FG8g72YI/s320/DSCN0348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525535180040746978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />After morning tea I attended Rolly Pattel's demo on segmented turning<br /><br />Planning is critical<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLNr_IfY6S07QoP7-DDUoWemS9dkznhftgFD86WXb6rBRUuCS-jnhSAkU2jgle_tbKnhfmL8SxMjmS513vWCwk2h-kiBPrNzRnLjdS8QTEftZG02qOjcAcwuSbI8QpbC414sF/s1600/DSCN0351.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLNr_IfY6S07QoP7-DDUoWemS9dkznhftgFD86WXb6rBRUuCS-jnhSAkU2jgle_tbKnhfmL8SxMjmS513vWCwk2h-kiBPrNzRnLjdS8QTEftZG02qOjcAcwuSbI8QpbC414sF/s320/DSCN0351.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525535175321919602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Gluing the two half rings together with toothpics as spacers<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZ8fLmuCJWwjdoK4FgWt-Q98J3cMRx6s5rjotcFA6ImxQ0XKX88-hKtWJm8wZNh1c5wC6mB2CjzHVHoubjh_24xFyfHE7bLuMS1zY8LMTQnUffd8UIe6MjQwiX-R0vzQlUEuF/s1600/DSCN0353.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZ8fLmuCJWwjdoK4FgWt-Q98J3cMRx6s5rjotcFA6ImxQ0XKX88-hKtWJm8wZNh1c5wC6mB2CjzHVHoubjh_24xFyfHE7bLuMS1zY8LMTQnUffd8UIe6MjQwiX-R0vzQlUEuF/s320/DSCN0353.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525534614196295138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />A sneaky way of thicknessing the rings<br /><br /><a href="http://www.woodturningonline.com/assets/turning_articles/lathe_mounted_drum_sander/lathe_mounted_drum_sander.html">Here </a>is a link to a very clever mini lathe mounted drum sander by Awilda (Tita) Wilson and ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.woodturningonline.com/assets/drum_sander/greg_sander.html">here </a>are some additional plans and pics for the same project by Greg Darling<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpzF7VG2aoAhVUpRQQy_QmYfXoNk9qY2wZ9cNVBUbv2ntf_OYhAilPim1moWyKv-Gdl-B5hTiPPdfuwLuu1zzKSSdSakW-wosj1wuuZLb8HaflhzK-1qipCZtlTWzdnz7PP2H/s1600/DSCN0356.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpzF7VG2aoAhVUpRQQy_QmYfXoNk9qY2wZ9cNVBUbv2ntf_OYhAilPim1moWyKv-Gdl-B5hTiPPdfuwLuu1zzKSSdSakW-wosj1wuuZLb8HaflhzK-1qipCZtlTWzdnz7PP2H/s320/DSCN0356.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525534606280382642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Rolly Pattel finishing off his demo piece<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpN9epqWGEcsS2F5XCLnRf9OtpcnlJ09Wp_P4dlKaO4KJjXqfR4S0ZJuVi_cFxuafYOixDUtQJYH0XZMbI8Mlsf1cdEiEKi47chXSxssWTP0Sw_bz1SNEY8T6yaWRb0ausAPyZ/s1600/DSCN0358.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpN9epqWGEcsS2F5XCLnRf9OtpcnlJ09Wp_P4dlKaO4KJjXqfR4S0ZJuVi_cFxuafYOixDUtQJYH0XZMbI8Mlsf1cdEiEKi47chXSxssWTP0Sw_bz1SNEY8T6yaWRb0ausAPyZ/s320/DSCN0358.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525534603076763778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I loved the soccer ball inspired piece by ??? for Schalk's Challange with the FIFA World Cup Poster behind<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJfWFXKY5qCwd9acDGxHB88Xppzk70EycEyZV_uoYtk70BJJUJB9Wdf3zySSONQEhLoETFL9Q7Zkcpr1HFILlbw4KwxbojJRv4vNTMj_N6_OWpCXSAU8ueAyxfAUjcG-w77gN/s1600/DSCN0359.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJfWFXKY5qCwd9acDGxHB88Xppzk70EycEyZV_uoYtk70BJJUJB9Wdf3zySSONQEhLoETFL9Q7Zkcpr1HFILlbw4KwxbojJRv4vNTMj_N6_OWpCXSAU8ueAyxfAUjcG-w77gN/s320/DSCN0359.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525534596531187698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />A wonderful piece by Wally Rossini<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1q379weTHEkz5pwC3-o2gGlXTWcKttIbHK-yT1688gVHML9E9h0EvvdKN5btFVxnz5vkxbC-1dxuvXXMx2d_g7pwJahGGcDfubjH9NxauwkQ0lbFjlRRHlI2yozwW1Ysm2kk/s1600/DSCN0360.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1q379weTHEkz5pwC3-o2gGlXTWcKttIbHK-yT1688gVHML9E9h0EvvdKN5btFVxnz5vkxbC-1dxuvXXMx2d_g7pwJahGGcDfubjH9NxauwkQ0lbFjlRRHlI2yozwW1Ysm2kk/s320/DSCN0360.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525534596608578898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />African Sun<br /><br />Juri van den Heever of Stellenbosch<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK37JoDl3cGbMFeVngPwmBkuxIvGXsJiRcsJ-WBw04c-2ps8r6YqErUlVNph2Q7pOCBdHAhfaKFByRpUIFFVjba739emhplW2DQB6lm6_vAdJIttMmvjXYCOUWHSEcuUKQJle_/s1600/DSCN0361.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK37JoDl3cGbMFeVngPwmBkuxIvGXsJiRcsJ-WBw04c-2ps8r6YqErUlVNph2Q7pOCBdHAhfaKFByRpUIFFVjba739emhplW2DQB6lm6_vAdJIttMmvjXYCOUWHSEcuUKQJle_/s320/DSCN0361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525533378910438258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Night sky<br /><br />Another shining example of work by Jurie van den Heever<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllVOAsE0pQ91qwUQSWuw1Egxb8Y6hKQtWc4q11WcUsc6gbRebLDcxhlSYScO5PN237TM8zC7ko-YxMlOmkZKuoGB8cLkd1ogql3hrDgMLqKZOrYS2RHGXYj8V4aJoAX-iovaB/s1600/DSCN0362.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllVOAsE0pQ91qwUQSWuw1Egxb8Y6hKQtWc4q11WcUsc6gbRebLDcxhlSYScO5PN237TM8zC7ko-YxMlOmkZKuoGB8cLkd1ogql3hrDgMLqKZOrYS2RHGXYj8V4aJoAX-iovaB/s320/DSCN0362.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525533378931806530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />An open segmented vase<br /><br />Jimmy Stephenson<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiClhttV9lJ1YgCwJ620k2qcztACFD7DEL_LTmElDNIB83zxDVASHqt6BHnM5YWZABUEBcdUzjSGMpXpP_Xvz50V8azmD7qPn_3WVaNzCfLNQm3BiKm34qHIQ3RYeEHMCjAjcA/s1600/DSCN0363.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiClhttV9lJ1YgCwJ620k2qcztACFD7DEL_LTmElDNIB83zxDVASHqt6BHnM5YWZABUEBcdUzjSGMpXpP_Xvz50V8azmD7qPn_3WVaNzCfLNQm3BiKm34qHIQ3RYeEHMCjAjcA/s320/DSCN0363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525533374947699346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Untitled<br /><br />Nigel Waters<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lakj6ymS8EMl87l9Wjp9iX5pQCfOnYLfj6XpXH6bI6xv3aaN4BeJMBkSn7oWn_Oh41k8_c6ekUeSDXxYEQyMBStKhgrvSWNBVz00AN0Bu044tzDlGCigKq6I8UUYnUTknW3Q/s1600/DSCN0365.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lakj6ymS8EMl87l9Wjp9iX5pQCfOnYLfj6XpXH6bI6xv3aaN4BeJMBkSn7oWn_Oh41k8_c6ekUeSDXxYEQyMBStKhgrvSWNBVz00AN0Bu044tzDlGCigKq6I8UUYnUTknW3Q/s320/DSCN0365.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525533354401460466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Sinking Soon<br /><br />by Nigel Waters<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpLGrxSSvcZDOMOgzrwVQdl7w5rRcksDlCWbYKgLZQnS69P8XYlx7XGC5BkUPAwUBvuM1MWcxln5Tk2ESvCGUWdYMlwrJhReBEvaRgu1sps0aF7fVTbQKKKkg9fRgzu2ETvug/s1600/DSCN0366.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpLGrxSSvcZDOMOgzrwVQdl7w5rRcksDlCWbYKgLZQnS69P8XYlx7XGC5BkUPAwUBvuM1MWcxln5Tk2ESvCGUWdYMlwrJhReBEvaRgu1sps0aF7fVTbQKKKkg9fRgzu2ETvug/s320/DSCN0366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525533351902839954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Inter-Planetry Pregnancy - birth of a rock star<br /><br /><br />Nigel Waters<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFWYkwfQnwMKHFqRYwsVhQpBecvBn8ZG5XS7Xb9bNMnHL2ozUcUMbRWiWsNSJs1Fa1w51RByF4kjDKW_WBWFI8md9mnu0UicpKlMkrSXANtCBJjqrD6HXnNwunuR0yvoeOzcB/s1600/DSCN0367.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFWYkwfQnwMKHFqRYwsVhQpBecvBn8ZG5XS7Xb9bNMnHL2ozUcUMbRWiWsNSJs1Fa1w51RByF4kjDKW_WBWFI8md9mnu0UicpKlMkrSXANtCBJjqrD6HXnNwunuR0yvoeOzcB/s320/DSCN0367.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525435247473272802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Searching for Surf<br /><br />Nigel Waters<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2-DnWmiT6m5drzPYYGhO4RC-Uq_E7oGV4EKuogeEW-ovAxGHRRXKaGYi5_a__HEZ7NUdTGQC5XOolJdhCkhbe-v_ZdJqiVMAZjKXcGdF_gjEdI7IXjgb0hLquauoSJi8Soa_/s1600/DSCN0368.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2-DnWmiT6m5drzPYYGhO4RC-Uq_E7oGV4EKuogeEW-ovAxGHRRXKaGYi5_a__HEZ7NUdTGQC5XOolJdhCkhbe-v_ZdJqiVMAZjKXcGdF_gjEdI7IXjgb0hLquauoSJi8Soa_/s320/DSCN0368.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525435245673772146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />???<br /><br />Nigel Waters<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQLNjSghsmT83wnTCz6aWmYZpy9UXHc-eBQjsfzcZgOIjRIq38hP0Le332P1cwyd1c85m9e9jhARAeXViu1qyvnYuVvKukEbe1mzTm8PLtU7nljovRqyxTNb_996I7tST6oav/s1600/DSCN0369.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQLNjSghsmT83wnTCz6aWmYZpy9UXHc-eBQjsfzcZgOIjRIq38hP0Le332P1cwyd1c85m9e9jhARAeXViu1qyvnYuVvKukEbe1mzTm8PLtU7nljovRqyxTNb_996I7tST6oav/s320/DSCN0369.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525435240944305794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Nico Swart<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4fSXot-Lk4nbe9MJt6AU3OxaVsScmacVhd36no605Y6UtoXkDNOvd7_Kr8I-RrP1FNVguE2a8OsBaxzkIp6SCNYaQwzF8avguYciG5LbQONE5ZpCfr12FKSODlt-8WH1XVJA/s1600/DSCN0370.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4fSXot-Lk4nbe9MJt6AU3OxaVsScmacVhd36no605Y6UtoXkDNOvd7_Kr8I-RrP1FNVguE2a8OsBaxzkIp6SCNYaQwzF8avguYciG5LbQONE5ZpCfr12FKSODlt-8WH1XVJA/s320/DSCN0370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525435236560187234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Nico Swart<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGjl7FF_1jmEnKeWr2p0X5QdXLp5R8iNTk8d1gRxITKU592dWffqMqWtAjgpod89ppHN92_DcVR05_ymSgeQdBFTSmSAz4nuOhE3XZSN9GhuNIMXUQmmj3fAcemhchJ_AQdKI/s1600/DSCN0371.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGjl7FF_1jmEnKeWr2p0X5QdXLp5R8iNTk8d1gRxITKU592dWffqMqWtAjgpod89ppHN92_DcVR05_ymSgeQdBFTSmSAz4nuOhE3XZSN9GhuNIMXUQmmj3fAcemhchJ_AQdKI/s320/DSCN0371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525435231323260466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Nico Swart<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6now9z-r-Qo-CWotJLAoKEx3_LheMQFMNV4t69v2MxuZnVDC-y5H5JHmJ1hy9IhrKMXPDTMg9cE4dsY_9GSC_J9NZ4zNqFByYe6b28mQ03-ituGxrFvFu1SiO-TfGJgizCbc/s1600/DSCN0372.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6now9z-r-Qo-CWotJLAoKEx3_LheMQFMNV4t69v2MxuZnVDC-y5H5JHmJ1hy9IhrKMXPDTMg9cE4dsY_9GSC_J9NZ4zNqFByYe6b28mQ03-ituGxrFvFu1SiO-TfGJgizCbc/s320/DSCN0372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525434076527447762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Nico Swart x 2<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2OsB5b2SGZv3bl7EYPy6uQZZqqMu9AgpQgOB9vV9fKeuWrp_3e70fGhH0mHmanZ_nMyH4CUmUznIS8MAdiKAXhgpRHEkRAISo5a79pks9RjXUOr8gPNZXq2y-LKr_IzFY4_m/s1600/DSCN0373.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2OsB5b2SGZv3bl7EYPy6uQZZqqMu9AgpQgOB9vV9fKeuWrp_3e70fGhH0mHmanZ_nMyH4CUmUznIS8MAdiKAXhgpRHEkRAISo5a79pks9RjXUOr8gPNZXq2y-LKr_IzFY4_m/s320/DSCN0373.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525434070805677762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Collin Merry making someones day turning a dinner platter for her dolls house<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZeRmQQJQ3CX4woutD92UbiRv-vwW9YseXgPrfXKhTScfLKXE0mBMbVvrWMUUZZgLkKkizuNT9QlWKiWy2jUxQkVdX8QzSEh0WMuia-Ef-quUXP5xbRrt5sHeB-iK-iZGeLju/s1600/DSCN0374.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZeRmQQJQ3CX4woutD92UbiRv-vwW9YseXgPrfXKhTScfLKXE0mBMbVvrWMUUZZgLkKkizuNT9QlWKiWy2jUxQkVdX8QzSEh0WMuia-Ef-quUXP5xbRrt5sHeB-iK-iZGeLju/s320/DSCN0374.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525434068436480098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Collin has a beautiful jewelers lathe for his miniature work<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFscVlAwLtMwZx3qo5ZL0KurSNjjttWFgdkieGdZHT1Hu5FbBCxmEEeRaKKrvtMf0JaKXHiRUw3ZltD-S5tZ-Rl61N-EjjKEMPNLhPMOl2yFJtqdutrQgf0LxC3gAnA6cr1FYA/s1600/DSCN0377.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFscVlAwLtMwZx3qo5ZL0KurSNjjttWFgdkieGdZHT1Hu5FbBCxmEEeRaKKrvtMf0JaKXHiRUw3ZltD-S5tZ-Rl61N-EjjKEMPNLhPMOl2yFJtqdutrQgf0LxC3gAnA6cr1FYA/s320/DSCN0377.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525434065171699458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Buffing a miniature vase<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuHnytAMNCGlR-GW3eKOA4-xZEG0iENHIcqPSy7d9YRRGO3_P4tF0BWVPu8AEN9NMtvsURps5FjJHaH24SyFYtk0ksEqQaQxnktX4ilxNXIGmHGQDg6X9HD-vCIgcIy6oeZg_/s1600/DSCN0393.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuHnytAMNCGlR-GW3eKOA4-xZEG0iENHIcqPSy7d9YRRGO3_P4tF0BWVPu8AEN9NMtvsURps5FjJHaH24SyFYtk0ksEqQaQxnktX4ilxNXIGmHGQDg6X9HD-vCIgcIy6oeZg_/s320/DSCN0393.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525434059128368402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Back in another Trent Bosch Demo<br /><br />Many examples of his work were handed around to illustrate different aspects<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HKI4wZwyXSE5HzzeX-MhUFbkU8rzMRnpymHICs0DX_ytLiJbma-MwKle8QsN3fYLqlm6Kh0JJXvQ4FMENiMvkx9y42mjh4X01zcOaOaApTf73SSQBDd36ZDEbbKpNMd3e0DB/s1600/DSCN0394.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HKI4wZwyXSE5HzzeX-MhUFbkU8rzMRnpymHICs0DX_ytLiJbma-MwKle8QsN3fYLqlm6Kh0JJXvQ4FMENiMvkx9y42mjh4X01zcOaOaApTf73SSQBDd36ZDEbbKpNMd3e0DB/s320/DSCN0394.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525433510498907186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Andrew Stephens absorbed by Trent's demo<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hWWnWXChsK8hwPPK5fp7tszjV71FfgWfWovVHhzov8pZsSypAbq8_iVHOgLaD-LBmJaAXL_aD3WwBA5UiQKVxRMMlgKUp_Iqv1-5_SmfeA18JgGtbF832k-67J0M2RNCJrRm/s1600/DSCN0396.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hWWnWXChsK8hwPPK5fp7tszjV71FfgWfWovVHhzov8pZsSypAbq8_iVHOgLaD-LBmJaAXL_aD3WwBA5UiQKVxRMMlgKUp_Iqv1-5_SmfeA18JgGtbF832k-67J0M2RNCJrRm/s320/DSCN0396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525433503978309426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Nigel Water's demo on colouring and texturing<br /><br />Burn baby burn!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wNC0Y6Y4pz2HgzIentqZON3C1MFwxt_JCl-Cu2A_Oa7Jyymyh415ixAPT4sAmc3Vhlm-zAmC3yyaTIofDyQx8deYEhMZpXS2wUbWQqAG_VlCo2-WdLEUypm0VHMqBtv2YreA/s1600/DSCN0398.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wNC0Y6Y4pz2HgzIentqZON3C1MFwxt_JCl-Cu2A_Oa7Jyymyh415ixAPT4sAmc3Vhlm-zAmC3yyaTIofDyQx8deYEhMZpXS2wUbWQqAG_VlCo2-WdLEUypm0VHMqBtv2YreA/s320/DSCN0398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525433501803152994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Carving stands by a local supplier<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHshyphenhyphenjQ7tvDeujKIlR_GcQqQiqVJRCjVJtTtpfj1qKYTj23mm7VWt-HzZrC2Izlu-hiQhM5EOuOgR7SW-4tSfcvgmMVJGAiib1e23K3WVd7QroIyKuDOgTU9VJwf4oMFpW3_qH/s1600/DSCN0400.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHshyphenhyphenjQ7tvDeujKIlR_GcQqQiqVJRCjVJtTtpfj1qKYTj23mm7VWt-HzZrC2Izlu-hiQhM5EOuOgR7SW-4tSfcvgmMVJGAiib1e23K3WVd7QroIyKuDOgTU9VJwf4oMFpW3_qH/s320/DSCN0400.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525433498699614770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />One of the exhibitor areas<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0UPvRVeVN0evQJrizgQZbty9iTADg0i8jyLuHbTrJIZ2Jq87TlNuHCdvX2hNPzjuxHcTp34l7SilCCaguZ8rZVo40GJHAKxf9G2Pmsf8NwoaUL8-wUbEjmNqKCB7RXTmEeQL/s1600/DSCN0406.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0UPvRVeVN0evQJrizgQZbty9iTADg0i8jyLuHbTrJIZ2Jq87TlNuHCdvX2hNPzjuxHcTp34l7SilCCaguZ8rZVo40GJHAKxf9G2Pmsf8NwoaUL8-wUbEjmNqKCB7RXTmEeQL/s320/DSCN0406.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525433491962385154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Trent's slide presentation<br /><br />I really enjoyed his wide range talents including metal casting<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBp2p5Mz_8_ZhU_VmDYypL0Ut0cYBqQ57oiodTfn_gWbWNqCMCElgpQZS0pWkWDSq6TJlAnC8Ykkljx3HOg1sfXGQfG0DpA78yflMC_LCHmH-ktsmlW8VHH8Esqvbcz2_5NNb/s1600/DSCN0409.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBp2p5Mz_8_ZhU_VmDYypL0Ut0cYBqQ57oiodTfn_gWbWNqCMCElgpQZS0pWkWDSq6TJlAnC8Ykkljx3HOg1sfXGQfG0DpA78yflMC_LCHmH-ktsmlW8VHH8Esqvbcz2_5NNb/s320/DSCN0409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525432881509186754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And of course a braai at the end of the day<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiwOKAggKdnqxePm6dOpWZKUzXm4ZRhEQb9fluEJJZWUz_HRBQQW9YX-RAbt9HgjK8F6gVoe3IHCA83f7M7IPCRNDW_LWDD_oGOwJ4UTMCElFBa6K9c2SS7xWveQIIbY_2vag/s1600/DSCN0412.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiwOKAggKdnqxePm6dOpWZKUzXm4ZRhEQb9fluEJJZWUz_HRBQQW9YX-RAbt9HgjK8F6gVoe3IHCA83f7M7IPCRNDW_LWDD_oGOwJ4UTMCElFBa6K9c2SS7xWveQIIbY_2vag/s320/DSCN0412.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525432878189236882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Discussing the dark arts!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwqN6sz1ZdCGKuwFyhAvkGFLhHUck6EZ39yfNcEIAMh0rRUB0GKUWNcDNWCBetcAIf9IpRtOVqxOiaMtb4raaTkx6WvJiGmzW-OKvwOTYrWsGPAbfUJlJIEyJoy3JX5xcls_q/s1600/DSCN0416.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwqN6sz1ZdCGKuwFyhAvkGFLhHUck6EZ39yfNcEIAMh0rRUB0GKUWNcDNWCBetcAIf9IpRtOVqxOiaMtb4raaTkx6WvJiGmzW-OKvwOTYrWsGPAbfUJlJIEyJoy3JX5xcls_q/s320/DSCN0416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525431200897296706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Practicing the dark arts<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIMl-DtxgiSJbWrdVzgz18agYk1UIDf5xP7aX6AAcSX4_W6Yf4HDpWtf08yvJyvX4OzwE_Xj_8dLh8oS6uN1basKUkyuTRrJFjBr-pJntgRwyuRW8pUzAEqVDwDLioFtoSTlo/s1600/DSCN0418.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIMl-DtxgiSJbWrdVzgz18agYk1UIDf5xP7aX6AAcSX4_W6Yf4HDpWtf08yvJyvX4OzwE_Xj_8dLh8oS6uN1basKUkyuTRrJFjBr-pJntgRwyuRW8pUzAEqVDwDLioFtoSTlo/s320/DSCN0418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525431191143628562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The dark arts spell potions almost brewed<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpX0PerQ-bOxudsb5K-ttFWTtHzPVXm5B46szZMBhby13X1v9ApiRiThm16j5pxCx8LFU45HLoUqIcNtSUyciXSbF3pOdUsQsR-zvC5mEB22hQkBy32grEZTUglsJykPVjelQa/s1600/DSCN0419.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpX0PerQ-bOxudsb5K-ttFWTtHzPVXm5B46szZMBhby13X1v9ApiRiThm16j5pxCx8LFU45HLoUqIcNtSUyciXSbF3pOdUsQsR-zvC5mEB22hQkBy32grEZTUglsJykPVjelQa/s320/DSCN0419.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525431175578282082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />More dark discussions<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFZC915zZ176JBdQ7XZ7Mp7R9enbaC-ycq7ZeRaM3ZN2qhp8B7Bzt0pnz0R9bZyqh8rPee9SXRjD8Je0Jw_wny3_SP5BJ1Tfk-FHolbKjiM_FTRe-m4TqXhf3abmFYkPehJrf/s1600/DSCN0437.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFZC915zZ176JBdQ7XZ7Mp7R9enbaC-ycq7ZeRaM3ZN2qhp8B7Bzt0pnz0R9bZyqh8rPee9SXRjD8Je0Jw_wny3_SP5BJ1Tfk-FHolbKjiM_FTRe-m4TqXhf3abmFYkPehJrf/s320/DSCN0437.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525431164467697698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Sharon Ferreira capturing the action for posterity<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjY0LO5Pa7R_-o4_pckoToOTdQZy07WcjtRxEvIASwSXwg155-Vnxl44vNChEsnsIYCIeRtEZQzBnaecCUC7Hhga-L7ZKxqV4rYAY-FqGJUfGoBTd22U7dLdf5kK9FlBreHjE/s1600/DSCN0435.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjY0LO5Pa7R_-o4_pckoToOTdQZy07WcjtRxEvIASwSXwg155-Vnxl44vNChEsnsIYCIeRtEZQzBnaecCUC7Hhga-L7ZKxqV4rYAY-FqGJUfGoBTd22U7dLdf5kK9FlBreHjE/s320/DSCN0435.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525431168466329506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ashwin Ramhith, Peter Nicolle and Gert Ferreira<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZ4pKQFlLt4zJNLyPCQc_iDiwtcmyz9WOuFOZwSxX8KR9i-AE8zIGOklQxayYLldHxHTaB-7Cw71lekeitsopjKcoqyBDbDiixSD96mvxrRomAkVl_chWRpi_EdKeB4Q8M5AK/s1600/DSCN0439.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZ4pKQFlLt4zJNLyPCQc_iDiwtcmyz9WOuFOZwSxX8KR9i-AE8zIGOklQxayYLldHxHTaB-7Cw71lekeitsopjKcoqyBDbDiixSD96mvxrRomAkVl_chWRpi_EdKeB4Q8M5AK/s320/DSCN0439.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525430660968655826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Gert Ferreira - Cape Town<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHbRlJOGQn-XY2IKr5mn1AZkf_XqlCt7Ol9Z6-oXNztDB0-_-JzDsUDzsXUTppALss4EHqIZofAHpqP7d7ICB_yjPn6_D6sqMj0vt697LRqUwF7VX0qCxxuzkc0gZxvXZwd43/s1600/DSCN0441.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHbRlJOGQn-XY2IKr5mn1AZkf_XqlCt7Ol9Z6-oXNztDB0-_-JzDsUDzsXUTppALss4EHqIZofAHpqP7d7ICB_yjPn6_D6sqMj0vt697LRqUwF7VX0qCxxuzkc0gZxvXZwd43/s320/DSCN0441.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525430658981370850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Peter Nicolle - Franschoek<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8z4O6mxWcIfazxzkhYTc1WNd1x3vCSL3ugpx1BE6_GOk0hHzk0Nmam8AF0_flYLhPSRY2KILb0qLcFF30qOE8pG4dP8353hfK59JDbXIhFtmkBXkZAyJSSDqdOsKuPA9aD_da/s1600/DSCN0442.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8z4O6mxWcIfazxzkhYTc1WNd1x3vCSL3ugpx1BE6_GOk0hHzk0Nmam8AF0_flYLhPSRY2KILb0qLcFF30qOE8pG4dP8353hfK59JDbXIhFtmkBXkZAyJSSDqdOsKuPA9aD_da/s320/DSCN0442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525430655322146770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Gigi Laidler photographer and AWSA's Turnaround Editor extraordinaire - Cape Town<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJsRwSSdtxd7S4C_yRx23jfeLaRdqzzCxERBsJVwN4upy2ptqxDeh4DAC4F2iEJfJdFbXRWC9Uye3A9yCqyL94GivOtwSPPmc7kQfnow9-ww2aY5ZFQNFHBY5VZ10Sx6H1ZPj/s1600/DSCN0443.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJsRwSSdtxd7S4C_yRx23jfeLaRdqzzCxERBsJVwN4upy2ptqxDeh4DAC4F2iEJfJdFbXRWC9Uye3A9yCqyL94GivOtwSPPmc7kQfnow9-ww2aY5ZFQNFHBY5VZ10Sx6H1ZPj/s320/DSCN0443.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525430640765555730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Wendel de Buy - Cape Town<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoLVZjDEsazONKp85t_L_rESp-WIMoeFwWhqAsVUF1Hg53_WfuIm8VwS0q3GuBR5O1RZZEKG60KDR4NVc1uP7VyItbR1oNcvFCazFhY8BUZGFcmGAsQuMTM2wmxzhFg9PWAT7/s1600/DSCN0444.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoLVZjDEsazONKp85t_L_rESp-WIMoeFwWhqAsVUF1Hg53_WfuIm8VwS0q3GuBR5O1RZZEKG60KDR4NVc1uP7VyItbR1oNcvFCazFhY8BUZGFcmGAsQuMTM2wmxzhFg9PWAT7/s320/DSCN0444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525430634300181330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Barbra Mills and Marie Lawson making merry<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVcQuMXD7sESrQxARZnOUWMZ3qduPkx0RVtk7VIPDITJ7pkd60BCsQ7Y5HwtmRQulN3N4kksxigIeenX5PynjPUPsgtyNutERemvB1NWTzx3vm9gmViAsMEFN1XC7Wzp25SgR/s1600/DSCN0446.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVcQuMXD7sESrQxARZnOUWMZ3qduPkx0RVtk7VIPDITJ7pkd60BCsQ7Y5HwtmRQulN3N4kksxigIeenX5PynjPUPsgtyNutERemvB1NWTzx3vm9gmViAsMEFN1XC7Wzp25SgR/s320/DSCN0446.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525430156272679698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />John Derek - Cape Town<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQXw7Hur5kpd2ynpUAGdNGgnbLu4MwNfWaQ1dQ_HA6OLI_zp-7efl5fQAuQyAQr1t7Im6rL4Y7EfeAt1IRDWCxK-ydw7YzMGZ6TGqH4ol8Yh9Io1sT3vCPSQBs-GF8njLiPWX/s1600/DSCN0447.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQXw7Hur5kpd2ynpUAGdNGgnbLu4MwNfWaQ1dQ_HA6OLI_zp-7efl5fQAuQyAQr1t7Im6rL4Y7EfeAt1IRDWCxK-ydw7YzMGZ6TGqH4ol8Yh9Io1sT3vCPSQBs-GF8njLiPWX/s320/DSCN0447.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525430143678211618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />John Derek re-hydrating after a hectic day<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnikPTWpOkf6at-P8cOuztTrQhBbByPNKJkSjK0Ha7csH0BJ6_58nZ7fztNs0cGjtttA2n4OcaUExf2FB-muYj1haf1jQrOCjzwpJ1Z0wriXsW1zb6geeV_T2uyg_FsIJpYzt/s1600/DSCN0449.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnikPTWpOkf6at-P8cOuztTrQhBbByPNKJkSjK0Ha7csH0BJ6_58nZ7fztNs0cGjtttA2n4OcaUExf2FB-muYj1haf1jQrOCjzwpJ1Z0wriXsW1zb6geeV_T2uyg_FsIJpYzt/s320/DSCN0449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525430124874009794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ted Horn? gave us a couple of rousing songs<br /><br />Wish I had a voice like that!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIpV90muJRCdLHes3kDG-JwaU7iXp_knhHJHa-Q8Mp0uuUlZCKV3I99Crh1ra2CDfMcm9C4rt3TwFrMNVdqInBto3wIewkxhkjemdw7GsCiNwraWUctX0cnb238g3fWCmCGF3/s1600/DSCN0452.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIpV90muJRCdLHes3kDG-JwaU7iXp_knhHJHa-Q8Mp0uuUlZCKV3I99Crh1ra2CDfMcm9C4rt3TwFrMNVdqInBto3wIewkxhkjemdw7GsCiNwraWUctX0cnb238g3fWCmCGF3/s320/DSCN0452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525430119954298210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Ashwin Ramhith - Alice<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6kG0SUagRqAtorAATXr_1NCdA3WTC433QkBQC9S91DjyM7yel3q3NeYLnAqSal4hNlVWKWiotQ24nARHc6U3-Uux2IcpB8mvpDRxbIN5nZin3hhyphenhyphenW9fTTYnbW3ehyphenhyphenzN-pzXO/s1600/DSCN0455.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6kG0SUagRqAtorAATXr_1NCdA3WTC433QkBQC9S91DjyM7yel3q3NeYLnAqSal4hNlVWKWiotQ24nARHc6U3-Uux2IcpB8mvpDRxbIN5nZin3hhyphenhyphenW9fTTYnbW3ehyphenhyphenzN-pzXO/s320/DSCN0455.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525430114424422466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Schalk van Niekerk - Johannesburg<br /><br />and<br /><br />Gigi Laidler - Cape Town<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8F6o8_b6a6K34u8VBNfyyth3Rhw8ogWUIgCdebBoTMgkFiFzVAbiPjhv061YldhhyphenhyphenQwm3db1bXS0oRzXUAsCmoj1V5IqAgcV9bdU0fEm7cB640RHtt5biV91IuDVCTFDZhHzq/s1600/DSCN0460.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8F6o8_b6a6K34u8VBNfyyth3Rhw8ogWUIgCdebBoTMgkFiFzVAbiPjhv061YldhhyphenhyphenQwm3db1bXS0oRzXUAsCmoj1V5IqAgcV9bdU0fEm7cB640RHtt5biV91IuDVCTFDZhHzq/s320/DSCN0460.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525429611008373490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Peter and Ineke Nicole - Franchoek<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZVUSgziLf2GS1Mw5Ymh5uz7pkM0lDwf_OpK7BDGvgZapyxJ4IhziOkKenyAVD4Q0b-vtCIN0mVDE9io-1wQodEvErQiydOlZAY7f8nQ0-2nhxe4yWRdUrisbUkkG_3tYo0HD/s1600/SNC00942.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZVUSgziLf2GS1Mw5Ymh5uz7pkM0lDwf_OpK7BDGvgZapyxJ4IhziOkKenyAVD4Q0b-vtCIN0mVDE9io-1wQodEvErQiydOlZAY7f8nQ0-2nhxe4yWRdUrisbUkkG_3tYo0HD/s320/SNC00942.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525429600009858258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Another great Trent Bosch demo<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6C0oRtQqq00xm3roRVxa9bbiSAj8_Y_c-nVY4Qdio5BZXt6cOPLSMwGmxs4bkuaE0YEKV7Jc2tbmneTBm1CBskJaXF8wLQ9p-9L_gggLmINeidiGYdTWi0CPFUe7e6YXsHXb/s1600/SNC00944.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6C0oRtQqq00xm3roRVxa9bbiSAj8_Y_c-nVY4Qdio5BZXt6cOPLSMwGmxs4bkuaE0YEKV7Jc2tbmneTBm1CBskJaXF8wLQ9p-9L_gggLmINeidiGYdTWi0CPFUe7e6YXsHXb/s320/SNC00944.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525429586878102146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Burr Olive Bowl<br /><br />Rodney Band<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOgS5HdQXJHQ3NlsBRnaIRgzRWnI3hV2GHAcSVbbv44XYfANeu1lHUbhnqeOADKDjQ_JFd_bfUvTp_6fWn2YeLSxg7XGV0R4vn-Be3oa_pNi8LjiQf-3jeD6wjk6RWgkssqkS/s1600/SNC00947.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOgS5HdQXJHQ3NlsBRnaIRgzRWnI3hV2GHAcSVbbv44XYfANeu1lHUbhnqeOADKDjQ_JFd_bfUvTp_6fWn2YeLSxg7XGV0R4vn-Be3oa_pNi8LjiQf-3jeD6wjk6RWgkssqkS/s320/SNC00947.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525429581924793074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />??? Bowl<br /><br /><br />Rodley Band?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuo59eB5GmHuBgxtliWMhJ0O4o8FYqmp34iGhmI4Cv2VvUdLSrsU3ghr48UQ_CcQcRWYZjIRFXVgXexk01CSqc-3jSVjHzwUnzZD9mHfkowghN41_M-XNd3jCDDeMPZxo_WsA/s1600/SNC00948.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuo59eB5GmHuBgxtliWMhJ0O4o8FYqmp34iGhmI4Cv2VvUdLSrsU3ghr48UQ_CcQcRWYZjIRFXVgXexk01CSqc-3jSVjHzwUnzZD9mHfkowghN41_M-XNd3jCDDeMPZxo_WsA/s320/SNC00948.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525429578953040114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Sneezewood and ??? vessels<br /><br />Nico Swart - Port Elizabeth<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6I0PZl5QVJiuhLxO3nZokLSvkXwcaS-Rf3NDN71zhgEjnwlxAJkAZZc5k6FlpZuKAxaOt80S_3N9H2VPKtldX-s4KMbcOkVBzRwJbJhiakmZhyphenhypheneIBntc7k1tg5mpVACdPITk/s1600/SNC00949.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6I0PZl5QVJiuhLxO3nZokLSvkXwcaS-Rf3NDN71zhgEjnwlxAJkAZZc5k6FlpZuKAxaOt80S_3N9H2VPKtldX-s4KMbcOkVBzRwJbJhiakmZhyphenhypheneIBntc7k1tg5mpVACdPITk/s320/SNC00949.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525428388345643554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Wall plaque<br /><br /><br />Nigel Waters - Port Elizabeth<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JSajKL01Ixd8fhbbyzA-u91Ki5Ws6ocrWNnHC5Fn5q-dY0qyMGxN84gTA-2TDFNu3lbAStkAn6zNo62SkmyfHGt1J15AVjc1CIWuvF5MPSeaCkXoNJuUGNH-NYzpIuYp2Xn1/s1600/SNC00951.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JSajKL01Ixd8fhbbyzA-u91Ki5Ws6ocrWNnHC5Fn5q-dY0qyMGxN84gTA-2TDFNu3lbAStkAn6zNo62SkmyfHGt1J15AVjc1CIWuvF5MPSeaCkXoNJuUGNH-NYzpIuYp2Xn1/s320/SNC00951.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525428387263191842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Fluted vessel<br /><br />???<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZiAUZz80m_OA_2s0EKtYSPVplex-iVAgR2qQ1qwXMwaQrVObrPZBLvpAA4ASNHFC20KjrKEMaiSnndL__V9bBGiF6RXWPuaDN3qrt6UWML2G5Xro8rOFfTdsBh9P0w5P_gpA/s1600/SNC00953.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZiAUZz80m_OA_2s0EKtYSPVplex-iVAgR2qQ1qwXMwaQrVObrPZBLvpAA4ASNHFC20KjrKEMaiSnndL__V9bBGiF6RXWPuaDN3qrt6UWML2G5Xro8rOFfTdsBh9P0w5P_gpA/s320/SNC00953.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525428382329049010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Selection of miniature turnings<br /><br />Dave Stephenson - Sedgefield<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pFineGZ4lEKFxO5V8FvYJeejC7QBmFLtBRBgyiCzhvaEaGKDdsIfcz2Q1LR4Dl-qXjXSShUcnkfklmTtZIO-u1HdonRBtT5gm78uXdmOA68SxRdpbdaiywLKGfSHloFUjtOM/s1600/SNC00954.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pFineGZ4lEKFxO5V8FvYJeejC7QBmFLtBRBgyiCzhvaEaGKDdsIfcz2Q1LR4Dl-qXjXSShUcnkfklmTtZIO-u1HdonRBtT5gm78uXdmOA68SxRdpbdaiywLKGfSHloFUjtOM/s320/SNC00954.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525428376995765602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />'Fire and Motion'<br /><br />John Wessels - Sedgefield<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinooRiMHCm2hqLuoPeP0zUbooSAWMw3RFOjS7FvYGoKqFhnpx-BVy4One7WKD0teElhEWdLYGj_egxpnsoxj8YMBSE_oqRhkw5-lgq066Osp9aQ1iykW8OkZ_8aWWJkq8NQQgU/s1600/SNC00955.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinooRiMHCm2hqLuoPeP0zUbooSAWMw3RFOjS7FvYGoKqFhnpx-BVy4One7WKD0teElhEWdLYGj_egxpnsoxj8YMBSE_oqRhkw5-lgq066Osp9aQ1iykW8OkZ_8aWWJkq8NQQgU/s320/SNC00955.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525428371538739858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />??? and 'Fire and Motion'<br /><br />John Wessels - SedgefieldDennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-71844796739329267132010-09-23T23:30:00.000+02:002010-10-11T20:06:09.272+02:00Off to Port Elizabeth for the AWSA Woodturning Symposium ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSS0_Wva9SZ-qc9h6Uq4f03i8xqe8vWnSgtlmZaEFx6Lf08qFE8XfX3cY2gfDmSup2WOF8ltC6zFlfOTcF1KJ_lgm94-qu0y49ivD0RAwe6fq2clh01rg9AbWntSLMkZ9HQ9x/s1600/DSCN0249.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSS0_Wva9SZ-qc9h6Uq4f03i8xqe8vWnSgtlmZaEFx6Lf08qFE8XfX3cY2gfDmSup2WOF8ltC6zFlfOTcF1KJ_lgm94-qu0y49ivD0RAwe6fq2clh01rg9AbWntSLMkZ9HQ9x/s320/DSCN0249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525079253253153282" border="0" /></a><br />We left Cape Town at 6am.<br /><br />This was our first chilly stop on top of Sir Lowry's Pass.<br /><br />Still too early, cold and windy for the baboons to put in an appearance.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSpFBUJLArSRTVRUt9wE6Dn5cYLX4FcQp3iacSeLEerzfrx-O28tlpRbi78fAEpp9svA3VKdKdMqxN14scEKbbyb5vROFIL_PPhPy1tgFlNVERSMIqAWQKMAN525O_-q0aagK/s1600/DSCN0252.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSpFBUJLArSRTVRUt9wE6Dn5cYLX4FcQp3iacSeLEerzfrx-O28tlpRbi78fAEpp9svA3VKdKdMqxN14scEKbbyb5vROFIL_PPhPy1tgFlNVERSMIqAWQKMAN525O_-q0aagK/s320/DSCN0252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525079240971021058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then we had a couple of obligatory stop/go sections where the roads were undergoing maintenance.<br /><br />We jumped out to take pics.<br /><br />Can't understand those that sit in their cars and vegetate!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBV3o-VncSfLlIE9lQiA7USntJ2hcV_Y2wAl_DU1x_9mppBuRFx92jFhBUy9xJTzQGC_NPv0ktdoIsYc72x7BSSlzy6aDeKo9eSEkdbUEkhQGyjcLMvVCYvH0kOXgUY3CT0os4/s1600/DSCN0260.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBV3o-VncSfLlIE9lQiA7USntJ2hcV_Y2wAl_DU1x_9mppBuRFx92jFhBUy9xJTzQGC_NPv0ktdoIsYc72x7BSSlzy6aDeKo9eSEkdbUEkhQGyjcLMvVCYvH0kOXgUY3CT0os4/s320/DSCN0260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525079214709825010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The lazy sitters missed these beautiful Ixias? growing along the roadside<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qZOUBOQdhyZX1Bny5sOZ4SJnr3xYNX7JKaSuNrkr9BaR9qWlLcldm0EVXZytiViyZtr00T72HIKyr-MbGYb5O9BW1w2ahvMzVRcye5RWbDnpRzQ3AxT5Uok2Ho-QKSDSDBq9/s1600/DSCN0263.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qZOUBOQdhyZX1Bny5sOZ4SJnr3xYNX7JKaSuNrkr9BaR9qWlLcldm0EVXZytiViyZtr00T72HIKyr-MbGYb5O9BW1w2ahvMzVRcye5RWbDnpRzQ3AxT5Uok2Ho-QKSDSDBq9/s320/DSCN0263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525079188681031778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We saw ostriches ...<br /><br />That ran away when Andi approached with her camera armaments.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4wb3xgMU72GF-M0TwFZqYuNFT9rIb3QyjTwdwL0XfYTsiLTlSK_-lZUkfnlO7ZLMBld1cGeUDMKLTabSy7fZquvoDhYq-B9CsBa01nFi1W10J-QYh9lDvEWuYEGGERx1JpuG/s1600/DSCN0266.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4wb3xgMU72GF-M0TwFZqYuNFT9rIb3QyjTwdwL0XfYTsiLTlSK_-lZUkfnlO7ZLMBld1cGeUDMKLTabSy7fZquvoDhYq-B9CsBa01nFi1W10J-QYh9lDvEWuYEGGERx1JpuG/s320/DSCN0266.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525079165098977970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So she just tugged back to the comfort of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binky_%28Discworld%29#Binky">Binky</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGa4TTFZA5Z00ox6lfyaCtPVRjTX6wZuzn6SRLhpQrAaDTiyxdGp51yjy91J1ee7-c6TwRa0xIKEeN6iTpeXPxLi9bXP3y1-DF0BoGEP3TQ0rXu4CFtZGxRczI0VLct-KXU_e_/s1600/SNC00933.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGa4TTFZA5Z00ox6lfyaCtPVRjTX6wZuzn6SRLhpQrAaDTiyxdGp51yjy91J1ee7-c6TwRa0xIKEeN6iTpeXPxLi9bXP3y1-DF0BoGEP3TQ0rXu4CFtZGxRczI0VLct-KXU_e_/s320/SNC00933.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525068119446336898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Due to packing and setting up the dual battery system in Binky I only got three hours sleep before the journey.<br /><br />So Gigi drove periodically so I could catch a nap in the back seat from time to time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Xrd-t_fjki0?hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Xrd-t_fjki0?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdO7AFU8RYsci8V7Mp0QatX9G1Kkc16EKvvusmuZtOM3OM7aDeV1hBFdvYdbg8cZRfTcWNP8evsAcOYAkJ3Uh8f2eD4toK7LpaSSosbNPjPkw2fy5c4wvoKOfwlKP4Z7JPLEG3/s1600/DSCN0270.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdO7AFU8RYsci8V7Mp0QatX9G1Kkc16EKvvusmuZtOM3OM7aDeV1hBFdvYdbg8cZRfTcWNP8evsAcOYAkJ3Uh8f2eD4toK7LpaSSosbNPjPkw2fy5c4wvoKOfwlKP4Z7JPLEG3/s320/DSCN0270.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525078481324320690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is Andi Wolfe taking in the scenery.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.andiwolfe.blogspot.com/">Andi's blog</a> also has lots of additional pics and videos.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTZs_PPio0EBlUcdZH65Fahnhte_4viOwcjJZkqlesQSfuevID7zHM4nOB48kZkJSS3tFHn1f718HVpFa70UKHsi6ASvhCDgVFOdfOoRXKHmx304mr9GCabLZ72_T2QTD6v-O/s1600/DSCN0275.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTZs_PPio0EBlUcdZH65Fahnhte_4viOwcjJZkqlesQSfuevID7zHM4nOB48kZkJSS3tFHn1f718HVpFa70UKHsi6ASvhCDgVFOdfOoRXKHmx304mr9GCabLZ72_T2QTD6v-O/s320/DSCN0275.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525078473785729122" border="0" /></a><br />Binky is well appointed with paraphernalia.<br /><br />She/he/it is not just any old landy!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vm6op55eoFNfLrQZo66D0XubIyjFKqkRGESct-6XxQVlMKvzop5HXjhQ7fY66W7Ovng8eP_xVX5rpphNuDZPDvJQRFvW1sYPA_3jq9bGKIuq9rwAUWkNSli8VXfy8Odjn_8g/s1600/DSCN0281.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vm6op55eoFNfLrQZo66D0XubIyjFKqkRGESct-6XxQVlMKvzop5HXjhQ7fY66W7Ovng8eP_xVX5rpphNuDZPDvJQRFvW1sYPA_3jq9bGKIuq9rwAUWkNSli8VXfy8Odjn_8g/s320/DSCN0281.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525078470539539890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The view of Wilderness from Dolphin Point<br /><br />Picture perfect.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoHBalmvg_xDGNvDiy0qCN5m-VCzmnHwEbGgUEaFPoyLMR0IBk6zgyIVSIklwdWWPcSkJx1ChCLLQPJC6OojGYm-MCGsB1L9hMCFAj3uI7sKaszrNofTkTz436fu7SPQ-icLj/s1600/DSCN0285.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoHBalmvg_xDGNvDiy0qCN5m-VCzmnHwEbGgUEaFPoyLMR0IBk6zgyIVSIklwdWWPcSkJx1ChCLLQPJC6OojGYm-MCGsB1L9hMCFAj3uI7sKaszrNofTkTz436fu7SPQ-icLj/s320/DSCN0285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525078463466899570" border="0" /></a><br />The soon to be renovated (hopefully) Mossel Bay to George railway line<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rMiA1TguBGYee-rqUZIpfC9CPXMUTWORxn2g-YhEX1t0jG5066f3VIuvtrex1VI8CgPl88QOQ4I_PeFak-wF62V4aYaAVVNyeoP9ElP_SJaLnqbYL7ShDtJ_kjVCIe6cW-Re/s1600/DSCN0286.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rMiA1TguBGYee-rqUZIpfC9CPXMUTWORxn2g-YhEX1t0jG5066f3VIuvtrex1VI8CgPl88QOQ4I_PeFak-wF62V4aYaAVVNyeoP9ElP_SJaLnqbYL7ShDtJ_kjVCIe6cW-Re/s320/DSCN0286.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525078451489977186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The derelict mansion on the slope that, since the floods about two years ago, is threatening to slide into the chasm below.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2u1q5nGzPQ9EvAA3z1gFYQfSeo5VXhT25c7RTldH9bEaZsn0dCXNyD78jBTJ6xdg3eH58OYHb-HN4rs9GcP8a7QnI_AAn6iCnCJOn8-lT8d9JW77PsExI_AdvBo11mJsrDtIY/s1600/DSCN0290.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2u1q5nGzPQ9EvAA3z1gFYQfSeo5VXhT25c7RTldH9bEaZsn0dCXNyD78jBTJ6xdg3eH58OYHb-HN4rs9GcP8a7QnI_AAn6iCnCJOn8-lT8d9JW77PsExI_AdvBo11mJsrDtIY/s320/DSCN0290.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525077408909798786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We stopped at the Scarab Market to visit Dave Stephenson at The Natural Edge<br /><br />However he had already left for Port Elizabeth where we caught up to him later.<br /><br />The wonderful chairs are by Richard Henley.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQjKRs4oJKscPA_b3Q8G1B_dIZCFa5WNYMAYq8lLcCtz6-U6WfSnguC4DHrVD-CcqSLBo0nllVNXBiT24pjTFp_Lu0z-feVdEBcZofFhlyQA_vsAgWVUHvB_w9nuEdUOTWUxn/s1600/DSCN0292.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQjKRs4oJKscPA_b3Q8G1B_dIZCFa5WNYMAYq8lLcCtz6-U6WfSnguC4DHrVD-CcqSLBo0nllVNXBiT24pjTFp_Lu0z-feVdEBcZofFhlyQA_vsAgWVUHvB_w9nuEdUOTWUxn/s320/DSCN0292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525077031355875378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The turnings being admired by Andi are primarily the work of Dave Stephenson<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdeSWo6hbAP7QynvU8OtH-1LvId_ukZ09L6s0NcLz5r4yULdrBt0ONdaqjp4vh8DRJQd3pv3IThWEG5eeDZG3OV2A2_XUUrae7cDt3jDgXQrT85ybHHBLDP-S-lq4JIFal-Tf/s1600/DSCN0293.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdeSWo6hbAP7QynvU8OtH-1LvId_ukZ09L6s0NcLz5r4yULdrBt0ONdaqjp4vh8DRJQd3pv3IThWEG5eeDZG3OV2A2_XUUrae7cDt3jDgXQrT85ybHHBLDP-S-lq4JIFal-Tf/s320/DSCN0293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525077026211502642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Nice display of turnings<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEsyhFczoVD_SsdYWZPtWHZ0EV4WNvGTJOTFcZwHQljbO3mKzHQIOZQw3c4cI0vfcYeigd73FfcTGq9AVBjG7rQIXBLyqHIo2n5FozjYDNxxx6iDDGWrnbghLU-Q9MPfEsuA1/s1600/DSCN0295.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEsyhFczoVD_SsdYWZPtWHZ0EV4WNvGTJOTFcZwHQljbO3mKzHQIOZQw3c4cI0vfcYeigd73FfcTGq9AVBjG7rQIXBLyqHIo2n5FozjYDNxxx6iDDGWrnbghLU-Q9MPfEsuA1/s320/DSCN0295.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525077023674191138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Dave's stunning collection (for sale) of minature turnings<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rGIyaYKiRG0OXeqP4Wq30hGfOg1LSO1EMKv8QNNwEHgAWzCdMiHTmxV_2KZECDMKj8336v7_PHZaOdBbm7wPddVJ_npZI7r3ZmhOC1XckFl-2NXuDdJUNI8jfm9Q3-AbMSBl/s1600/DSCN0296.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rGIyaYKiRG0OXeqP4Wq30hGfOg1LSO1EMKv8QNNwEHgAWzCdMiHTmxV_2KZECDMKj8336v7_PHZaOdBbm7wPddVJ_npZI7r3ZmhOC1XckFl-2NXuDdJUNI8jfm9Q3-AbMSBl/s320/DSCN0296.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525075744366862082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />More stunning turnings<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbSpyaR4uef30bi9wQcRjA3O4PzZH1K39z1mpdAs1VxwoFpg-Aw47q5RackTJZ49O1L4kRVTiwg7bqJdKoff3QfUU22CUHWk_P8CktgYL2Kf1FHVHWLFioLLyB9EUScXsg4Qk/s1600/DSCN0297.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbSpyaR4uef30bi9wQcRjA3O4PzZH1K39z1mpdAs1VxwoFpg-Aw47q5RackTJZ49O1L4kRVTiwg7bqJdKoff3QfUU22CUHWk_P8CktgYL2Kf1FHVHWLFioLLyB9EUScXsg4Qk/s320/DSCN0297.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525075763676344834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />And yet more ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxLTp1pt56yxwSVzjHPfn0yxMgPPT40x6qvSlOT41Ss6ZS10lC-wUBCK68i73c8RvzGCKuM_MgBtESI6prDkOo1J91tMyiwCRL5XCSXZHOFW8QG6zExCBNW65CDHgyRLAOYmh/s1600/DSCN0299.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxLTp1pt56yxwSVzjHPfn0yxMgPPT40x6qvSlOT41Ss6ZS10lC-wUBCK68i73c8RvzGCKuM_MgBtESI6prDkOo1J91tMyiwCRL5XCSXZHOFW8QG6zExCBNW65CDHgyRLAOYmh/s320/DSCN0299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525075771573348818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The courtyard of Scarab Market<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5w5tTJegAnWqBxWinLjQAHahdRkTMjhlD7iNmBVtt_VsTq2OSKgRUFJGo7DfgDyebZPlMAF4yeHakv6x_LD2JhajnOist3_W2DWVQc_wK3yjK04SB1xq9CJs7lrOWg_4tbIT8/s1600/DSCN0304.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5w5tTJegAnWqBxWinLjQAHahdRkTMjhlD7iNmBVtt_VsTq2OSKgRUFJGo7DfgDyebZPlMAF4yeHakv6x_LD2JhajnOist3_W2DWVQc_wK3yjK04SB1xq9CJs7lrOWg_4tbIT8/s320/DSCN0304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525075804984571314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Real mushrooms in the courtyard by the water feature<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCqQKY1BBmah5L5gjBnzXfLLNDOCkvpUcGYJA9NkC8HylpfoEbcMeP-we9lwao-crw4x3SwlLg5u49zSIurJr48M_lh6OV-WTe10vPiulGFpORqtSohAZBh0d5aWVQcuLPVco/s1600/DSCN0307.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCqQKY1BBmah5L5gjBnzXfLLNDOCkvpUcGYJA9NkC8HylpfoEbcMeP-we9lwao-crw4x3SwlLg5u49zSIurJr48M_lh6OV-WTe10vPiulGFpORqtSohAZBh0d5aWVQcuLPVco/s320/DSCN0307.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525075813767653330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Onward to Port ElizabethDennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-7352720664335880982009-11-05T18:27:00.055+02:002009-11-10T21:20:14.854+02:00Spring ride on an old 1994 Honda Steed 400 ...This is a post about a three day bike ride that I took from Cape Town to Beaufort West and back via the Swartberg and Rooiberg passes by the dirt roads of the Little Karoo.<br />I did the trip on my 1994 Honda Steed 400 in October 2009.<br /><br />This goes to show that, as much as I admire Ewan McGregor and CharlieBoorman's beautiful big 1200cc BMWs, one doesn't have to have the biggest and best equipment to thoroughly enjoy ones self.<br /><br />I've captioned day 1 and most of day 2 and I'll caption the remaining pictures over the next few evenings.<br /><br />The pics and full story are also available as three FaceBook albums here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=324513&id=669715281">Day 1</a>;<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=324917&id=669715281">Day 2</a>;<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=326572&id=669715281">Day 3</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIZNF0T662plgG_HWPau_gX-XkSQci1gSawNdsT3SSJtwF8IdTqTp91Gn4Hf6C_3qonkSZKu7cHEEc_rzhAVFiPXfVdHhwpsyOw0vbOy0SqHxGjGnaL3sDxPzErujYcTyMYj9/s1600-h/DSCN3400.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIZNF0T662plgG_HWPau_gX-XkSQci1gSawNdsT3SSJtwF8IdTqTp91Gn4Hf6C_3qonkSZKu7cHEEc_rzhAVFiPXfVdHhwpsyOw0vbOy0SqHxGjGnaL3sDxPzErujYcTyMYj9/s320/DSCN3400.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400673391545269026" /></a><br /><br />At the entrance to the Hugenot Tunnel. The worst bit over, running the gauntlet of the N1 between Cape Town and Paarl.<br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2WrXfq0VoIE1qojjnif8ODvlpVq17Xeq7UC0tN6z26UEmRuJTHjSNoXrpSAm51DZXSsvLuN6fwAQyX88IsaeZP08r-qKacwAsUAiHmgve0T6Exn8mdQqRv6BK6UIlOUIq8g4/s1600-h/DSCN3402.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2WrXfq0VoIE1qojjnif8ODvlpVq17Xeq7UC0tN6z26UEmRuJTHjSNoXrpSAm51DZXSsvLuN6fwAQyX88IsaeZP08r-qKacwAsUAiHmgve0T6Exn8mdQqRv6BK6UIlOUIq8g4/s320/DSCN3402.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400673389247698658" /></a><br /><br />The view back. Paarl and Paarl Rock.<br />I left before Gigi and Wendy in the car, knowing that they would travel faster in the car.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIz53U02Bib7SyXY1oB4CQfhqD_GValJkgsfNIhiZtW_lMnf0MBXa7cq5Mul8_sFiIcwAWA5ugKpGAHY6e5vh8wDzY4Gfs1G6Lhqmt2QLskzCD8dXChFTtw9uLLC4zlOrhYl3i/s1600-h/DSCN3405.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIz53U02Bib7SyXY1oB4CQfhqD_GValJkgsfNIhiZtW_lMnf0MBXa7cq5Mul8_sFiIcwAWA5ugKpGAHY6e5vh8wDzY4Gfs1G6Lhqmt2QLskzCD8dXChFTtw9uLLC4zlOrhYl3i/s320/DSCN3405.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400673127760939330" /></a><br /><br />Along the Hex (Witch) River beyond Worcester.<br />Gigi, back at the filling station in Cape Town, had called the AA to help open the car's fuel cap! I had a one hour lead.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSXXVzeqPy_5e3nUYyx0UJgJ38ApPGhN44gtDgl4wZyvla3Aoe0P1aHDqdk66uvF3CQLEfKE-wMGpJGL_7XkUbFRyM9gnqahmztkBnBkgV5BNeTnXQTUuVSBcyGaMBmeI-MNt/s1600-h/DSCN3409.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSXXVzeqPy_5e3nUYyx0UJgJ38ApPGhN44gtDgl4wZyvla3Aoe0P1aHDqdk66uvF3CQLEfKE-wMGpJGL_7XkUbFRyM9gnqahmztkBnBkgV5BNeTnXQTUuVSBcyGaMBmeI-MNt/s320/DSCN3409.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400673123774927474" /></a><br /><br />The BEAUTIFUL Hex River Valley. Andy, this one is for you. Those peaks way at the back, just left of the bike, are the ones we climbed - from the other side.<br />Gigi had sent the AA packing and had called the Volkswagen agency for assistance!<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrrKzd9oOJpiJ0wupHcM8W6FGHJvofMUUyjnW1c_zgJZP445z-2cAKDNun9ftofzFxznhr-Zug7ZDRwZtoyRQr-MFWan8OMrqUYDszmJWuiTuJ7VPnL7m1-Kw5Lrd3CvAtAf2/s1600-h/DSCN3412.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrrKzd9oOJpiJ0wupHcM8W6FGHJvofMUUyjnW1c_zgJZP445z-2cAKDNun9ftofzFxznhr-Zug7ZDRwZtoyRQr-MFWan8OMrqUYDszmJWuiTuJ7VPnL7m1-Kw5Lrd3CvAtAf2/s320/DSCN3412.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400673117123592498" /></a><br /><br />Looking back down the Hex River Valley.<br />The Volkswagen guys had shown Gigi a trick leaver to pull to open the fuel cap.<br />She was eventually on her way to fetch Wendy!<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjboEpbfgqxQkwTFINvBqEzR9ewVCbCqklmeH1Ad9QHyer8xt5Nj4H0F6-I18kJWCMW1NaI3I6uRScsuFKrbiTLiFXU15WahFNZKIShErDyukSC_E4-ZobZmHtAMzjpEwIg_k/s1600-h/DSCN3413.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjboEpbfgqxQkwTFINvBqEzR9ewVCbCqklmeH1Ad9QHyer8xt5Nj4H0F6-I18kJWCMW1NaI3I6uRScsuFKrbiTLiFXU15WahFNZKIShErDyukSC_E4-ZobZmHtAMzjpEwIg_k/s320/DSCN3413.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400673115885779250" /></a><br /><br />The Hex River Mountains with the Matroosberg on the right.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4T97lpPmWTpINiRppSNygoXJG5BlEPF8bEzvBwZ49szmnfxrLKApSUEbd_4esY1fpE_zg0MhWt5y-60X7Z4CE_Ww0-J3QtvERSdEgtehCoyeGZF_ly4Q5d9ku_jGdDa3wTOW/s1600-h/DSCN3416.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4T97lpPmWTpINiRppSNygoXJG5BlEPF8bEzvBwZ49szmnfxrLKApSUEbd_4esY1fpE_zg0MhWt5y-60X7Z4CE_Ww0-J3QtvERSdEgtehCoyeGZF_ly4Q5d9ku_jGdDa3wTOW/s320/DSCN3416.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400673116518185026" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><br />The Hex<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DPDtzq7znHUy_pqQ072I9I1S2f_G6EfmoFacQ9Dps6A0hFisoOueEo4VQAM5Itqo2dh5wLLjTwMf65PtW-m5oNdtGM4SQkiaEsGq0405R5x_QQh76NQNOBUBZV2LwRNQpEBW/s1600-h/DSCN3417.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DPDtzq7znHUy_pqQ072I9I1S2f_G6EfmoFacQ9Dps6A0hFisoOueEo4VQAM5Itqo2dh5wLLjTwMf65PtW-m5oNdtGM4SQkiaEsGq0405R5x_QQh76NQNOBUBZV2LwRNQpEBW/s320/DSCN3417.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400672749845185794" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><br />Stopped for a break at at Matjiesfontein in the Karoo.</div><div><br />Gigi had collected Wendy and I had a four hour start by this time. So much for Gigi and Wendy's plan to stop at all the farm stalls along the way and also do some bird watching while I caught them up on the bike! Ha ha.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTVMQAO4kI_JYuBygNTVaNU2R8eJ5X6xe6610g_VZr3dwQA2w67RGcJAl3haUfxSaTKN_Toar1P-s1_tODQChyphenhyphenq3vuBkD0r2iDToKddTFLwmEKv-XpHcxCnkRhTujSrTasLpr/s1600-h/DSCN3419.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTVMQAO4kI_JYuBygNTVaNU2R8eJ5X6xe6610g_VZr3dwQA2w67RGcJAl3haUfxSaTKN_Toar1P-s1_tODQChyphenhyphenq3vuBkD0r2iDToKddTFLwmEKv-XpHcxCnkRhTujSrTasLpr/s320/DSCN3419.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400672750031213250" /></a><br /><br />The Lord Milner Hotel at Matjiesfontein<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtL1MPfpDZxkIldDI_frAaMKRmydSHVAuo3u6Etnt1aoNl2zqRPGnM_gHVngMV-BeN33TrL8zO3iOUvvOyGR7FAtRIY7paIAZOy1EZY3O_OyLRNuF_FhswE5FFYpyxjACgvcZ5/s1600-h/DSCN3421.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtL1MPfpDZxkIldDI_frAaMKRmydSHVAuo3u6Etnt1aoNl2zqRPGnM_gHVngMV-BeN33TrL8zO3iOUvvOyGR7FAtRIY7paIAZOy1EZY3O_OyLRNuF_FhswE5FFYpyxjACgvcZ5/s320/DSCN3421.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400672745190405202" /></a><br /><br />The fire truck at Matjiesfontein<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnS33jUL5atTxxkJlgDFobHP9GQmabFIB17lB7jxA118gO3RrF4WUEXjCO-DNlifoBG5swhu_oSFvMJ83RP_U7OfBwAhIpc14XLbdrfrjO04O6atcOaWUromTZz6u8bKeG1tn/s1600-h/DSCN3422.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnS33jUL5atTxxkJlgDFobHP9GQmabFIB17lB7jxA118gO3RrF4WUEXjCO-DNlifoBG5swhu_oSFvMJ83RP_U7OfBwAhIpc14XLbdrfrjO04O6atcOaWUromTZz6u8bKeG1tn/s320/DSCN3422.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400672741546718642" /></a><br /><br />The hotel owns the old London bus which is used for taking sundowner cruises through the desert. Love it!<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2BtUK95FQ_HXmHJM3ligKghDtam4vciHJejrZgYUBI0uEP4kbl_v2IfZaSHh2Km6uyDTlGxh5uJIYlcDdc3ir8qjhmfg0k0FSjzxloMaDYwwacfMIQ3RrxjLJOJyvvZmIOQj/s1600-h/DSCN3424.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2BtUK95FQ_HXmHJM3ligKghDtam4vciHJejrZgYUBI0uEP4kbl_v2IfZaSHh2Km6uyDTlGxh5uJIYlcDdc3ir8qjhmfg0k0FSjzxloMaDYwwacfMIQ3RrxjLJOJyvvZmIOQj/s320/DSCN3424.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400672738219798722" /></a><br /><br />I resisted the temptation to dine at the Lairds Arms<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQIw2YWloe-0EtzAvzi9qSxetngLO4cnBahazBZFVEkbCC115pL0EBjaJ8KpRk_yogMvC8iDXG6ouPGILOVmbQECaXiOtORg8Lzy_fQ4Nt11tQCAIFvyNChiLk6B3KLQY1Xp6/s1600-h/DSCN3425.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQIw2YWloe-0EtzAvzi9qSxetngLO4cnBahazBZFVEkbCC115pL0EBjaJ8KpRk_yogMvC8iDXG6ouPGILOVmbQECaXiOtORg8Lzy_fQ4Nt11tQCAIFvyNChiLk6B3KLQY1Xp6/s320/DSCN3425.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400672297222315714" /></a><br /><br />The end of Matjiesfortein<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXs-drZpcwiRKdSGvkvKpAVMF7Y8HVzle_ybj9xue4D7bHrmdsNihT_uFt8EZYlHupr6BN3dK2qAjIX_hIwLgbxC0KJ-RMRxu55a_tKG7I8KswCgIMGSYYb6HZdRiPo5DCeDV/s1600-h/DSCN3426.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXs-drZpcwiRKdSGvkvKpAVMF7Y8HVzle_ybj9xue4D7bHrmdsNihT_uFt8EZYlHupr6BN3dK2qAjIX_hIwLgbxC0KJ-RMRxu55a_tKG7I8KswCgIMGSYYb6HZdRiPo5DCeDV/s320/DSCN3426.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400672293603589810" /></a><br /><br />Now to ride the looong road through Laingsburg and on to Beaufort West deep in the Karoo<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPasVyJibKtccnLGBfaIPDvLIPQwa0lG5C3KslqOQ98g457PLd_Tn8wmqXY8yRZTncBUAiVU1BgqBpf2rH3tluWS9PrwwB1ODlVx5Npa98tRkAGG0HdhPJGmmHi1FdzK-Sp2Tf/s1600-h/DSCN3428.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPasVyJibKtccnLGBfaIPDvLIPQwa0lG5C3KslqOQ98g457PLd_Tn8wmqXY8yRZTncBUAiVU1BgqBpf2rH3tluWS9PrwwB1ODlVx5Npa98tRkAGG0HdhPJGmmHi1FdzK-Sp2Tf/s320/DSCN3428.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400672289011268626" /></a><br /><br />The Witteberg range<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6-VSKVICsOP2TN9E7PoaI2SvjDVOLHJ19nBHf1up0b0ya6lyesu-GAhMEvs5CY2mc1dM5RkgZMpt01B86gyj2rBVFWMWAVOcBnboCmGl-lk2SsyPLwo5rJtjRa8_AAl42yHk/s1600-h/DSCN3429.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6-VSKVICsOP2TN9E7PoaI2SvjDVOLHJ19nBHf1up0b0ya6lyesu-GAhMEvs5CY2mc1dM5RkgZMpt01B86gyj2rBVFWMWAVOcBnboCmGl-lk2SsyPLwo5rJtjRa8_AAl42yHk/s320/DSCN3429.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400672289083481714" /></a><br /><br />Off across the Karoo<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoxBB6bbVjOJnvv0IeoXChN17VdX9ps1HsycIoPFVQHP_7pGA7uONcBwnTOVtv7uLZ529fJgUlKe99TE5Ubxlj4UvkapiP56AUkHYxrIcO6M7db-pjknmAwuyL7F_D0RhqO0M/s1600-h/DSCN3432.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoxBB6bbVjOJnvv0IeoXChN17VdX9ps1HsycIoPFVQHP_7pGA7uONcBwnTOVtv7uLZ529fJgUlKe99TE5Ubxlj4UvkapiP56AUkHYxrIcO6M7db-pjknmAwuyL7F_D0RhqO0M/s320/DSCN3432.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400672284986799666" /></a><br /><br />And on and on.<br />Still waaay ahead of Gigi and Wendy<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cRBMOY7uA3aVHim3y9DJCIo1g_V6vwupJeTTGbW12n41NNIwckpfNvz-zUL_bpYrLv9R4HM0j8bGBGFHsYisNYFMIvgC1V9Mn2veDDxVQuR1HPiU0X7lN7ggdOOHNu0cHv7C/s1600-h/DSCN3433.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cRBMOY7uA3aVHim3y9DJCIo1g_V6vwupJeTTGbW12n41NNIwckpfNvz-zUL_bpYrLv9R4HM0j8bGBGFHsYisNYFMIvgC1V9Mn2veDDxVQuR1HPiU0X7lN7ggdOOHNu0cHv7C/s320/DSCN3433.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400671886396988658" /></a><br /><br />Riding across the Karoo at 80 to 90 km/h is a truly Zen experience.<br />The traffic was minimal for this route<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF2v-bdbqGzHT5vnN9rLPBGnLqRLUDuIlQUFmWB_KKMl222ap8Wkrpe1owKjgPJsFl3fpE-B-1vbdeznIsFO7WQbO4D_DvjXelMNBIOQmXeIAQ3F4Kub503Gwb8wgWj8j6MgRD/s1600-h/DSCN3435.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF2v-bdbqGzHT5vnN9rLPBGnLqRLUDuIlQUFmWB_KKMl222ap8Wkrpe1owKjgPJsFl3fpE-B-1vbdeznIsFO7WQbO4D_DvjXelMNBIOQmXeIAQ3F4Kub503Gwb8wgWj8j6MgRD/s320/DSCN3435.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400671881665612274" /></a><br /><br />Cruising<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_mLK0B2ONAHrSJGjC7FAwTsYPN9DIi5a52LVCtNtox4r-Pv_aHooAHojmQA5YbPz_4W3IopKbF3Hxuc6IwsbDJduY6AEIOlCBMtLE4gKqJifPgyKuZIqYVXOwvL8T8azjg2C/s1600-h/DSCN3439.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_mLK0B2ONAHrSJGjC7FAwTsYPN9DIi5a52LVCtNtox4r-Pv_aHooAHojmQA5YbPz_4W3IopKbF3Hxuc6IwsbDJduY6AEIOlCBMtLE4gKqJifPgyKuZIqYVXOwvL8T8azjg2C/s320/DSCN3439.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400671876872254578" /></a><br /><br />Two 10 - 15 minute stop/go stretches for road maintenance just outside Prince Albert Road.<br />Gigi and Wendy were catching up fast<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnTUg5NLJFm00iRWTUerJ-vvQ_VLu5iTVd00QmonRtfr_4cIlsYSrhJDA2Ku5Wd1T3zlchikWdJ5cHeDD_UzlSEhqvvoY-pSzDKV9DoKwJohzbmrk6e2MUChhDIzpSqsr5MwF/s1600-h/DSCN3440.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnTUg5NLJFm00iRWTUerJ-vvQ_VLu5iTVd00QmonRtfr_4cIlsYSrhJDA2Ku5Wd1T3zlchikWdJ5cHeDD_UzlSEhqvvoY-pSzDKV9DoKwJohzbmrk6e2MUChhDIzpSqsr5MwF/s320/DSCN3440.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400671853505518690" /></a><br /><br />On the bike I was able to ride right up to the front of the stop/go queue, almost.<br />I didn't bother to check out the expressions on the faces of the drivers of all the fast cars and trucks that had passed me in the last hour or two as I cruised by to the front of the queue - priceless :-)<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAizylSSYG-D-PQzLEvlprwBrASKZ_IQ_64uxB9ckIB7KAybUYu9Ge1mVi6FYqp7CJr9zAJFHWXTS_UtBQE8ZEcaitR33wNDqm0wgyhy_Hq0GYUFB9LVNB1_w-fl81PoFmOaL/s1600-h/DSCN3441.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAizylSSYG-D-PQzLEvlprwBrASKZ_IQ_64uxB9ckIB7KAybUYu9Ge1mVi6FYqp7CJr9zAJFHWXTS_UtBQE8ZEcaitR33wNDqm0wgyhy_Hq0GYUFB9LVNB1_w-fl81PoFmOaL/s320/DSCN3441.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400671845502851634" /></a><br /><br />I arrived at Karoo National Park, just outside Beaufort West, a full five minutes ahead of Gigi and Wendy. Whew :-)<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhV30vC1G6RcrH1YEU_FQWLrx33u-aKxqDCF9JLtyRNzrwS_UEpOWofVQjfqA5XDlMmCmnSZJrwRlLY1skKlXMrPwBW1HWeLz1tRiYECJMWgurPo7-wXBNDwJ3Opk56cer3Yh/s1600-h/DSCN3446.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhV30vC1G6RcrH1YEU_FQWLrx33u-aKxqDCF9JLtyRNzrwS_UEpOWofVQjfqA5XDlMmCmnSZJrwRlLY1skKlXMrPwBW1HWeLz1tRiYECJMWgurPo7-wXBNDwJ3Opk56cer3Yh/s320/DSCN3446.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400671393092608674" /></a><br /><br />Karoo National Park<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzoDr75yo0EcsEQjhNz5qCtJovoeHWmoT3qAMqTViBjfjkamRGTLiXJMHSaghdPj8ZwGdv6qtNtp5VHgxQgo2LsnXKy6Rf8KkWMcFUZERyVBjbdxRbGtuMP-Bh0hBPJSt6_rnN/s1600-h/DSCN3447.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzoDr75yo0EcsEQjhNz5qCtJovoeHWmoT3qAMqTViBjfjkamRGTLiXJMHSaghdPj8ZwGdv6qtNtp5VHgxQgo2LsnXKy6Rf8KkWMcFUZERyVBjbdxRbGtuMP-Bh0hBPJSt6_rnN/s320/DSCN3447.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400671394581432594" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br />We stayed in luxury in the National Park<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGh8TH7p2T5BrAtk5Rd6qEzN3q_bJ-e1YddlhE55ZXB-lJGmX22fX6iBYHqoLVuEQMLGUxC_86DcChJD5n3hPQxKERI2_ObOlGw_GDUS9Rhx39Zxs5k80XeN5A_o0FRLDBQur/s1600-h/DSCN3449.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGh8TH7p2T5BrAtk5Rd6qEzN3q_bJ-e1YddlhE55ZXB-lJGmX22fX6iBYHqoLVuEQMLGUxC_86DcChJD5n3hPQxKERI2_ObOlGw_GDUS9Rhx39Zxs5k80XeN5A_o0FRLDBQur/s320/DSCN3449.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400671387168774898" /></a><br /><br />The view from the cottage<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXP0AUO4zuo8VpPrBkWQuAruN9R0bOvJNt1KcgJ1FmxJ8l8jQOPwgrooNUnoD5zylx7_2YprTwnRylOhAqK3UaONEbXdw4y75aIXSFAkjMsKNF-d3BhJW0QyPAocan1bL2zcup/s1600-h/DSCN3450.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXP0AUO4zuo8VpPrBkWQuAruN9R0bOvJNt1KcgJ1FmxJ8l8jQOPwgrooNUnoD5zylx7_2YprTwnRylOhAqK3UaONEbXdw4y75aIXSFAkjMsKNF-d3BhJW0QyPAocan1bL2zcup/s320/DSCN3450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400671382149158194" /></a><br /><br />More view from the cottage<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4C3N3O8lNUYZeGrA3VabRZTCISnhSU7kSmYqlKm63H2COXHrjyUU0QRfXrhOmSE0rlYF9rQ81Dfr-WFxDILsi82cm9lf-DH5xbY9mOu7grlHsCl8oEH3v0vQMUpmsTdlDl1A/s1600-h/DSCN3452.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4C3N3O8lNUYZeGrA3VabRZTCISnhSU7kSmYqlKm63H2COXHrjyUU0QRfXrhOmSE0rlYF9rQ81Dfr-WFxDILsi82cm9lf-DH5xbY9mOu7grlHsCl8oEH3v0vQMUpmsTdlDl1A/s320/DSCN3452.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400671379622013266" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>DAY 2</div><div><br />Setting off from Karoo National Park on Sunday, the second day.<br />Note that the bike is still all shiny and clean!<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdS196UOUEbUZO84hHXdXj_3_7g_J5sqMEmcBL4B2k8Bs2a8DL3aRLtROXMjK9TOR4UFEo9GmYkoMXs43Y2CByUmFX3vVVOptu-_A0x_J50o9L-fKaDGNqqnyB6Py8MSP0GBtJ/s1600-h/DSCN3453.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdS196UOUEbUZO84hHXdXj_3_7g_J5sqMEmcBL4B2k8Bs2a8DL3aRLtROXMjK9TOR4UFEo9GmYkoMXs43Y2CByUmFX3vVVOptu-_A0x_J50o9L-fKaDGNqqnyB6Py8MSP0GBtJ/s320/DSCN3453.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400670999743696258" /></a><br /><br />Filled up with fuel in Beaufort West and headed due south for about 100km.<br />This area is in the rain-shadow of the Swartberg range over there on the horizon (use your imagination dammit!). Very dry and very flat. Not surprisingly I had my best fuel consumption of the trip on this stretch.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBD4hJqg007IwB7WR05-jfCN7iWkv4qkX1vmYbRK305WdF-TZvBt7gA0at64ZgfUZm3c85iEDDXRSJxXshomPDIW0F8DSOpg835-JLi-R6fhYCO2eOAZBT0i7Z64s_wlvozCh/s1600-h/DSCN3457.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBD4hJqg007IwB7WR05-jfCN7iWkv4qkX1vmYbRK305WdF-TZvBt7gA0at64ZgfUZm3c85iEDDXRSJxXshomPDIW0F8DSOpg835-JLi-R6fhYCO2eOAZBT0i7Z64s_wlvozCh/s320/DSCN3457.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400670995928246370" /></a><br /><br />Another great cruising experience<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEOzTYSBgbgDfAyHWqFouB9hDBpm090EZHL4F6bswqCTeQNxUPbPId-Rlhej5bHSJLUtVCcRuD84M7vJvaXGVU3Ew9UiO8chS8mf7TtFw8hGGi3LkX67Qkw8RN3DvnCmNrj56/s1600-h/DSCN3462.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEOzTYSBgbgDfAyHWqFouB9hDBpm090EZHL4F6bswqCTeQNxUPbPId-Rlhej5bHSJLUtVCcRuD84M7vJvaXGVU3Ew9UiO8chS8mf7TtFw8hGGi3LkX67Qkw8RN3DvnCmNrj56/s320/DSCN3462.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400670994062952354" /></a><br /><br />Getting closer. You can now see the Swartberg range on the horizon.<br />I was hoping that if the bike behaved itself on a test stretch of dirt road I could ride over the Swartberg pass. Ever hopeful. This has been a dream of mine for years<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48B4-kBGMqH-HfApqYso5eM3Iyqb0GTFB9aZeBGZhbyDBSGazqdtGebMF5gZr7zwaW-LJPJOT6lU5Wo_W10_HmB3Dqx9-QYBkGRUta1o_zAtjbybRVdH4DUKUioI39Ii0ZRkA/s1600-h/DSCN3465.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48B4-kBGMqH-HfApqYso5eM3Iyqb0GTFB9aZeBGZhbyDBSGazqdtGebMF5gZr7zwaW-LJPJOT6lU5Wo_W10_HmB3Dqx9-QYBkGRUta1o_zAtjbybRVdH4DUKUioI39Ii0ZRkA/s320/DSCN3465.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400670988002474466" /></a><br /><br />I could have ridden all the way to Prince Albert on tar but wanted to find out how the bike handled a dirt road. This is the last pic of a clean bike!<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYnaNLYOl0778nhvySMa788n3qRe2B3FCMbdhEwymKYx_xjfpX0EDYkrsEqzFfk6kCTblNz5dmwA5cjByg183OAPjSl1cShODlEIwBvHcvsG-V5z0poxmcSgZCIFANgBtFm_s/s1600-h/DSCN3467.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYnaNLYOl0778nhvySMa788n3qRe2B3FCMbdhEwymKYx_xjfpX0EDYkrsEqzFfk6kCTblNz5dmwA5cjByg183OAPjSl1cShODlEIwBvHcvsG-V5z0poxmcSgZCIFANgBtFm_s/s320/DSCN3467.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400670985819001794" /></a><br /><br />The bike handled the dirt road with aplomb. Waaay better than I had dared hope for.<br />The secret was to vary ones speed depending on the road condition (sand, rocks or hard clay).<br />Avoid having to use the brakes, particularly the front one, by using the gears to decelerate to the appropriate speed before the obstacle.<br />Slow down and engage a lower gear before sandy patches, accelerating slowly through the sand<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08j3aeSlJUF7LRNm_n4lGMPLyM1P4Z6nuvhUXASwfR8EjLSyvdYEmqKzylDZFVf7M9s2eibbPq_yrrto88XwovGEOX-PaJ9ihtOl6TB-x1E58nGxvOEGYScmnY6Ip0Obgxqq1/s1600-h/DSCN3469.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08j3aeSlJUF7LRNm_n4lGMPLyM1P4Z6nuvhUXASwfR8EjLSyvdYEmqKzylDZFVf7M9s2eibbPq_yrrto88XwovGEOX-PaJ9ihtOl6TB-x1E58nGxvOEGYScmnY6Ip0Obgxqq1/s320/DSCN3469.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400670623530609602" /></a><br /><br />A signboard - just to prove I was there! Note that I had covered all the rear baggage with covers to protect against the dust<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYeglRqLibGAf16LrYdnvwq8bqNPZ_eCQnwOnc08ylJSkGOwLvwrrEUDuM3f_7eTE0hVqbMKTbqLXt6OdnGIULA4698Ke8-w9_nXnjDhrs-4QE-gGKOGkgDxsQVNZi-1aAjbN/s1600-h/DSCN3472.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYeglRqLibGAf16LrYdnvwq8bqNPZ_eCQnwOnc08ylJSkGOwLvwrrEUDuM3f_7eTE0hVqbMKTbqLXt6OdnGIULA4698Ke8-w9_nXnjDhrs-4QE-gGKOGkgDxsQVNZi-1aAjbN/s320/DSCN3472.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400670619060522546" /></a><br /><br />I had a friend who was severely injured near here.<br />He was driving at night with his family in his BMW when he hit a Kudu which came over the bonnet and through the windscreen.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKIdGnubmJETVEyWLmYfNNzGC37JgZEkCzcFRnj9Nmx_BhAq7H0N_RWr2NrFJAiE4P7_dXWSOuDVw2619R4DSewLD6yUDYHQtCpvphghaAtUBthRCOmWkezuIQGwa2fKLyCy7/s1600-h/DSCN3474.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKIdGnubmJETVEyWLmYfNNzGC37JgZEkCzcFRnj9Nmx_BhAq7H0N_RWr2NrFJAiE4P7_dXWSOuDVw2619R4DSewLD6yUDYHQtCpvphghaAtUBthRCOmWkezuIQGwa2fKLyCy7/s320/DSCN3474.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400670614718730674" /></a><br /><br />Some of the scenery was stunning.<br />Due to the bike running so well and the gorgeous weather, I was starting a total emotional 'high' which lasted right through the next day until I hit the tar roads again in the afternoon<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_mBqXJAy8n4R207C84t_P-JddJHy2KUCPMecirQLk8mTD2vdrvGDSsN_u5HsWliZQclOZvPN9VzTgiBaQzhOwBLQ4cJ8xI1zJuqX-qCrRnRUjPlMa-7m7kmUb99gwtpHdZ34/s1600-h/DSCN3476.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_mBqXJAy8n4R207C84t_P-JddJHy2KUCPMecirQLk8mTD2vdrvGDSsN_u5HsWliZQclOZvPN9VzTgiBaQzhOwBLQ4cJ8xI1zJuqX-qCrRnRUjPlMa-7m7kmUb99gwtpHdZ34/s320/DSCN3476.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400670611131719506" /></a><br /><br />The road to Prince Albert, close to the start of the Swartberg Pass<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMT3a7VafKVWn6N6RQwAcMm4SXqbLmLPauY-bEQk0aWPpl3Grw6jPWWa5Q0JFEsoVF5n6xirr9sOekzQU2bnAd9pjD8c90EGnqVmI_ra3MHwj3kjzNtdMl9tK6QXjholRltFjV/s1600-h/DSCN3482.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMT3a7VafKVWn6N6RQwAcMm4SXqbLmLPauY-bEQk0aWPpl3Grw6jPWWa5Q0JFEsoVF5n6xirr9sOekzQU2bnAd9pjD8c90EGnqVmI_ra3MHwj3kjzNtdMl9tK6QXjholRltFjV/s320/DSCN3482.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400670606507293650" /></a><br /><br />Approaching a slightly dubious river crossing!<br />I love roads where this type of signage really means something.<br />(It could have a really deep meaning in the rainy season)<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12DacjFGjfXvsA5LdXWoeNnnl3vAdeGKgy7HzkHNQHmJuRz-rETjX2Ugjkm3fuHbiYpK31ffs0ejsqGow437Sag39U036hYoO0uVs1WDpvGwLZZYUWhZXf-Xc__PeL3k50KpR/s1600-h/DSCN3485.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12DacjFGjfXvsA5LdXWoeNnnl3vAdeGKgy7HzkHNQHmJuRz-rETjX2Ugjkm3fuHbiYpK31ffs0ejsqGow437Sag39U036hYoO0uVs1WDpvGwLZZYUWhZXf-Xc__PeL3k50KpR/s320/DSCN3485.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400670098871632674" /></a><br /><br />After a burger and Sprite in Prince Albert I was off to try the pass.<br />The Burger, out of interest was served to me by a returning resident who had been a car designer for Chrysler in Detroit.<br />He had taken an early retirement package and followed his daughter and her boyfriend to Prince Albert - where apparently he had his arm twisted gently by a local estate agent and bought the local 'Take Away' joint<br /><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9shiewgJ-bENBltLRHGJNFKq4ZYpK3k8CFMlBcua6uCCA_AKuJKPAoT11gLSshdEpATsYWBT8Mp0UE0uWvXVAox4rkVR-M-22zBrwCMO1lkuyV5Da9gdoBA3GyLpHgpQL0sH9/s1600-h/DSCN3486.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9shiewgJ-bENBltLRHGJNFKq4ZYpK3k8CFMlBcua6uCCA_AKuJKPAoT11gLSshdEpATsYWBT8Mp0UE0uWvXVAox4rkVR-M-22zBrwCMO1lkuyV5Da9gdoBA3GyLpHgpQL0sH9/s320/DSCN3486.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400670099110357346" /></a><br /><br />The start of the Swartberg Pass<br />Rocks glorious rocks<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxI3B0k3kL_jECKv9sSEBu-igsOxmbyQLx_VjeGg_9hCpUXVwUY3XUHOJDKl7xrZdty8fzVfycuJc4yzRB563igy0Aw4bEC7muU_DO3qZnJT9dPUJMtAq6DiR0bwuC_NKZ1Es/s1600-h/DSCN3487.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxI3B0k3kL_jECKv9sSEBu-igsOxmbyQLx_VjeGg_9hCpUXVwUY3XUHOJDKl7xrZdty8fzVfycuJc4yzRB563igy0Aw4bEC7muU_DO3qZnJT9dPUJMtAq6DiR0bwuC_NKZ1Es/s320/DSCN3487.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400670095932104178" /></a><br /><br />These layers of sandstone were laid down horizontally under the ocean.<br />Just look at them now!<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilagm9jylCOMOi9dvco6LUoNL1F8gYMccl9pysUZA9uDXwGEEY7RK23M8WbbSQig6rnOv6sj6UhTFGLQ1fXQJrRy5IeIDDCLuMMJEl9HP8jUvf6VgX2KbklBQ37BMnPDbbXlEH/s1600-h/DSCN3488.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilagm9jylCOMOi9dvco6LUoNL1F8gYMccl9pysUZA9uDXwGEEY7RK23M8WbbSQig6rnOv6sj6UhTFGLQ1fXQJrRy5IeIDDCLuMMJEl9HP8jUvf6VgX2KbklBQ37BMnPDbbXlEH/s320/DSCN3488.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400670089294330130" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaiz4pOfLzVChRe0ClUR31tDId91wTyV10yb6MSCWlPuUfk1Ihjq94lVvxfugL32_Ir370c8GrpUXwGuLu1VnPcvp2Lj1kzFbSG-znjiZsrio0UrErz_Byio-t0ketm1A47sX/s1600-h/DSCN3491.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaiz4pOfLzVChRe0ClUR31tDId91wTyV10yb6MSCWlPuUfk1Ihjq94lVvxfugL32_Ir370c8GrpUXwGuLu1VnPcvp2Lj1kzFbSG-znjiZsrio0UrErz_Byio-t0ketm1A47sX/s320/DSCN3491.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400670086901532962" /></a><br /><br />Totally magnificent scenery</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yix_rsLq7PIbubwCObMnGCuM26qwV_bOvQiQql-YTm6DcyrMnx0KgBt_0ugpJ4KeDNng2C5kki7w3LFkEW7I1O6IsjwT8PW1AGRxNiAMTwStPpHgVGHLqF9wIfu38GcwrwRy/s1600-h/DSCN3492.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yix_rsLq7PIbubwCObMnGCuM26qwV_bOvQiQql-YTm6DcyrMnx0KgBt_0ugpJ4KeDNng2C5kki7w3LFkEW7I1O6IsjwT8PW1AGRxNiAMTwStPpHgVGHLqF9wIfu38GcwrwRy/s320/DSCN3492.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400669600084292626" /></a><br /><br />Fantastically folded sandstones form the Swartberg (Black Mountain) range<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aBTL4wIjAEiqNBM-8TURuPpugqLGnuEaq5_3dwh2L3OpS2U9twmup_ZJZ9SKFro9rZABe0DK4PzsugkiNNt60ogGpsZCSCih8Q6QDaB3RH9YxEZIkqrhuvERQWSuMaJCLguD/s1600-h/DSCN3493.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aBTL4wIjAEiqNBM-8TURuPpugqLGnuEaq5_3dwh2L3OpS2U9twmup_ZJZ9SKFro9rZABe0DK4PzsugkiNNt60ogGpsZCSCih8Q6QDaB3RH9YxEZIkqrhuvERQWSuMaJCLguD/s320/DSCN3493.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400669599145050546" /></a><br /><br />Up and up we go.<br />Riding very gently and treating self and the machinery with due care. By now I knew that this bike would probably take me anywhere I wanted to go :-)<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvczGTabBXtaQCqj7eNn93-hz_Af61Er-Otg0qHsxTytoOUEreHQmRaZUq-2uKVuPyPZ1oFCXzVW7o3lI1RBFXkD1Ml0a-ly3e21kzzRWRPc7sT744PDqmmWaiZ51qvIGBt_G/s1600-h/DSCN3496.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvczGTabBXtaQCqj7eNn93-hz_Af61Er-Otg0qHsxTytoOUEreHQmRaZUq-2uKVuPyPZ1oFCXzVW7o3lI1RBFXkD1Ml0a-ly3e21kzzRWRPc7sT744PDqmmWaiZ51qvIGBt_G/s320/DSCN3496.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400669597617387378" /></a><br /><br />The folded sandstone is spectacular but also look at the wonderfully engineered stone walling supporting much of the road<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUh9grxN1u2KBcWbQ3IBwf6jtUpbvbpwjskB-ucTuK-YSmxdE4P9MCNMSnEuCd69hAT5F1s9gCmjJUuo3vcydKNDHLjULf1Yp_zgpP_JEYwXwMeSMZfqxdRN-Joc6tF2DA-hCE/s1600-h/DSCN3499.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUh9grxN1u2KBcWbQ3IBwf6jtUpbvbpwjskB-ucTuK-YSmxdE4P9MCNMSnEuCd69hAT5F1s9gCmjJUuo3vcydKNDHLjULf1Yp_zgpP_JEYwXwMeSMZfqxdRN-Joc6tF2DA-hCE/s320/DSCN3499.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400669589596269714" /></a><br />One of the spectacular switchback sections of the Swartberg pass.<br />Look at all that hand laid stone work<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymjhk4DcFp_sxzsEKmfLi4vju689TrTPSt7bUIYWv37D-qyc6B6OCDC7XcsDPEBgcIWR5ZDDP7ZJUl5vv1t8-EKC2hQRJpUkOAubyf0jcsLIz5oIGGv2bftZ2-TWGuzYbgi2f/s1600-h/DSCN3501.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymjhk4DcFp_sxzsEKmfLi4vju689TrTPSt7bUIYWv37D-qyc6B6OCDC7XcsDPEBgcIWR5ZDDP7ZJUl5vv1t8-EKC2hQRJpUkOAubyf0jcsLIz5oIGGv2bftZ2-TWGuzYbgi2f/s320/DSCN3501.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400669584882044418" /></a><br /><br />Another view of the switchback section<br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkraRfizzuZrimM0uHom4iK_DXvu2A8i-gmwB3o6rj0sNpdoaqDb6huprg82zGF3gMpMFv-FPXicTYWgjQVzLxqAIDXv6ZxCebixWdvpzhe_-TXqN4sif0TtX5YnpZ2ajFNpxu/s1600-h/DSCN3502.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkraRfizzuZrimM0uHom4iK_DXvu2A8i-gmwB3o6rj0sNpdoaqDb6huprg82zGF3gMpMFv-FPXicTYWgjQVzLxqAIDXv6ZxCebixWdvpzhe_-TXqN4sif0TtX5YnpZ2ajFNpxu/s320/DSCN3502.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400669189217317442" /></a><br /><br />Looking back<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2QFO4ScURrz2zyeMlxdxKSmA1szeu19NPUtbrYjSnGq2XvE8tpu99TsUfqjOa1CAZN-HMmNdJWC-ZAadYUNvPwNPH2OC5e-VoRJbova3yS8KSmwO4s9emxuctw235XnC_Vyb/s1600-h/DSCN3503.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2QFO4ScURrz2zyeMlxdxKSmA1szeu19NPUtbrYjSnGq2XvE8tpu99TsUfqjOa1CAZN-HMmNdJWC-ZAadYUNvPwNPH2OC5e-VoRJbova3yS8KSmwO4s9emxuctw235XnC_Vyb/s320/DSCN3503.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400669185384622098" /></a><br /><br />Looking doooown and back to where I'd just ridden up<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0CZm6QFyoZjQiFM3lZzwCQI8_vxpWBFBLNhLRvJ77I5qXZQSCwpwG5RBtTR7o65uqgwu9eCI23h4oubm5CQQ0t0aqpLSZKs9Qy_dpEiSvn20JWVLCymm4eD4-euA9ttUE5J4/s1600-h/DSCN3504.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0CZm6QFyoZjQiFM3lZzwCQI8_vxpWBFBLNhLRvJ77I5qXZQSCwpwG5RBtTR7o65uqgwu9eCI23h4oubm5CQQ0t0aqpLSZKs9Qy_dpEiSvn20JWVLCymm4eD4-euA9ttUE5J4/s320/DSCN3504.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400669181624713586" /></a><br /><br />See the small bus full of tourists down there.<br />They past me earlier and got quite excited about seeing me on the bike<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vHfkhDJb2bb4Nxe2J2CuQo9W8vbn4N_YRziBN7Mk6hnFV_y4Z5lVku77nkrQZDpRj-kYAC3prB81mew8sPpLAnDCINatUzxtHGDuu9Y6Jwf_4YlnxGs6rVwpXO-qktFeqqMn/s1600-h/DSCN3505.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vHfkhDJb2bb4Nxe2J2CuQo9W8vbn4N_YRziBN7Mk6hnFV_y4Z5lVku77nkrQZDpRj-kYAC3prB81mew8sPpLAnDCINatUzxtHGDuu9Y6Jwf_4YlnxGs6rVwpXO-qktFeqqMn/s320/DSCN3505.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400669175231105234" /></a><br />Even further back down the road<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8k__q1gN6KmWr5YLvhbZBYy4JIQvmwwUAG2bMl4AKZbrdCNJfClujTialEIehrw6-4MHOCeNbZfWc5tDy7vwF3JqIsScB5X6d5nWjTwIyw_gy8s78k3yIqtmqHKPh7zSVPsPT/s1600-h/DSCN3506.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8k__q1gN6KmWr5YLvhbZBYy4JIQvmwwUAG2bMl4AKZbrdCNJfClujTialEIehrw6-4MHOCeNbZfWc5tDy7vwF3JqIsScB5X6d5nWjTwIyw_gy8s78k3yIqtmqHKPh7zSVPsPT/s320/DSCN3506.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400669171871387954" /></a><br /><br />And even further back<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5eZUx0rykegRUnJXH-3PRzHqklQtDkZFYYKr11vCCZKxVZ1cWIEVHTr4RrY1BXDaxrYd5yMCPn7iVoQlS_MyJtOhL_zR1oaPtHX0464RovneoKRT3DBx6jCNS4Kl0_JWho19/s1600-h/DSCN3509.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5eZUx0rykegRUnJXH-3PRzHqklQtDkZFYYKr11vCCZKxVZ1cWIEVHTr4RrY1BXDaxrYd5yMCPn7iVoQlS_MyJtOhL_zR1oaPtHX0464RovneoKRT3DBx6jCNS4Kl0_JWho19/s320/DSCN3509.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400668621336801234" /></a><br /><br />Looking back again. The switchback is beyond the furthest section of visible road.<br />It drops into the gorge beyond<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQ7PyOTkYojcApqXchV6kxk_QlE-_fNio7qyb8rpZmmemLRhstSA_9DJLDw1-lM4ErSiC2k1c2qDkVRDWoMyoUUhGmCM77qnfmrz2WJvFMiS3QMcauI2CVUvXo9bQeJiHlmcD/s1600-h/DSCN3510.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQ7PyOTkYojcApqXchV6kxk_QlE-_fNio7qyb8rpZmmemLRhstSA_9DJLDw1-lM4ErSiC2k1c2qDkVRDWoMyoUUhGmCM77qnfmrz2WJvFMiS3QMcauI2CVUvXo9bQeJiHlmcD/s320/DSCN3510.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400668616290943666" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh69og2dTETjirMbk6jO6tQfzwq3Y3wn8mrdYfrudwyxpwwfyZG_pQk_Eeq6aS7LHSF9xJxeForB0yKMmFkjUrIexmqZ5JqGEbnj-syxSlzulM814h2x36DoTVYkthIV1Y-5K4/s1600-h/DSCN3512.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh69og2dTETjirMbk6jO6tQfzwq3Y3wn8mrdYfrudwyxpwwfyZG_pQk_Eeq6aS7LHSF9xJxeForB0yKMmFkjUrIexmqZ5JqGEbnj-syxSlzulM814h2x36DoTVYkthIV1Y-5K4/s320/DSCN3512.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400668612981412690" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_36Uvc_00QtnufL7KogEhleXa_fbx5zvnWo25oR_JSvY61K5ksqFebRN1Kqh3Xl7em_2v8jJuY8iVso6j-m3pRhD96qT6vI6VWzPTTbyXgWvyWdErP3AVUfKn25rB1jJR-jA7/s1600-h/DSCN3513.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_36Uvc_00QtnufL7KogEhleXa_fbx5zvnWo25oR_JSvY61K5ksqFebRN1Kqh3Xl7em_2v8jJuY8iVso6j-m3pRhD96qT6vI6VWzPTTbyXgWvyWdErP3AVUfKn25rB1jJR-jA7/s320/DSCN3513.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400668610313571938" /></a><br /><br />Looking forward for a change.<br />The turnoff right to Gamkaskloof (Die Hel) is just right of centre.<br />The top of the Swartberg Pass is high on the ridge on the extreme left of the photo.<br />More info about Gamkaskloof here:<br /><a href="http://www.diehel.com/" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "15e60ed6fbe4e97171f9fdd054548130", event)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; ">http://www.diehel.com/</a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiiw_3GFfliA1MnfHBiL0oJBZut9aLOx-Phxd09Tu1cqqkZHWV7FtDH4pPfU2YjWdGt0yVGxbxmX3_V2RXuwQyE0hvp2BGaqPsaVrpdcXA7an6iLfw8BaMRAtkbr49Eg4F6vZp/s1600-h/DSCN3514.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiiw_3GFfliA1MnfHBiL0oJBZut9aLOx-Phxd09Tu1cqqkZHWV7FtDH4pPfU2YjWdGt0yVGxbxmX3_V2RXuwQyE0hvp2BGaqPsaVrpdcXA7an6iLfw8BaMRAtkbr49Eg4F6vZp/s320/DSCN3514.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400668606819388178" /></a><br /><br />Looking up towards the top of the Swartberg Pass.<br />On the ridge, just left of centre.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMExVX_zPCeUfHJTnfW38y1UzmKe9n_cgA449JuvfswanaaDa8XZN3P-EwpNL91xyxiTrtwd9m-oWwWAPN6jZogJBNwaSrfCeJSoJR6V0LUALsLKzkujp1lP9BeRbfxLpk60-y/s1600-h/DSCN3515.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMExVX_zPCeUfHJTnfW38y1UzmKe9n_cgA449JuvfswanaaDa8XZN3P-EwpNL91xyxiTrtwd9m-oWwWAPN6jZogJBNwaSrfCeJSoJR6V0LUALsLKzkujp1lP9BeRbfxLpk60-y/s320/DSCN3515.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400668032130312674" /></a><br /><br />To ride down to Gamkaskloof or not?<br />That was the BIG question at 15h30 on 4 October 2009.<br />I had camping gear and food with me. mmmmmm?<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHVzBxqDfYll8L0TngWSchQ2o1J2_-ANcavSzvCzII-p5L1HjcIbavVqXaayqjspjngeeutBRu3yQQBDmYbCv3wP46I_-qcFugcSiCVN1OHqy_eg3F62Pgkn0i2M8XLfX5Axu/s1600-h/DSCN3516.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHVzBxqDfYll8L0TngWSchQ2o1J2_-ANcavSzvCzII-p5L1HjcIbavVqXaayqjspjngeeutBRu3yQQBDmYbCv3wP46I_-qcFugcSiCVN1OHqy_eg3F62Pgkn0i2M8XLfX5Axu/s320/DSCN3516.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400668035734902514" /></a><br /><br />Hell yes, why not!<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzhdMydWDxf85o_C3aggjU0fJcdhA6h7U-7hyhVxejYIvxoW-Cg8J6mrBQX1Ym6QC862XvcSv8BmxKvCSwAf8025giZ0wwDfLnGwEtAJQ5yA8rJPA1dRHBNmFLcNhJ8zlwXtl/s1600-h/DSCN3517.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzhdMydWDxf85o_C3aggjU0fJcdhA6h7U-7hyhVxejYIvxoW-Cg8J6mrBQX1Ym6QC862XvcSv8BmxKvCSwAf8025giZ0wwDfLnGwEtAJQ5yA8rJPA1dRHBNmFLcNhJ8zlwXtl/s320/DSCN3517.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400668030406173778" /></a><br /><br />It was a life's ambition to visit Gamkaskloof and I've never had the vehicle to do it - till now<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-1H1bRtyrxPam5Y_t0TWv2HLApux6eqyue_xMkeyyq0SSurdq36bnj5JEzZ_3zsMZbnAzvBPWqx4zpNjvHvVbXpD6abK_gwsf6h6sDnJT6fD9HcCnXU7puaIDrviBY3XtkG_/s1600-h/DSCN3518.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-1H1bRtyrxPam5Y_t0TWv2HLApux6eqyue_xMkeyyq0SSurdq36bnj5JEzZ_3zsMZbnAzvBPWqx4zpNjvHvVbXpD6abK_gwsf6h6sDnJT6fD9HcCnXU7puaIDrviBY3XtkG_/s320/DSCN3518.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400668026059442610" /></a><br /><br />The road was decidedly worse than the Swartberg Pass itself.<br />It doesn't look that bad here but was much rockier in parts.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-UneU8YJfl5cl99GFS8C-pR5G-JmqzVT4_ghmM1t0xfXBm87P8FiRELirsRoTGcHfulwFmvqGGeBsGVj3rMIaJjzKuqOVs3DKE-541gnG7sny_VwQB7F4bN47ZsmObCEmYqm/s1600-h/DSCN3520.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-UneU8YJfl5cl99GFS8C-pR5G-JmqzVT4_ghmM1t0xfXBm87P8FiRELirsRoTGcHfulwFmvqGGeBsGVj3rMIaJjzKuqOVs3DKE-541gnG7sny_VwQB7F4bN47ZsmObCEmYqm/s320/DSCN3520.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400668024218069138" /></a><br /><br />After an hour's tough riding I came across this view. It was clear that I still had a very long way to go.<br />Look carefully just above the most obvious piece of road and see the zigzag road disappearing over the next ridge way in the distance. Gamkaskloof camp site and "village" was down into the next valley even beyond that :-(<br />Decisions, decisions. This was tough on me, the bike, the loaded panniers and I realised that if I carried on then it was going to be an extremely long and tough day getting all the way back to Cape Town the next day.<br />So very reluctantly I turned the Steed around and headed back to the Pass itself. Another day I'll leave early in the morning, with a light load, from Oudtshoorn or Prince Albert and go all the way down.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dHMO3-HtvKuqKylUIDTr9DZOrakxc0B1tM-kaGO2AOfeRoj_HcSMDBfXt7ny9_V0HxVaKDLZbniNOWVUbrIfz5rx4Ud9c1-NHHpsGLinoj0VJEc1EbN89ZxBVFTnQmlc7BLH/s1600-h/DSCN3521.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dHMO3-HtvKuqKylUIDTr9DZOrakxc0B1tM-kaGO2AOfeRoj_HcSMDBfXt7ny9_V0HxVaKDLZbniNOWVUbrIfz5rx4Ud9c1-NHHpsGLinoj0VJEc1EbN89ZxBVFTnQmlc7BLH/s320/DSCN3521.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400667473382276690" /></a><br /><br />Riding out of Gamkaskloof towards the Swartberg Pass<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4z8OTObnykxOkblq838LYSZi2SN8wUv8kSEiTUtaJzVsDwyiFXh5WrvjPdsVQlDwxZs1J_cfepERtDfeOD0KmZ2_gE929ytibYiKdzvojx414HvCB2TdFlm3wy0TXUBdvxSJy/s1600-h/DSCN3522.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4z8OTObnykxOkblq838LYSZi2SN8wUv8kSEiTUtaJzVsDwyiFXh5WrvjPdsVQlDwxZs1J_cfepERtDfeOD0KmZ2_gE929ytibYiKdzvojx414HvCB2TdFlm3wy0TXUBdvxSJy/s320/DSCN3522.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400667467958467442" /></a><br /><br />Nice little challenge to cross the stream with a very loose gravelly bed.<br />I did - without getting my feet wet :-)<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztVg3JYhJ4klt3MfCv6p9hOAnF5NfxGcClEkGhUPOWWt8fH4qL7f0uj3D9syFa5wHtVXS01YMqPzPsk_ll5bWq01bGIyTBrMjT9LfUHIVVXdCQZJByBDTXuZ-W6O4093ip86J/s1600-h/DSCN3523.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztVg3JYhJ4klt3MfCv6p9hOAnF5NfxGcClEkGhUPOWWt8fH4qL7f0uj3D9syFa5wHtVXS01YMqPzPsk_ll5bWq01bGIyTBrMjT9LfUHIVVXdCQZJByBDTXuZ-W6O4093ip86J/s320/DSCN3523.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400667464271676914" /></a><br /><br />Quite rocky in places<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJ7PrFQ7NBjoCiUWQKFsNFKE6h-xy-ESc0cF9XoerXj_N9DmkEwhOwXp4XlMkLumF5idhJ_sstM5flvy9VGSYN2EwIFRneiSGynU-VbtOshZAbTRNe1vCwDGpv_5shUBkipFf/s1600-h/DSCN3526.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJ7PrFQ7NBjoCiUWQKFsNFKE6h-xy-ESc0cF9XoerXj_N9DmkEwhOwXp4XlMkLumF5idhJ_sstM5flvy9VGSYN2EwIFRneiSGynU-VbtOshZAbTRNe1vCwDGpv_5shUBkipFf/s320/DSCN3526.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400667457766171986" /></a><br /><br />Back on the Swartberg Pass and heading for the top.<br />Stopped to photograph two Grey Rhebuck (Vaalribbok).<br />See them just beyond the bare earth.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjlVaEvCI1xw7-m6bRKFAhBgyqSfEFC9hBtLH96Pq9FaZxjd4pb0NMCVrdgxsgSkviztyOtkOGnkti39_W5amIZW8vbKHCAXBHZm_CTFPoyx0haD9sMWa4MVLBFjzTqG36qbQ/s1600-h/DSCN3528.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjlVaEvCI1xw7-m6bRKFAhBgyqSfEFC9hBtLH96Pq9FaZxjd4pb0NMCVrdgxsgSkviztyOtkOGnkti39_W5amIZW8vbKHCAXBHZm_CTFPoyx0haD9sMWa4MVLBFjzTqG36qbQ/s320/DSCN3528.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400667452180538994" /></a><br /><br />Another interesting switchback section of the Swartberg Pass just before the top.<br />The old forester's house is now used as a hiking hut<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33DH4IblaETagWtSETPAqyZOXlRQPF1gW_mgfmN9VTXbhcTERmN6-UXG_WpD8DamomuOHmY8ue572HFeGk-gZOsihvlapD_WNuo99w14y8DjYvXwZcdbGn23PIK1B3brfpGLZ/s1600-h/DSCN3529.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33DH4IblaETagWtSETPAqyZOXlRQPF1gW_mgfmN9VTXbhcTERmN6-UXG_WpD8DamomuOHmY8ue572HFeGk-gZOsihvlapD_WNuo99w14y8DjYvXwZcdbGn23PIK1B3brfpGLZ/s320/DSCN3529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400666675136684466" /></a><br /><br />On the flats, beyond the hiking hut, hidden by the rocky knoll, is the turnoff to Gamkaspoort<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDLmiLjBBU5LCAMGt1m6j4aBq4Lt8_7D2h3TIH_6jAnQ1YakyVapo01cY-aCEHWdIRnBo97epf38xoEjjWpy979YYK1Dij2C7Ul62LPoGIMFdhLVLm14oZgEFTzds4_IiRKvG/s1600-h/DSCN3530.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDLmiLjBBU5LCAMGt1m6j4aBq4Lt8_7D2h3TIH_6jAnQ1YakyVapo01cY-aCEHWdIRnBo97epf38xoEjjWpy979YYK1Dij2C7Ul62LPoGIMFdhLVLm14oZgEFTzds4_IiRKvG/s320/DSCN3530.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400666671021747730" /></a><br /><br />More view close to the top of Swartberg Pass<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTP6gu176GXq8EKOPuDrrjsHi-Ingp5jJmcgTg4BjVxOV0JVC5uQ5G9_kPohEX7QNnfy3XXbBhcFnhyyizoSFJQhSrpk8OJ9Acfh5XWkgJrD0zqhPfadTL93V5-4Rebg1rtxKt/s1600-h/DSCN3531.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTP6gu176GXq8EKOPuDrrjsHi-Ingp5jJmcgTg4BjVxOV0JVC5uQ5G9_kPohEX7QNnfy3XXbBhcFnhyyizoSFJQhSrpk8OJ9Acfh5XWkgJrD0zqhPfadTL93V5-4Rebg1rtxKt/s320/DSCN3531.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400666674304374354" /></a><br /><br />Close to the top of the Swartberg Pass<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWV8ptMcEiYWXtfjziFJ56Ra1kHtty6FNbJqGkyXoxRcYnN-nQbkEGifIoQZKgebQT1oiA6UpxXasnNE80SHhpcDnKdxtckXjXdP6aQosPqIgmWTUGNJUBesyMhoZeXLkNbu7W/s1600-h/DSCN3532.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWV8ptMcEiYWXtfjziFJ56Ra1kHtty6FNbJqGkyXoxRcYnN-nQbkEGifIoQZKgebQT1oiA6UpxXasnNE80SHhpcDnKdxtckXjXdP6aQosPqIgmWTUGNJUBesyMhoZeXLkNbu7W/s320/DSCN3532.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400666666123102562" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0UDQ-a9Nu1bi9SboUe14LcWoVNOdf9WDyt3ESSs92I4bm2rKzBmFXjjuRFZLnKrh3EvKKqw6VyWxS4qdHD-MqguclCz8CP4OYmtUJrFntzWGPNwIcbrA-Fb9Ywgamw8Q31m6/s1600-h/DSCN3534.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0UDQ-a9Nu1bi9SboUe14LcWoVNOdf9WDyt3ESSs92I4bm2rKzBmFXjjuRFZLnKrh3EvKKqw6VyWxS4qdHD-MqguclCz8CP4OYmtUJrFntzWGPNwIcbrA-Fb9Ywgamw8Q31m6/s320/DSCN3534.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400666659490577394" /></a><br /><br />Just over the top of the Swartberg Pass looking down the southern side over the Little Karoo<br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigb40ettd5lMNopbF7YP0B9cY1dc_ak24P5p_Ejy_mNyX70CMECa5q0Dx-bT1gSuwKISwkFKZCFP36je7vQI3snd-47HEhJMX4ddgaHXXiHFHlTqoBGi64_IKO45jiJ3mxIlP7/s1600-h/DSCN3535.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigb40ettd5lMNopbF7YP0B9cY1dc_ak24P5p_Ejy_mNyX70CMECa5q0Dx-bT1gSuwKISwkFKZCFP36je7vQI3snd-47HEhJMX4ddgaHXXiHFHlTqoBGi64_IKO45jiJ3mxIlP7/s320/DSCN3535.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400666231629191906" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsO6CHiNTZzWg4Xg9PXW51MA8wQVuIHajpPsRuhgpX9bcTgsbcJlEzsatrlGckB0FeiujcCOOP9DFqY-6wEryiaJ3mBn4shbbJ-lagLwg5id7S47hbLUXdZyQUFgFZN5KVJg15/s1600-h/DSCN3538.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsO6CHiNTZzWg4Xg9PXW51MA8wQVuIHajpPsRuhgpX9bcTgsbcJlEzsatrlGckB0FeiujcCOOP9DFqY-6wEryiaJ3mBn4shbbJ-lagLwg5id7S47hbLUXdZyQUFgFZN5KVJg15/s320/DSCN3538.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400666227608720210" /></a><br /><br />The top of the Swartberg pass looking North<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisq5uaQkcqCm990fgNw2pxWFZSUNRft5IwzBiVfiL1KJ_RogKDz1txAk7qEh8wZ80UO8zdjc7xJaDUYnxBdhhwpvo0xzUYXGP9SOhwZHNTYsKorjS1ZQ1rrDM9esvjz-CIBIs2/s1600-h/DSCN3539.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisq5uaQkcqCm990fgNw2pxWFZSUNRft5IwzBiVfiL1KJ_RogKDz1txAk7qEh8wZ80UO8zdjc7xJaDUYnxBdhhwpvo0xzUYXGP9SOhwZHNTYsKorjS1ZQ1rrDM9esvjz-CIBIs2/s320/DSCN3539.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400666221816832466" /></a><br /><br />The old 1994 Honda Steed 400 performed flawlessly<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9arFKBSDX_oGOrFFauvYBs51M_8jp9eG9ICLT6R9Fs2q-T3jxnVj7RGmFtIo9_tp9rJmX7n_VvJW-bsKid79Gf6M_PrEBsYEIpwY045rkxUCDj8dBO0OmOWONNvW0ZTvy1JQw/s1600-h/DSCN3543.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9arFKBSDX_oGOrFFauvYBs51M_8jp9eG9ICLT6R9Fs2q-T3jxnVj7RGmFtIo9_tp9rJmX7n_VvJW-bsKid79Gf6M_PrEBsYEIpwY045rkxUCDj8dBO0OmOWONNvW0ZTvy1JQw/s320/DSCN3543.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400666220520713458" /></a><br /><br />Descending the southern slopes of the Swartberg on the Swartberg pass<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrPtLhhums2jbmt8f7tamzWSK2QNK9BBkwnA3TEXOLOKd714QVZ1215Faf1DtOdzRF3ezwh7B7C1bh7faN5yuxi4dd2BcUPpYUrimyhyDAQp20UovanOZVDuBIcACeBREyGsz/s1600-h/DSCN3545.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrPtLhhums2jbmt8f7tamzWSK2QNK9BBkwnA3TEXOLOKd714QVZ1215Faf1DtOdzRF3ezwh7B7C1bh7faN5yuxi4dd2BcUPpYUrimyhyDAQp20UovanOZVDuBIcACeBREyGsz/s320/DSCN3545.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400666217958418706" /></a><br /><br />Skelmdraai ! Says it all.<br /><br />I see Skelm variously translated as rouge, ruff neck, skally wag, rascal etc.<br />The most accurate definition I came across was "little shit" :-)<br />"Draai" is bend.<br /><br />Therefore "shit little bend" OK ;-)<br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWg1Jv5wisuCDhGFxFqy7QaDRl7hMSgBaoShPf4zPVBWoy1Gs5xUvvn7f5Ui8iBx-IE2gz6KxFESJWsUdAh9JqvA5FpCTQ5a5cii0L7xkiA0ifAdX0sGUxYM_l3vpe2fBuQfQ/s1600-h/DSCN3547.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWg1Jv5wisuCDhGFxFqy7QaDRl7hMSgBaoShPf4zPVBWoy1Gs5xUvvn7f5Ui8iBx-IE2gz6KxFESJWsUdAh9JqvA5FpCTQ5a5cii0L7xkiA0ifAdX0sGUxYM_l3vpe2fBuQfQ/s320/DSCN3547.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400665533657260002" /></a><br /><br /><i>Post</i> Skelmdraai.<br /><br />Beautiful scenery.<br /><br />There were actually beautiful flowers throughout the trip both in the karoo and fynbos areas.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzh20KcCAqZv7qOFCy5VNCeCrgWOkwDPqplr_QHbB0QkT4UUFSxE7qFme7hlFSnBCwmatcX3Nu4j7W6Ub2pfeSaSGFp3zz-ieplCmrhBkPrfmlg2tMpu_4XqEMtVilauU2LSFn/s1600-h/DSCN3549.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzh20KcCAqZv7qOFCy5VNCeCrgWOkwDPqplr_QHbB0QkT4UUFSxE7qFme7hlFSnBCwmatcX3Nu4j7W6Ub2pfeSaSGFp3zz-ieplCmrhBkPrfmlg2tMpu_4XqEMtVilauU2LSFn/s320/DSCN3549.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400665529029535698" /></a><br /><br />And then we hit the tar road at the bottom of the Swartberg Pass<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBlJn26h1KtYVnxK6M0FRLPBVbzDwcfVqyYls-AR3FinYE_jrK5N2x5y7prEBRlUOJiHPWc40IC6YQ3sFbKJtlz__J6pLByUcoBrgihsTd6p6HUEquGRWHAaFRivWwUNR0MNV/s1600-h/DSCN3554.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBlJn26h1KtYVnxK6M0FRLPBVbzDwcfVqyYls-AR3FinYE_jrK5N2x5y7prEBRlUOJiHPWc40IC6YQ3sFbKJtlz__J6pLByUcoBrgihsTd6p6HUEquGRWHAaFRivWwUNR0MNV/s320/DSCN3554.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400665524477153042" /></a><br /><br />Honda Steed meets Dromedary.<br /><br />A local farm close to the Cango Caves offers camel rides.<br /><br />These beasties must feel quite at home in the Little Karoo.<br />I was clever enough (having worked in a zoo in my early years) not to try and pet them, however friendly they appeared.<br />Camels got teeth - therefore camels bite!<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPNyjQUBj9lpGZ6Kbpmb5YzZgq1aXKVgNcaPURARymJLfMylCZ8uY6lYPQ49etnjT_agyn3y429tP4tCI6yJR3wHqakJYXnHv5meM_7NaHnXlByoDALPwmJF6K1P6GHc7T_U1/s1600-h/DSCN3557.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPNyjQUBj9lpGZ6Kbpmb5YzZgq1aXKVgNcaPURARymJLfMylCZ8uY6lYPQ49etnjT_agyn3y429tP4tCI6yJR3wHqakJYXnHv5meM_7NaHnXlByoDALPwmJF6K1P6GHc7T_U1/s320/DSCN3557.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400665520770989954" /></a><br /><br />Camping at Cango Mountain Resort, between Cango Caves and Oudtshoorn, 20km from Oudtshoorn.<br /><br />R120 for a campsite (without electricity), a good hot bath and soft green lawn near a running stream.<br /><br />Excellent.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj676P24Jox7_2Pye5Erktomf_fw3PXxIDK9_NLcvoHD7voBAA9byqph1RNEXivl82pXiNveJphKD9vqoOWBkkp_sZ6zfayM_uymOY1syqwhyj9w3G9luEccZds2xpAkLKWIN7M/s1600-h/DSCN3558.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj676P24Jox7_2Pye5Erktomf_fw3PXxIDK9_NLcvoHD7voBAA9byqph1RNEXivl82pXiNveJphKD9vqoOWBkkp_sZ6zfayM_uymOY1syqwhyj9w3G9luEccZds2xpAkLKWIN7M/s320/DSCN3558.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400665517759222434" /></a><br /><br />Day three dawns.<br /><br />A lovely sunny morning at the Cango Mountain Resort.<br />Pack up and off we go.<br /><br />We have ideas to make up for yesterday's disappointment about not getting all the way down to Gamkaskloof .. mmmmm ;-)<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRaB2DKMZ9cqUpFS1qCK3JSpmxS2tnFCrMuwyl3hqScJ-EMWsSiu3Nq6OGfzyQspoPT1izQTLyUWTTYocwvnocvj_UOiqJC4gj7H8KQBMv07SnqUTFu2P9IMIrAmXW9q1l4Qz/s1600-h/DSCN3560.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRaB2DKMZ9cqUpFS1qCK3JSpmxS2tnFCrMuwyl3hqScJ-EMWsSiu3Nq6OGfzyQspoPT1izQTLyUWTTYocwvnocvj_UOiqJC4gj7H8KQBMv07SnqUTFu2P9IMIrAmXW9q1l4Qz/s320/DSCN3560.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400664933507206370" /></a><br /><br />The 20km drive in to Oudtshoorn starts with the very pretty Schoemanspoort.<br /><br />The attractive pink bush is the Klapperbos or Chinese Lantern bush.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZANozqH3leJCkj64MvLY-AYO1GzOW9RHwEhUQnqxttFX3WDgI5N5eRYA4LiZ_J3XuRBsW_ftFHy1eUadoLeDrhE5BuRsUOXw3rA5uvoa-Tm2qg4XTBWMbp7BrdBk3LrGOfplq/s1600-h/DSCN3561.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZANozqH3leJCkj64MvLY-AYO1GzOW9RHwEhUQnqxttFX3WDgI5N5eRYA4LiZ_J3XuRBsW_ftFHy1eUadoLeDrhE5BuRsUOXw3rA5uvoa-Tm2qg4XTBWMbp7BrdBk3LrGOfplq/s320/DSCN3561.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400664927575592194" /></a><br /><br />Schoemanspoort<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SWpspV8BvugRw3ZlvBT8kHu6NGuduNmTdZbOCdkWlWtR9CQjevfEQD3K4p9FzvDLSA3L7YLQRE3lv5JW5-aFqqah6ptt8_zbhNVD6QOZHSh3GrC4_qOGrjzGpeQnzpx9r8ei/s1600-h/DSCN3563.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SWpspV8BvugRw3ZlvBT8kHu6NGuduNmTdZbOCdkWlWtR9CQjevfEQD3K4p9FzvDLSA3L7YLQRE3lv5JW5-aFqqah6ptt8_zbhNVD6QOZHSh3GrC4_qOGrjzGpeQnzpx9r8ei/s320/DSCN3563.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400664921288423746" /></a><br /><br />Stopped briefly in Oudtshoorn to buy some chain lube, fill up and get out of there.<br /><br /></div><div>Could have had a Wimpy sunshine breakfast but ate well back at camp and was keen to get on the road.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ18pebtT9EWCouABqZvpwGzp5mib2RnGo_O7wT2f4W-fyAbLG0jTikEc8J-0T1BWkOblROadiJtJp2CJqe-WCSv1XD_VzE3HBOMI0SgGB6tN1Qt3apU2TRTPC7UIpBxibcYUE/s1600-h/DSCN3567.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ18pebtT9EWCouABqZvpwGzp5mib2RnGo_O7wT2f4W-fyAbLG0jTikEc8J-0T1BWkOblROadiJtJp2CJqe-WCSv1XD_VzE3HBOMI0SgGB6tN1Qt3apU2TRTPC7UIpBxibcYUE/s320/DSCN3567.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400664920417528002" /></a><br /><br />Down the concrete road to Calitzdorp Spa.<br /><br />Heart of ostrich farming country.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJtxG9JpaH9PaDzFgbWceEsZvDdF6EApArK87A_AtmlwvpzAqhyfLtGdWxIYoRgeoL7gYiEZ-d2gqZsdSnYtmak4baoCmNO8ZkGoOPK8Ayeg_t6dl7PFg-E_IKjTClmSA9e6F/s1600-h/DSCN3568.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJtxG9JpaH9PaDzFgbWceEsZvDdF6EApArK87A_AtmlwvpzAqhyfLtGdWxIYoRgeoL7gYiEZ-d2gqZsdSnYtmak4baoCmNO8ZkGoOPK8Ayeg_t6dl7PFg-E_IKjTClmSA9e6F/s320/DSCN3568.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400664917067462386" /></a><br /><br />The ostriches kept their distance from my Steed.<br /><br />Actually they were expecting me to come in and top up their feeding trough - greedy self centered fowl!<br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExeY1S4AUpBZ2JRVsGRpK9KWSYdLS3iWdENwhEopY2Mmpq0iKTLoB3XF6KfcY5u_ieBA-AsFRa547Tr_XUiGr75JPnGPBWszmLK1PmfUWKcfl8d3wMQArGTrPqHDWzfA6c1Tk/s1600-h/DSCN3571.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExeY1S4AUpBZ2JRVsGRpK9KWSYdLS3iWdENwhEopY2Mmpq0iKTLoB3XF6KfcY5u_ieBA-AsFRa547Tr_XUiGr75JPnGPBWszmLK1PmfUWKcfl8d3wMQArGTrPqHDWzfA6c1Tk/s320/DSCN3571.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400664381302531602" /></a><br /><br />Short Left - definitely.<br /><br />My next treat was to tackle the Rooiberg (Red Mountain) Pass between Gamkasberg and Rooiberg "direct" to Vanwyksdorp.<br /><br />I've only done this pass years ago, once, in the opposite direction, and always wanted to come back - grinnnn<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADudTi2_lwBv0NQPggHeSOaTo-leNye0NqOlYprivcPYq-lFrJECCXSfo5vWtTnCr5jOEDdh1yzZhbtnyInUIudsuVA4KPJtuZ-HUrVYWngSbGYpVAUj8kW7UeZhLu4KLr1fa/s1600-h/DSCN3573.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADudTi2_lwBv0NQPggHeSOaTo-leNye0NqOlYprivcPYq-lFrJECCXSfo5vWtTnCr5jOEDdh1yzZhbtnyInUIudsuVA4KPJtuZ-HUrVYWngSbGYpVAUj8kW7UeZhLu4KLr1fa/s320/DSCN3573.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400664381586743138" /></a><br /><br />One of the numerous reserves in the area.<br /><br />Gamkasberg to the left (east) is home to the very rare Cape Mountain Zebra.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0b7SQm0UJC9MWbhfV-s378QI-JJcwwky5ymeXf8vYpwH7OTPRr9LQH9jM1tbnsNK7vdXvh9cHjfT08hwbzRa6IvBb7jYyRvw0YmAhmv38s3iQOjaEBqT4ynbN8Aa8VKuy3Ll/s1600-h/DSCN3574.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0b7SQm0UJC9MWbhfV-s378QI-JJcwwky5ymeXf8vYpwH7OTPRr9LQH9jM1tbnsNK7vdXvh9cHjfT08hwbzRa6IvBb7jYyRvw0YmAhmv38s3iQOjaEBqT4ynbN8Aa8VKuy3Ll/s320/DSCN3574.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400664380701986338" /></a><br /><br />Another spectacular switchback road up the Rooiberg.<br /><br />More exquisitely made road and hand laid stone walling.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLtMM8_SMgKLOhfX4-ecvA95yxbQNnfr4A10Gj4YOyWDgP9AZGsJlpFQQq85gMRq6z2zGK_uG7IA4MZlDhYj2c0vtiTUBKKMAZx-04Owd0XPL07alaEYcaP4oVNimHozox598/s1600-h/DSCN3576.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLtMM8_SMgKLOhfX4-ecvA95yxbQNnfr4A10Gj4YOyWDgP9AZGsJlpFQQq85gMRq6z2zGK_uG7IA4MZlDhYj2c0vtiTUBKKMAZx-04Owd0XPL07alaEYcaP4oVNimHozox598/s320/DSCN3576.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400664374860050258" /></a><br /><br />Absolutely loving it.<br /><br />Riding gently and soaking up the isolation.<br /><br />This pass by far more isolated and less used than the Swartberg Pass and all the more enticing for just that.<br /><br />Only passed two vehicles on the whole pass, one in each direction<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNh2azp3O6dz4TctAxV4uRxvjDnqciSB83k05Eou-wCuyV5mI50xKhcaygU7cM90PWT1nJqogJrjoU9CT1uZoelB1pmwOTa7FJiqrxf8mT2z8F_-37h2lhDwv9E4jw3ecu2TmH/s1600-h/DSCN3577.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNh2azp3O6dz4TctAxV4uRxvjDnqciSB83k05Eou-wCuyV5mI50xKhcaygU7cM90PWT1nJqogJrjoU9CT1uZoelB1pmwOTa7FJiqrxf8mT2z8F_-37h2lhDwv9E4jw3ecu2TmH/s320/DSCN3577.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400664371165127746" /></a><br /><br />Grrrrrreat :-)<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUWOYzQjXfao5HWbvrAF9J9TwTE7oPtSmCTnkA2kBGClj5spG5qScM2o7K4dtXMJnWmEYbsKanNVha11s6dsv56JKqhRfPdJG1DsVhefSKx4B8WwmuOQLhK55SrjqOLH2Lufj/s1600-h/DSCN3578.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUWOYzQjXfao5HWbvrAF9J9TwTE7oPtSmCTnkA2kBGClj5spG5qScM2o7K4dtXMJnWmEYbsKanNVha11s6dsv56JKqhRfPdJG1DsVhefSKx4B8WwmuOQLhK55SrjqOLH2Lufj/s320/DSCN3578.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400663918285994466" /></a><br /><br />Up towards the top the road is less steep and magnificent vistas unfold.<br /><br />There may as well not be another soul on the planet.<br /><br />Rooiberg in the background.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjb6IlAco75HW5QtGAsxDuuF2yqJUIJPPC2aPPXXVYDC8HY2ggbuZL9oRSP5AMusttPx1XK1Ool8afncmsbai7L49mgYmDFzg49xoSH64PuOki8JxrZqcyvZ35UemZsWDykUo/s1600-h/DSCN3579.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjb6IlAco75HW5QtGAsxDuuF2yqJUIJPPC2aPPXXVYDC8HY2ggbuZL9oRSP5AMusttPx1XK1Ool8afncmsbai7L49mgYmDFzg49xoSH64PuOki8JxrZqcyvZ35UemZsWDykUo/s320/DSCN3579.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400663919150581602" /></a><br /><br />Karoid vegetation gives way to rhenosterveld and then mountain fynbos higher up<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib25M9WW_rj9_7faLpNW9FE6NkVTNQ8I71SWcztotcHKWDJngOyrrgjJybWmn0w9joXCxiluebqzTy9Mqj50EPfFl9UP4UAV-9wb1gKWaUAk9RjHzJaGbX62zb-_Ty1FFp31W-/s1600-h/DSCN3580.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib25M9WW_rj9_7faLpNW9FE6NkVTNQ8I71SWcztotcHKWDJngOyrrgjJybWmn0w9joXCxiluebqzTy9Mqj50EPfFl9UP4UAV-9wb1gKWaUAk9RjHzJaGbX62zb-_Ty1FFp31W-/s320/DSCN3580.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400663917071512882" /></a><br /><br />Looking back Northeast towards the Swartberg<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchCiDvYLRODB4Tzy0c01RZsOi9aRygrVg6F1zCzNeae2I8MvD93Tig-l2hmB-mwff9MMfZUtYLJ8iUw5l5EWpFXAgwAEZxW3jOF_Z3LZS3Ru6zfwfvzBaP6Wh7jDDh28VJxzc/s1600-h/DSCN3581.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchCiDvYLRODB4Tzy0c01RZsOi9aRygrVg6F1zCzNeae2I8MvD93Tig-l2hmB-mwff9MMfZUtYLJ8iUw5l5EWpFXAgwAEZxW3jOF_Z3LZS3Ru6zfwfvzBaP6Wh7jDDh28VJxzc/s320/DSCN3581.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400663908723528978" /></a><br /><br />The Swartberg towards the North<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZ2vi5szVepvf-BgZjtBcv_GvLndyCfNj1GFMwf6Hv30fOrQOJiNV0AJT6BRwzxL1VRq3ysOLvIo9k66ZHHe9ttRR_Xj86Fd0n70D6YlmZ-_qK6USo8Mvn8519XeOB9OTSRiw/s1600-h/DSCN3582.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZ2vi5szVepvf-BgZjtBcv_GvLndyCfNj1GFMwf6Hv30fOrQOJiNV0AJT6BRwzxL1VRq3ysOLvIo9k66ZHHe9ttRR_Xj86Fd0n70D6YlmZ-_qK6USo8Mvn8519XeOB9OTSRiw/s320/DSCN3582.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400663912215244994" /></a><br /><br />Seweweekspiek, the highest peak in the Western Cape, with its head in the clouds.<br /><br />I've been on that peak some years ago.<br />On that clear day we could see from the Langeberg at Montague to the escarpment above Beaufort West.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LKu6higMr-8GLkRoCggHcH0CHUXJ_mNd1qg8bz1d5FqfKZiIPcbkyoU_tlbU22oB6R-WIdNW0LcHkM_BuA1AjTUllgeP5PPJTsvXneo6XdoGALbQ1LW1ETkN0PIYHeLmV-Qk/s1600-h/DSCN3583.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LKu6higMr-8GLkRoCggHcH0CHUXJ_mNd1qg8bz1d5FqfKZiIPcbkyoU_tlbU22oB6R-WIdNW0LcHkM_BuA1AjTUllgeP5PPJTsvXneo6XdoGALbQ1LW1ETkN0PIYHeLmV-Qk/s320/DSCN3583.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400663404110738226" /></a><br /><br />To the right (East) of Seweweekspiek is the gorge forming the Seweweekspoort. That's another easy ride someday, including the route down Bosluiskloof (bush tick gorge!) Pass to Gamkapoort Dam. (Oh if I just had more time!)<br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdsD2VDbQ4sZ3-LCQ0K3SN8VliPPRvA2ggHomRX84tjgn0g0RxEIfANe7pnFQEZEL854tGVTxac7Y0FrPg9i9-o-A2Ipx2uGgyHumIDmwO3O0gFL4qg5zyZXpquLAhT3rWo9S/s1600-h/DSCN3584.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdsD2VDbQ4sZ3-LCQ0K3SN8VliPPRvA2ggHomRX84tjgn0g0RxEIfANe7pnFQEZEL854tGVTxac7Y0FrPg9i9-o-A2Ipx2uGgyHumIDmwO3O0gFL4qg5zyZXpquLAhT3rWo9S/s320/DSCN3584.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400663404707258866" /></a><br /><br />But I had to keep going through to Cape Town by the end of the day.<br /><br />So no rest unfortunately.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BvnrFF0UBm1LagS6o85EXF8mwYFC31KbDWByHa1I6DRzAkCrrvXBDS7DCgGYWYVT-3ruRdXVZ9k9yItAD2LmZB2wI8mSmUaTDuo16s-mXEhQeDuts8fnnJTTZJDNsYkWLM2v/s1600-h/DSCN3585.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BvnrFF0UBm1LagS6o85EXF8mwYFC31KbDWByHa1I6DRzAkCrrvXBDS7DCgGYWYVT-3ruRdXVZ9k9yItAD2LmZB2wI8mSmUaTDuo16s-mXEhQeDuts8fnnJTTZJDNsYkWLM2v/s320/DSCN3585.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400663398413084834" /></a><br /><br />At the top of the pass is a lay by with a pile of stones, an interesting Rhus tree and a picnic table and chairs.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaejLa-X_uVhx-DsvnG5NvIlVoQLV4MQaj5RIIGpQnQuFxprqeMslfIdCpifpFpyqi6-Dzn-_c4WZ5avDcVvZ4Ygru6l4s6xSfoXpC5-Nhl03KAvjP0R5G1IngifEr0cKpOKvD/s1600-h/DSCN3586.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaejLa-X_uVhx-DsvnG5NvIlVoQLV4MQaj5RIIGpQnQuFxprqeMslfIdCpifpFpyqi6-Dzn-_c4WZ5avDcVvZ4Ygru6l4s6xSfoXpC5-Nhl03KAvjP0R5G1IngifEr0cKpOKvD/s320/DSCN3586.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400663395591135122" /></a><br /><br />Gamka's Mountain Prayer Mound<br /><br />According to anecdote these stones were gathered together in the 19th century by devout travelers that prayed here and gave thanks for a safe crossing and on every such occasion added a stone to the pile.<br /><br />The "Raportryerskorps" of Calitzdorp in colaboration with the National Monuments Commission maintains this.</div><div><br />This memorial plaque was unveiled on the 10th October 1984 by Dr H.M.J. Van Rensburg, MP of Mossel Bay.<br /><br />Of course I also added a small stone to the mound.<br /><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUe7rHPJgzbqY-AecmL69AJ1QXFX5DuOQjqctUgqxgWEaA_8mOv6zTAOkqDEC5tw07NGM22eBtmqwa0yzPm-x1N1x4uwd04-x141hD8Dr8qt08Y8py3Jkqreie-KCyFC_daLY/s1600-h/DSCN3587.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUe7rHPJgzbqY-AecmL69AJ1QXFX5DuOQjqctUgqxgWEaA_8mOv6zTAOkqDEC5tw07NGM22eBtmqwa0yzPm-x1N1x4uwd04-x141hD8Dr8qt08Y8py3Jkqreie-KCyFC_daLY/s320/DSCN3587.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400663390159886018" /></a><br /><br />The Rhus (karee) tree.<br /><br />Reminds me a bit of the old magic tree in Kirstenbosch.<br /><br />Probably first hollowed out by game seeking shade.<br /><br />The stone pile is just to the right of the tree.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWq9LnG6b66pMByBw9HKV15lC4TZMT_RWS3OYApM52uFHMun6bOBf9XFSFLp3PX9LUWpFI1A0O_4aaWCaprOR-JvqHBeD9eFcgmYmyFZhvozg21Wk7M9q5-LCyuITWuqm1Ds0/s1600-h/DSCN3588.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWq9LnG6b66pMByBw9HKV15lC4TZMT_RWS3OYApM52uFHMun6bOBf9XFSFLp3PX9LUWpFI1A0O_4aaWCaprOR-JvqHBeD9eFcgmYmyFZhvozg21Wk7M9q5-LCyuITWuqm1Ds0/s320/DSCN3588.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400662894997816898" /></a><br /><br />And now continuing south.<br /><br />Down we go into the Little Karoo, with the Langeberg (Long Mountains) on the horison.<br /><br />On the other side of the Langeberg, the coastal plain, near Riversdale, and the southern Indian ocean beyond.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWR-oYSFRIoSnQKjdTnDMFzO1KOfazgCl4OdBuiN6eDOEqJhpiLvFWjLWafUAenzwW-DQbpR9z-S44DYYRvRusSa4MLIcXWznUl9lF8pI1UqPlpWNbJZQeJwHGyLS8JiCdLiY/s1600-h/DSCN3590.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWR-oYSFRIoSnQKjdTnDMFzO1KOfazgCl4OdBuiN6eDOEqJhpiLvFWjLWafUAenzwW-DQbpR9z-S44DYYRvRusSa4MLIcXWznUl9lF8pI1UqPlpWNbJZQeJwHGyLS8JiCdLiY/s320/DSCN3590.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400662887421570130" /></a><br /><br />The descent from isolation to isolation - peace<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjlu9evS3W-9vnIgDVgjc8A4WiHEf_8XYhOM6kDAIX3W75jbsQnWvUZX1X_ymqHeLGXc1n14w2MNs80zPKcHcyQAjIScyBlVeeTMagTP7XYbmYaLnNXj3z52-AtUpuyZT9r84/s1600-h/DSCN3591.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjlu9evS3W-9vnIgDVgjc8A4WiHEf_8XYhOM6kDAIX3W75jbsQnWvUZX1X_ymqHeLGXc1n14w2MNs80zPKcHcyQAjIScyBlVeeTMagTP7XYbmYaLnNXj3z52-AtUpuyZT9r84/s320/DSCN3591.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400662884568712194" /></a><br /><br />Riding very gently downward - no rush.<br /><br />Just soak it all in.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyO0hyphenhyphenYOdeWdPG4xs7cZdJchyz3kzn1HkoryMNDdSMhGl-tSLCsx9vV47MSsVgO2Zqz3gsaqLp9OOTT1EX7g44Qi5N7N4FYg6bLLc3GuIHwlPnW5Lalk2pqvYEpM31thHcRvX/s1600-h/DSCN3593.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyO0hyphenhyphenYOdeWdPG4xs7cZdJchyz3kzn1HkoryMNDdSMhGl-tSLCsx9vV47MSsVgO2Zqz3gsaqLp9OOTT1EX7g44Qi5N7N4FYg6bLLc3GuIHwlPnW5Lalk2pqvYEpM31thHcRvX/s320/DSCN3593.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400662881018351074" /></a><br /><br />Gently - don't stress the machinery.<br /><br />Really don't want to break down or puncture here.<br /><br />Help is a long way off.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpISlN-idGqyf-RpItMXqMrcSKuvn-1VWoiSxWqtHfssod7JBnGWG_N_bSWKGs4bLSqa4ewVZUqae7Bstut4L4qEWKhrkzwIRNucrR9J9C_QqMSOoZEHplezxB2QAjqIHZpVIC/s1600-h/DSCN3594.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpISlN-idGqyf-RpItMXqMrcSKuvn-1VWoiSxWqtHfssod7JBnGWG_N_bSWKGs4bLSqa4ewVZUqae7Bstut4L4qEWKhrkzwIRNucrR9J9C_QqMSOoZEHplezxB2QAjqIHZpVIC/s320/DSCN3594.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400662876031508690" /></a><br /><br />A homestead in view.<br /><br />Is this THE gate to "civilization", whatever that may purport to be?<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVZdmN8DC-N-q0M3SZvRjurryDXb3uNim5iwhA2qSWoUIrTQXwRzxJeniQ8prMJg2Uz00tA-4-0u2wZdOOuPlJfGXZAFKDlcrkr7_PPsTd-v25HbheHGd_OCXCtxY79b8AAKF/s1600-h/DSCN3595.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVZdmN8DC-N-q0M3SZvRjurryDXb3uNim5iwhA2qSWoUIrTQXwRzxJeniQ8prMJg2Uz00tA-4-0u2wZdOOuPlJfGXZAFKDlcrkr7_PPsTd-v25HbheHGd_OCXCtxY79b8AAKF/s320/DSCN3595.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400662423288478962" /></a><br /><br />Still quite a long ride to Vanwyksdorp.<br /><br />When I was there last the sign on the door of the bank read something like, "Open Tuesdays and Fridays, 10h00 to 13h00, first and third week of the month."<br /><br />That is the pace I'd like to keep forever.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rfwHNfUUArJMuwk1qHkQRNlSKXOlF0cs6wzA34MmyvKFhDTXTk9qpJBPjU8O8NqlZ-pdSCbm83UVHQpn5iuJn10k7UH93eyn-2W0vc-APxUDQCoX4Jw_5x7rzI9J3_FeUtZe/s1600-h/DSCN3596.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rfwHNfUUArJMuwk1qHkQRNlSKXOlF0cs6wzA34MmyvKFhDTXTk9qpJBPjU8O8NqlZ-pdSCbm83UVHQpn5iuJn10k7UH93eyn-2W0vc-APxUDQCoX4Jw_5x7rzI9J3_FeUtZe/s320/DSCN3596.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400662422506295106" /></a><br /><br />Still the magnificent road unwinds before me.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZJ1xgs5sPEatUnk6lwWt9aULBOiQqYAYfPcQxiSd8KsIvwRLEHlgrYlqAVp72ngGd6I-TDMnP0RdlKzoPp2vtbfdC2V0rAzdho6tYHS0hV-hzgObWbupzIRVmnHDwLP9kHcU/s1600-h/DSCN3597.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZJ1xgs5sPEatUnk6lwWt9aULBOiQqYAYfPcQxiSd8KsIvwRLEHlgrYlqAVp72ngGd6I-TDMnP0RdlKzoPp2vtbfdC2V0rAzdho6tYHS0hV-hzgObWbupzIRVmnHDwLP9kHcU/s320/DSCN3597.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400662417527594866" /></a><br /><br />It was getting warmer now and I was forced to strip off the heavy riding clothes<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Wiuou7zaLo6TA39RDsOiH8icBswv2hy7AyBlBKgzBKDWV6PomY8tJnY8JruQAb_NH3cIoiDtdm-rFficYkNdemgHA3Od9tHL0X5xwV2bqoYGwl3_vNGjbunNFH_r8kwrpQEC/s1600-h/DSCN3598.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Wiuou7zaLo6TA39RDsOiH8icBswv2hy7AyBlBKgzBKDWV6PomY8tJnY8JruQAb_NH3cIoiDtdm-rFficYkNdemgHA3Od9tHL0X5xwV2bqoYGwl3_vNGjbunNFH_r8kwrpQEC/s320/DSCN3598.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400662410111280642" /></a><br /><br />Vanwyksdorp came and went.<br /><br />Then it was southwards deep into the koppies (rocky hills) of the Little Karoo, turning westwards just north of the Langeberge.<br /><br />The riding was easier now. The breeze was warm and I felt total freedom cruising through the desert. Elated at completing the Swartberg and Rooiberg passes and looking forward to cruising the totally vehicle free back roads.<br /><br />I had a grin right around my face for the next couple of hours riding the back roads to Barrydale.<br /><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqj7F-COkqcEGeayNkUSs-BUpxiFJSG2IVRp7RlfDPuaTYIISD4E9hvNx9DxcqLGaOyaIrqQl8pRroGcBILOcahi5lUu-aaiB4Wzi9Ce17ku1-hGCs1xw136Dk5ByIMlkzpigO/s1600-h/DSCN3602.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqj7F-COkqcEGeayNkUSs-BUpxiFJSG2IVRp7RlfDPuaTYIISD4E9hvNx9DxcqLGaOyaIrqQl8pRroGcBILOcahi5lUu-aaiB4Wzi9Ce17ku1-hGCs1xw136Dk5ByIMlkzpigO/s320/DSCN3602.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400662413757746418" /></a><br /><br />This area is in the rainshadow of the Langeberg and only has about 150mm rain per annum.<br /><br />The rocky hills are very "lunar".<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTe_SKdebYXQJpSNyzdlOuPb06MuIkH5jkWyk6l5KE5qw9Wkhy7bIHoPzQw6oLUlJMV7d0te-0wpMdzIsiURkMu43u8KoHvFKTwWnNaDvPaXB2-ksyi6pXLQgT4I9Gtm4U293x/s1600-h/DSCN3603.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTe_SKdebYXQJpSNyzdlOuPb06MuIkH5jkWyk6l5KE5qw9Wkhy7bIHoPzQw6oLUlJMV7d0te-0wpMdzIsiURkMu43u8KoHvFKTwWnNaDvPaXB2-ksyi6pXLQgT4I9Gtm4U293x/s320/DSCN3603.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400661665632470418" /></a><br /><br />Red spring flowers even right out here in the rain shadow area<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBauZFLfbm7bGt2kNWSKrNhckIFZm7vSeHpjaIXOowu1M13Ksoa39J6qD7WsOkjrYVJzfBW4rD5gWGmt574lfClIkqGi3IUtAfxHRZCLucwBO2atQxX5dMKot2bKydok5ryg6/s1600-h/DSCN3605.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBauZFLfbm7bGt2kNWSKrNhckIFZm7vSeHpjaIXOowu1M13Ksoa39J6qD7WsOkjrYVJzfBW4rD5gWGmt574lfClIkqGi3IUtAfxHRZCLucwBO2atQxX5dMKot2bKydok5ryg6/s320/DSCN3605.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400661658508598082" /></a><br /><br />Approachng the north slopes of the Langeberg.<br /><br />The grey clouds "loering" over the mountains indicated a cold front passing by the coastal plain beyond.<br /><br />That area has been through a very dry period and needed the rain. I knew that it wasn't going to rain on my parade though.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FmzkdTCr0pP4sfw2fVHiE40VkhB0WetFBHOqXnzrPdtNmbkMvTkUWOeQUiIAE4vaN47VJKuk4gFf2AaKIdfnItbQTj04rtnmwPT2HbQXV7Yqr6f2Wfz77ygS8Kk3tieC7NXl/s1600-h/DSCN3607.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FmzkdTCr0pP4sfw2fVHiE40VkhB0WetFBHOqXnzrPdtNmbkMvTkUWOeQUiIAE4vaN47VJKuk4gFf2AaKIdfnItbQTj04rtnmwPT2HbQXV7Yqr6f2Wfz77ygS8Kk3tieC7NXl/s320/DSCN3607.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400661657128640850" /></a><br /><br />And off westwards, north of the Langeberg heading through Muiskraal and Brandrivier.<br /><br />Find those on Google Earth or a map if you can!<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6IdtutCKvC3IJWkjl6E9XQPUdbnB9Vc2yqVo5UMCWs5nM_8uXXsWeErREOJH_0hDO3sDy5B-71ytAPWPLMrCqRJH-QkeY2fRnatr6Z6DYtpTs36dYVx5d1t_MaTBPDGGwH_V/s1600-h/DSCN3609.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6IdtutCKvC3IJWkjl6E9XQPUdbnB9Vc2yqVo5UMCWs5nM_8uXXsWeErREOJH_0hDO3sDy5B-71ytAPWPLMrCqRJH-QkeY2fRnatr6Z6DYtpTs36dYVx5d1t_MaTBPDGGwH_V/s320/DSCN3609.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400661650416162914" /></a><br /><br />Stopped for a break at one of the famous quartz patches of the Little karoo.<br /><br />This is where all those endemic and rare succulent plants grow. So beloved of unscrupulous succulent collectors.<br /><br />Reminded me of the succulent poachers that were caught by my colleagues in CapeNature. Their camera contained all the evidence necessary of their collecting exploits and the exact localities - ag shame, how dumb could they have been?<br /><br />The same happened to a well known curator of one of the big German botanical gardens. He was caught collecting without the necessary permits - domkopf!<br /><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CORHwi3LZdnBj1GJvYisGw8ujgy-Kh36KjtJu3QT0er9RcFDP7mC4LFGh1G1IHvZuikFa__y9sqOs1LeFvs3TR00eiS24mu-wogLa1y7QQYSbY5MSE3Xxbwq2185RZV6lpcG/s1600-h/DSCN3610.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CORHwi3LZdnBj1GJvYisGw8ujgy-Kh36KjtJu3QT0er9RcFDP7mC4LFGh1G1IHvZuikFa__y9sqOs1LeFvs3TR00eiS24mu-wogLa1y7QQYSbY5MSE3Xxbwq2185RZV6lpcG/s320/DSCN3610.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400661649612911074" /></a><br /><br />Cruising through the great peacefulness.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD20K4XVFz58RqCVQelcMT6lWb9TU_x_xizx-nsGuX-bBOlpX22jjUjh4C1DJ8zDFc9DbrCgk2z3R4DBFl2_EeHh1u36OEoIIYV5xYrKA1x6GhtLy9P74Xo_oX5YUVu5PO78ie/s1600-h/DSCN3612.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD20K4XVFz58RqCVQelcMT6lWb9TU_x_xizx-nsGuX-bBOlpX22jjUjh4C1DJ8zDFc9DbrCgk2z3R4DBFl2_EeHh1u36OEoIIYV5xYrKA1x6GhtLy9P74Xo_oX5YUVu5PO78ie/s320/DSCN3612.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400660762333419186" /></a><br /><br />Really interesting countryside.<br /><br />A mixture of renosterveld and karoid vegetation.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARVFbbvLuU4mhSl3J68BduGEdKx0nA9jSJCjJTb24onZnzzw0pUL_lVsKA3fEZqfdaTde6LK82ukx1RXCTkVNZxsPCOzHzsWWREDdVUkHr3g_iiyvkGBLYp0ioNfqmPIAp9sW/s1600-h/DSCN3614.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARVFbbvLuU4mhSl3J68BduGEdKx0nA9jSJCjJTb24onZnzzw0pUL_lVsKA3fEZqfdaTde6LK82ukx1RXCTkVNZxsPCOzHzsWWREDdVUkHr3g_iiyvkGBLYp0ioNfqmPIAp9sW/s320/DSCN3614.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400660758352965010" /></a><br /><br />My trusty Steed<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZ6mptNNu-RVbt7roiEpCIc1tguPMaxK5yNHfEXUiGL-aQqV8Q3_fz9lhflAGRTcpgwaN4aXE-FbxXPSE8LmTsfERQcEI_ZAKRU8xROwaizpLJYmSDTYIFkux4ynQCjQunbq6/s1600-h/DSCN3615.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZ6mptNNu-RVbt7roiEpCIc1tguPMaxK5yNHfEXUiGL-aQqV8Q3_fz9lhflAGRTcpgwaN4aXE-FbxXPSE8LmTsfERQcEI_ZAKRU8xROwaizpLJYmSDTYIFkux4ynQCjQunbq6/s320/DSCN3615.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400660755332453922" /></a><br /><br />My dusty Steed.<br /><br />Exceeded all expectations on the dirt roads.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCoS4kY8hFbPqFg_X3MMW5tHVL4EzPNoWOzbkVx9n7McQLZwZ6i0Vu2x3GWXk5JmLtJHS6WYBbF3ADlYjEwpl5AnNb2ZVxwSKxaLJ19n2ngNsl1ir3wUfE8Hw4Y9FGK2wLsxp/s1600-h/DSCN3616.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCoS4kY8hFbPqFg_X3MMW5tHVL4EzPNoWOzbkVx9n7McQLZwZ6i0Vu2x3GWXk5JmLtJHS6WYBbF3ADlYjEwpl5AnNb2ZVxwSKxaLJ19n2ngNsl1ir3wUfE8Hw4Y9FGK2wLsxp/s320/DSCN3616.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400660751289433522" /></a><br /><br />Here we get back towards civilization again.<br /><br />Still far from the winelands proper - but getting there.<br /><br />There were quite a few (at least 6) snakes run over on the road in the previous 10km or so.<br /><br />Mainly Cape Cobras and Puff Adders<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPQuFj1hBMNYquCouaer7z3M0meog7n3LAZkvfpB1uQN63PCWcIb30pKORMIY7l0AGXhyphenhyphenoDSqdnEk-pDRxRpDKe4PFCoUzPNss1dLZCJ02VEG7xYh_VNI9TBjsaJiyeTs2yIw/s1600-h/DSCN3618.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPQuFj1hBMNYquCouaer7z3M0meog7n3LAZkvfpB1uQN63PCWcIb30pKORMIY7l0AGXhyphenhyphenoDSqdnEk-pDRxRpDKe4PFCoUzPNss1dLZCJ02VEG7xYh_VNI9TBjsaJiyeTs2yIw/s320/DSCN3618.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400660742250038450" /></a><br /><br />And back to the tar road between Ladismith and Barrydale.<br /><br />Only about 10km from Barrydale.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR12IcKDdL-jbsFGKTZxyRhoXL9-tMG1lwtcQ1nj-UZURMeHm4ixLT8dgP-oVVClLwcI6mnJon6LNQYfBqcqQGD7KBUGC9w4ndmhng9ZL_BdCWyx0fVhUD4TLh9zjpKRa3oUtU/s1600-h/DSCN3619.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR12IcKDdL-jbsFGKTZxyRhoXL9-tMG1lwtcQ1nj-UZURMeHm4ixLT8dgP-oVVClLwcI6mnJon6LNQYfBqcqQGD7KBUGC9w4ndmhng9ZL_BdCWyx0fVhUD4TLh9zjpKRa3oUtU/s320/DSCN3619.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400660218972796066" /></a><br /><br />Looking back up the tar road towards Ladismith.<br /><br />I could have ridden all the way from Oudtshoorn on that tar road - but what would I have missed, wow.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09l2ToF8pS5nygnkxQZYCtqadzCniEOqwerx_9ZsI0VTgqZ0VXJlh_MPumT0zyejNHeEMefhFdNQVJ9TKF-Rfk9YTHthPPfnuOxfQc8bLnow2vQHicn6sjGUr1gQnFU5wB_lO/s1600-h/DSCN3620.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09l2ToF8pS5nygnkxQZYCtqadzCniEOqwerx_9ZsI0VTgqZ0VXJlh_MPumT0zyejNHeEMefhFdNQVJ9TKF-Rfk9YTHthPPfnuOxfQc8bLnow2vQHicn6sjGUr1gQnFU5wB_lO/s320/DSCN3620.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400660214752827138" /></a><br /><br />The very pretty little town of Barrydale. at about 14h00.<br /><br />In Barrydale I took a break, ate a lovely clay oven baked pizza and cappuccino.<br />The wind was howling along the Langeberg from the West - ahead.</div><div><br />In an ideal world I would have spent the night here, either camping or in one of numerous lovely guest houses in the village. But I had to face the trip back to Cape Town to be at work on the following day.</div><div><br />When I retire in about 18 months I'll do the same trip, and more, over at least 10 days - yeah!<br /><br />Tradouw Pass, over the Langeberg, which starts off in the kloof behind is one of the most picturesque and well finished passes in the country. The engineers that finished off that pass really took pride in their work. Beautifully cobbled road verges and drainage channels and lovely stone walling and stopping points.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWhjjTh2uQRW1qc-nHuZYQqb_IfzZs3Y9ns0v542oam23mQjbHbDIQewQqbsCq98SVYY8ViY7QR2h4zLHoK2XdYHBIy33vBIloXheAx8n0nHAdaFu9afIKGbyzcM_FujMzpIF/s1600-h/DSCN3623.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWhjjTh2uQRW1qc-nHuZYQqb_IfzZs3Y9ns0v542oam23mQjbHbDIQewQqbsCq98SVYY8ViY7QR2h4zLHoK2XdYHBIy33vBIloXheAx8n0nHAdaFu9afIKGbyzcM_FujMzpIF/s320/DSCN3623.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400660208800532258" /></a><br /><br />View from Op Die Tradouw looking back towards Barrydale.<br /><br />By now the wind was really howling. You can see it whipping up the water on the dam and blowing the cloud over the mountain.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8XAjcXlY2WhHXpHglFOT0x-lqfUIMgkMxj2Py3_HDAYtSjdG8gJOT2lv4EatpoMQS28H3x8pqJE-ZAfYB0v2dpNTlWP53sghwSGtlzaJhsoLxB3LUWH0-kmFYcyZfFAbEuZT/s1600-h/DSCN3625.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8XAjcXlY2WhHXpHglFOT0x-lqfUIMgkMxj2Py3_HDAYtSjdG8gJOT2lv4EatpoMQS28H3x8pqJE-ZAfYB0v2dpNTlWP53sghwSGtlzaJhsoLxB3LUWH0-kmFYcyZfFAbEuZT/s320/DSCN3625.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400660207233565538" /></a><br /><br />Wind or no wind the Steed just kept on going.<br /><br />All I had to do was hang on!<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVNP3sRYsjzHq4DToHuN8Vt2ZCG4DVzcxqUE8xHtVtD-5gQzUU-uICQpcAshlgaqIl3N4u0kBiiDsToSBaNywDtmMUlUefwlc2uElQplxx7N426agRMCnrc7DytjvB2VRJgi7/s1600-h/DSCN3626.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVNP3sRYsjzHq4DToHuN8Vt2ZCG4DVzcxqUE8xHtVtD-5gQzUU-uICQpcAshlgaqIl3N4u0kBiiDsToSBaNywDtmMUlUefwlc2uElQplxx7N426agRMCnrc7DytjvB2VRJgi7/s320/DSCN3626.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400660202326329154" /></a><br /><br />Lovely roads on a windless day but quite a battle in the wind after three hard day's riding.<br /><br />I just had to use my yoga training to relax all those taught muscles as I rode along.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-dAK59fxwmfv3QCRDUZAWqI0v0fJre-JwAe90j8GpC_u2quphkm_ur8LTwQaVmfQh8yCn-m4THy6iwDtdKwbU9s7wRCCsqR_L6_F9oaLfZdA5MuEV6M3jmr0cwlxe_t3yA8d/s1600-h/DSCN3627.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-dAK59fxwmfv3QCRDUZAWqI0v0fJre-JwAe90j8GpC_u2quphkm_ur8LTwQaVmfQh8yCn-m4THy6iwDtdKwbU9s7wRCCsqR_L6_F9oaLfZdA5MuEV6M3jmr0cwlxe_t3yA8d/s320/DSCN3627.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400659791950288370" /></a><br /><br />Rider's eye view<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyy1myrnvmuiqaX9DfBIFC3CyPw5v76DoxAf5OWf0IhDGPIAaXIFqFkFEPcM9GwY4h_8DUwnRUA02tE1Zm_mirvBaRSVLI1YLmpZqiYIhUUvr-WjL8gzhvvhRW9J5xssqPJow/s1600-h/DSCN3629.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyy1myrnvmuiqaX9DfBIFC3CyPw5v76DoxAf5OWf0IhDGPIAaXIFqFkFEPcM9GwY4h_8DUwnRUA02tE1Zm_mirvBaRSVLI1YLmpZqiYIhUUvr-WjL8gzhvvhRW9J5xssqPJow/s320/DSCN3629.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400659786785941362" /></a><br /><br />Magnificent Cogmanskloof just beyond Montague.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfIMDixZBVyWQwbzlGdH2AIE9urfQjH_h8-Yt_A6I1Kr00am0uDQqQJ89CZqkqWsktoK-usT-1GNCiTURo_h2dV2cppwc3583LRf_UM7vsqsRu92uhWjmMjSUl_NVGOCcqJDj/s1600-h/DSCN3634.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfIMDixZBVyWQwbzlGdH2AIE9urfQjH_h8-Yt_A6I1Kr00am0uDQqQJ89CZqkqWsktoK-usT-1GNCiTURo_h2dV2cppwc3583LRf_UM7vsqsRu92uhWjmMjSUl_NVGOCcqJDj/s320/DSCN3634.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400659783301141522" /></a><br /><br />This is the area where Chris and Nic go climbing regularly. I wonder why?<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLt4j6rMSaHGQXS9FJ0frMYA0clVkJBfkUVU_R9u69UxgD_OLXk5EJoloy0l2iNBK_eQ41Q49WN62ajcEPYA7urgVnLj2znvXP-fF38V6vlNTN3ZqACTIXZ5-DduJwlSydoMj/s1600-h/DSCN3638.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLt4j6rMSaHGQXS9FJ0frMYA0clVkJBfkUVU_R9u69UxgD_OLXk5EJoloy0l2iNBK_eQ41Q49WN62ajcEPYA7urgVnLj2znvXP-fF38V6vlNTN3ZqACTIXZ5-DduJwlSydoMj/s320/DSCN3638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400659781423393522" /></a><br /><br />The road tunnel at Cogmanskloof with the old fort above guarding the route through the gorge<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgln-qSANW72PJoGJDiMWI213MncQ9A2WRyhc9BVJRc_dWjOCS2L18AhWeD4VvePgWAWbF4ReIrO7HNCeROjHfqgtDqU296P3CwiscHZEQf-UFu_5hOfiZnJSKzw_pVBeQrsKqs/s1600-h/DSCN3640.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgln-qSANW72PJoGJDiMWI213MncQ9A2WRyhc9BVJRc_dWjOCS2L18AhWeD4VvePgWAWbF4ReIrO7HNCeROjHfqgtDqU296P3CwiscHZEQf-UFu_5hOfiZnJSKzw_pVBeQrsKqs/s320/DSCN3640.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400659778356161922" /></a><br /><br />And onward against the wind to Worcester<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBG0NNkCrhpP3v5mgN7vti-bIhaNC2vAWn-Tge8uoSuNtJd9Fqpuu8JgJgLq6myUJJZxUDgS3q3DPSzQLMDYRkKfbRqJtv7UeF69iP0RPzlrkX_V6HDD5JSdDTXUtUPX7rA9D/s1600-h/DSCN3641.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBG0NNkCrhpP3v5mgN7vti-bIhaNC2vAWn-Tge8uoSuNtJd9Fqpuu8JgJgLq6myUJJZxUDgS3q3DPSzQLMDYRkKfbRqJtv7UeF69iP0RPzlrkX_V6HDD5JSdDTXUtUPX7rA9D/s320/DSCN3641.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400659186629715442" /></a><br /><br />Magnificent mountains above Worcester.<br /><br />Filled up with fuel for the last time at Rawsonville near here.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWfMHPYC48DDerfcrTYKO7IYJipuL2Go3e0wjA4UYkwpqcY3V5RKVoUeQzEVxDfM0d6qaOrn1TAHCdlAzIQvxekTAzKXYmjjoQN7cuQH3TS7Wzi3GoSa5WkcMzZY2C28dtYPm/s1600-h/DSCN3642.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWfMHPYC48DDerfcrTYKO7IYJipuL2Go3e0wjA4UYkwpqcY3V5RKVoUeQzEVxDfM0d6qaOrn1TAHCdlAzIQvxekTAzKXYmjjoQN7cuQH3TS7Wzi3GoSa5WkcMzZY2C28dtYPm/s320/DSCN3642.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400659184010908482" /></a><br /><br />More mountains near Worcester.<br /><br />Lot's of pics of mountains - I needed a good break after the long ride against the wind.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAzmuQuubwybr0l0Z81xqktW39Mbqyj3DRW6PW7urf0I-Hi-viVjgLp589k0sHQV1vvaFZiJArZhQ6H7Wbm26Q4NtLsZ8fJ9dqKXkDXHBzdFw1Serj76z9O4HpmT3-QGnCryG/s1600-h/DSCN3647.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAzmuQuubwybr0l0Z81xqktW39Mbqyj3DRW6PW7urf0I-Hi-viVjgLp589k0sHQV1vvaFZiJArZhQ6H7Wbm26Q4NtLsZ8fJ9dqKXkDXHBzdFw1Serj76z9O4HpmT3-QGnCryG/s320/DSCN3647.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400659167562472450" /></a><br /><br />After filling up at Rawsonville I turned southwards on to the N1, the main road between Cape Town and Johannesburg.<br /><br />Into the setting sun.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxmyPk3AujFP_HTZYnrpsrhylJYp3o9H5xDt6uBgbpsCnQRC6nks77Wa9VbadsoolPoif4p0iRARnsfuoLu_M9AOF-AGdl3NuSeVxLnvmYPu78iUwq2FdgNxl7nKKigduBR3p/s1600-h/DSCN3651.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxmyPk3AujFP_HTZYnrpsrhylJYp3o9H5xDt6uBgbpsCnQRC6nks77Wa9VbadsoolPoif4p0iRARnsfuoLu_M9AOF-AGdl3NuSeVxLnvmYPu78iUwq2FdgNxl7nKKigduBR3p/s320/DSCN3651.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400657987697743314" /></a><br /><br />I gave the toll road through the new tunnel a miss and rode over the top of Du Toit's Kloof Pass through the old tunnel pictured here.<br /><br />I had to slow down and focus carefully going through the old unlit tunnel. Didn't want to hit any of those huge tire treads that make a habit detaching themselves from truck tires.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaguyylL7VnAKoAIfngqyZ_4Wz1cA1Cph2ob_6RGLxs8_r2ytK7MXRD5230vS2_UrfEJz9CgJIiNab2tixA1xRuNvHCaTXYpGD8tXEY3gjRuxwixL2bFy93aecP4Okvwo8E2L6/s1600-h/DSCN3654.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaguyylL7VnAKoAIfngqyZ_4Wz1cA1Cph2ob_6RGLxs8_r2ytK7MXRD5230vS2_UrfEJz9CgJIiNab2tixA1xRuNvHCaTXYpGD8tXEY3gjRuxwixL2bFy93aecP4Okvwo8E2L6/s320/DSCN3654.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400657992915322002" /></a><br /><br />Lovely views of the mountains in the setting sun<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPzgUcf-rT8IvcGM4HZ-wxmjL9Z7fehCmm7HeKYbaPpzcrNyisYfwGKQ36zDMjWI1qQWyAIny07D7sVjL34U_9HWBUvfLHDb42f-WcpnL-NCU-1kGf3mUbIJFxWYr5UKfnzvd/s1600-h/DSCN3656.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPzgUcf-rT8IvcGM4HZ-wxmjL9Z7fehCmm7HeKYbaPpzcrNyisYfwGKQ36zDMjWI1qQWyAIny07D7sVjL34U_9HWBUvfLHDb42f-WcpnL-NCU-1kGf3mUbIJFxWYr5UKfnzvd/s320/DSCN3656.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400657991937661186" /></a><br /><br />View from the top of Du Toit's Kloof Pass over Paarl.<br /><br />Now just to ride the gauntlet of the mad 70km of traffic on the freeway between Paarl and Cape Town. But I took a deep breath and enjoyed the quiet descent of the pass in the setting sun first.<br /><br />Saw a big troupe of baboons foraging on the way down.<br /><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EV37wnKZyQrW1iP7I2ah8uowaABPnhe0E2Kt6Ec4jbw9iYZ7Svv7EyB44_LdK1CGsGufla6rx2zz0MfbjAFGf_6ASTy__FoceKyx8YF5YTAebYX3aUESUm5VUBH-WZAmXDwb/s1600-h/DSCN3663.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EV37wnKZyQrW1iP7I2ah8uowaABPnhe0E2Kt6Ec4jbw9iYZ7Svv7EyB44_LdK1CGsGufla6rx2zz0MfbjAFGf_6ASTy__FoceKyx8YF5YTAebYX3aUESUm5VUBH-WZAmXDwb/s320/DSCN3663.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400657995746651570" /></a><br /><br />I paused briefly on the freeway to capture this lovely sunset.<br /><br />Table Mountain hiding under the cloud on the left.<br /><br />A passing motorcyclist unexpectedly stopped and rode back up the shoulder of the road.<br /><br />He warned me not to linger as there had been lots of bike hijackings on that streatch of road recently.<br /><br />OK - I was definitely back in "civilization" - yuck!<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZAEF_YwLJQchMUiE5SYfAeMVAgLc6fOyJnX7aO-00yzuFCAli7QBJswxRE-j8vHInOj8yItN30T1u5u9_2joznaBeQh8ntDyzf56MxXY0Ei-3u9Pgz9KH2wBuw78UfIJwEgx/s1600-h/DSCN3671.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZAEF_YwLJQchMUiE5SYfAeMVAgLc6fOyJnX7aO-00yzuFCAli7QBJswxRE-j8vHInOj8yItN30T1u5u9_2joznaBeQh8ntDyzf56MxXY0Ei-3u9Pgz9KH2wBuw78UfIJwEgx/s320/DSCN3671.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400658001385427810" /></a><br /><br />Home about 20h00!<br /><br />You can see by the huge grin on my face how much I had enjoyed the last three days, even though I was dog tired.<br /><br />Roll on retirement!<br /></div>Dennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-70935760381182871942009-05-31T14:28:00.001+02:002009-05-31T14:32:15.009+02:00The legacy of Pierre Uys in the Western Cape ...The legacy of Pierre Uys in the Western Cape.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyrqkCdaygfE7yfhxprbfxQ7A6xu32LCEK-xa3PJCeuzVCxhc-1FpAkSWk-hOzdDrHQNDfybZ215-WodUzB6MY3b76CzQP0uwvt1fLxvPaBwNoj1NbTheir87JNhXUp2yMpwp/s1600-h/Met+Uys.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyrqkCdaygfE7yfhxprbfxQ7A6xu32LCEK-xa3PJCeuzVCxhc-1FpAkSWk-hOzdDrHQNDfybZ215-WodUzB6MY3b76CzQP0uwvt1fLxvPaBwNoj1NbTheir87JNhXUp2yMpwp/s320/Met+Uys.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341964410249177890" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Dennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-82193639150139587782009-05-03T22:43:00.008+02:002009-05-03T23:08:02.323+02:00Woodturnings embellished with pewter ...Here are a few pics of recent turnings embelished with pewter.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ubQcVMBGF7H4baoDFPMf1etFzw4h7nYFLZ9xJyIdOvMCDEeGUeMBjkAK02n74_j4lSXPW1uSBiFm-rySUbkKilLsTaTI_LhbuwScOOifhEoNGJJpVMVdu0F1-lEnYDCl2IkC/s1600-h/DSCN2790.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ubQcVMBGF7H4baoDFPMf1etFzw4h7nYFLZ9xJyIdOvMCDEeGUeMBjkAK02n74_j4lSXPW1uSBiFm-rySUbkKilLsTaTI_LhbuwScOOifhEoNGJJpVMVdu0F1-lEnYDCl2IkC/s320/DSCN2790.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331703626345934114" /></a><br />Oak vessel with pewter decoration.<br /><div>Diameter 240 mm.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HXDGqYxOCJWKD_xo09nayauczR9IWdln0AYePaWYAFpeiRD2W4x614AsKzfvxI2iT4Wwdo36CXQNjfyZxi8tH3aPS5BRUCt4aAlSJux__m2ulAF2xMWJCdYyLYoVhyfail3n/s1600-h/DSCN2792.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HXDGqYxOCJWKD_xo09nayauczR9IWdln0AYePaWYAFpeiRD2W4x614AsKzfvxI2iT4Wwdo36CXQNjfyZxi8tH3aPS5BRUCt4aAlSJux__m2ulAF2xMWJCdYyLYoVhyfail3n/s320/DSCN2792.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331703509928301234" /></a><br />Oak vessel with pewter decoration.<br />Diameter 240 mm.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfnUZTJXUaf-rS893j3CiS-caooYlLhO5CD7cHzlB6nsyosCaHZeeNjzkjzLTQmL9KLEWrMzk4ediQhHnS3UwFe_G3ivty5sdwwkIdSW_5yOOEqHfthkbsOFcKsq3qk3HWaHH/s1600-h/DSCN2795.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfnUZTJXUaf-rS893j3CiS-caooYlLhO5CD7cHzlB6nsyosCaHZeeNjzkjzLTQmL9KLEWrMzk4ediQhHnS3UwFe_G3ivty5sdwwkIdSW_5yOOEqHfthkbsOFcKsq3qk3HWaHH/s320/DSCN2795.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331703505229151938" /></a><br />Bubinga vessel with pewter top.<br />Height 165 mm.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jwQZ-cVR066OyPrpdAsFu0UVJ46LbBpQUDHaQB-1B1pev0fAHxRRhInaPvca_wmRWNAd4_Q8AwdY3eZBEhGMiiznu2FiIPUQmzVa6dyHT5Cux-IsAC4stYpEPh9mdppzh1qi/s1600-h/DSCN2797.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jwQZ-cVR066OyPrpdAsFu0UVJ46LbBpQUDHaQB-1B1pev0fAHxRRhInaPvca_wmRWNAd4_Q8AwdY3eZBEhGMiiznu2FiIPUQmzVa6dyHT5Cux-IsAC4stYpEPh9mdppzh1qi/s320/DSCN2797.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331703500368968434" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Bubinga vessel with pewter top. <br /></div><div>Height 165 mm.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomBkJ4HuN34De2EQtkt6BZhsd2kJkOafXvI7JTpRn1mKBpamYdSEu6_jOTrbN4LUr-qtyXV030ikudxy0H1vbyRImdirJKzh7iN3A2y2YtVZbDMrdKtSzqZbYh8QT-oEL4449/s1600-h/DSCN2799.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomBkJ4HuN34De2EQtkt6BZhsd2kJkOafXvI7JTpRn1mKBpamYdSEu6_jOTrbN4LUr-qtyXV030ikudxy0H1vbyRImdirJKzh7iN3A2y2YtVZbDMrdKtSzqZbYh8QT-oEL4449/s320/DSCN2799.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331703501164385426" /></a><br /></div><div><br />Bubinga vessel with pewter neck ring.<br />Height 160 mm.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1FlQtLy7fd1Fb-x-WJmYq2s52uR9ZQ3EBSR6pEAupVmthcOsX_K2ArtQHaw4QhnUoXyOlAnFw819Wy1EfQv-cKIaqGzjymIeV-D-FwdSEozoqv6SXbyHDYAAFCPSPaIcciZfE/s1600-h/DSCN2800.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1FlQtLy7fd1Fb-x-WJmYq2s52uR9ZQ3EBSR6pEAupVmthcOsX_K2ArtQHaw4QhnUoXyOlAnFw819Wy1EfQv-cKIaqGzjymIeV-D-FwdSEozoqv6SXbyHDYAAFCPSPaIcciZfE/s320/DSCN2800.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331703493967098402" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Bubinga vessel with pewter neck ring. <br />Height 160 mm.<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Pewter textured with a Dremel tool with a small spherica</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">l carving burr.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AqjlND6UOaLoAsQRBuQIzGF_JnJs7ANb7dC8j8lZI3VeyZEnlkA-a4t1vRl27kkjc9DJnfOCJUkTkcZdTGpE3wjNOMIa9a4g_y6XSVbIkKD2F3gvkTbJpu2Gdpp05ui2PDKs/s1600-h/DSCN2803.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AqjlND6UOaLoAsQRBuQIzGF_JnJs7ANb7dC8j8lZI3VeyZEnlkA-a4t1vRl27kkjc9DJnfOCJUkTkcZdTGpE3wjNOMIa9a4g_y6XSVbIkKD2F3gvkTbJpu2Gdpp05ui2PDKs/s320/DSCN2803.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331703060342064034" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Bubinga (Guibourtia demeusei) bowl with pewter rim and foot.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Diameter 103 mm.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44j1Ny7x-JF7Nx38Ex1aP3HS_8u6rwIKacvC1tqHuljNM8VfD2LHE41pVCcSE8qnB4gsJvMnUL6-QMEdaouF6FZO434hCKUwBs9qgAIqypmxs7KVFCUtF0yoQLvNit6Srr8VL/s1600-h/DSCN2806.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44j1Ny7x-JF7Nx38Ex1aP3HS_8u6rwIKacvC1tqHuljNM8VfD2LHE41pVCcSE8qnB4gsJvMnUL6-QMEdaouF6FZO434hCKUwBs9qgAIqypmxs7KVFCUtF0yoQLvNit6Srr8VL/s320/DSCN2806.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331703063254744738" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; ">Bubinga (Guibourtia demeusei) bowl with pewter rim and foot - detail.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; ">Diameter 103 mm.</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwqxoEFqVj6YjwCXa0eXx6VZ9Ltke17odXBLo-JUjVziBFOHnP6ovNudQqGuKdND9gJEnsmvR_scnn7C36VvAK1cIsC5Zfu9TWhMcN4gMdlwGA_N7wp-XYLSPOsnTtN47eRPY/s1600-h/DSCN2809.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwqxoEFqVj6YjwCXa0eXx6VZ9Ltke17odXBLo-JUjVziBFOHnP6ovNudQqGuKdND9gJEnsmvR_scnn7C36VvAK1cIsC5Zfu9TWhMcN4gMdlwGA_N7wp-XYLSPOsnTtN47eRPY/s320/DSCN2809.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331703058022810210" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:11px;"><div id="photocaption" style="text-align: left; width: 530px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 11px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Camel thorn (Acacia erioloba) bowl with pewter rim and foot. Diameter 100 mm. <br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This wood is harder than the pewter! The wood makes the absolute best coals for a braai which has resulted in it recently being declared a protected tree as a result of overexploitation.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tPYZNScQp0jGdjDZbPCKCqxazg608_j938sXEm6TBYXWaIJF58vDKlbAXnEBYMGUbiYDm1Vu4j9O_jOVVG06FuncjKGruyTO7hvfD5bdjtMN45a7syJNomRSHck4S5B0pJsP/s1600-h/DSCN2811.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tPYZNScQp0jGdjDZbPCKCqxazg608_j938sXEm6TBYXWaIJF58vDKlbAXnEBYMGUbiYDm1Vu4j9O_jOVVG06FuncjKGruyTO7hvfD5bdjtMN45a7syJNomRSHck4S5B0pJsP/s320/DSCN2811.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331703052835229906" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Camel thorn (Acacia erioloba) bowl with pewter rim and foot. Diameter 87 mm.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyvSox9u8eysvZ7j0HvkjS0wMSxS8Lo5oh1shii6Z6L2bHGBtueVGLBzUJpX6JqNmC-wgsAFTKHp89IKJe1Q4ukTX68P4y-kkbbdbTB7_lVHFMhvRChi62Svt_wpQsGR7B7QZ/s1600-h/DSCN2814.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyvSox9u8eysvZ7j0HvkjS0wMSxS8Lo5oh1shii6Z6L2bHGBtueVGLBzUJpX6JqNmC-wgsAFTKHp89IKJe1Q4ukTX68P4y-kkbbdbTB7_lVHFMhvRChi62Svt_wpQsGR7B7QZ/s320/DSCN2814.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331703051418601218" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Detail of foot. Camel thorn (Acacia erioloba) bowl with pewter rim and foot. Diameter 87 mm.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Dennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-3095588973807133232009-02-03T22:45:00.009+02:002009-02-03T23:23:43.114+02:00Suzuki Burgman 650 ride to Mossel Bay ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwD3cyUGrZcSGRsNM8aMZQu2BjpRsAehJ2WKr1t_EIDL_GcGbw2hh4OG15xOdzfWOMc0xMJozhaFId5yEsPTCsA85AkR5vO2FH2b94O_fhJg7NRO-GpV3Wewl5DXNlpYOcUn5k/s1600-h/DSC00550.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwD3cyUGrZcSGRsNM8aMZQu2BjpRsAehJ2WKr1t_EIDL_GcGbw2hh4OG15xOdzfWOMc0xMJozhaFId5yEsPTCsA85AkR5vO2FH2b94O_fhJg7NRO-GpV3Wewl5DXNlpYOcUn5k/s320/DSC00550.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298676458289829506" /></a><br />Check out my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=212562&l=e6cf2&id=669715281">Facebook album</a> to see pics of my ride to Mossel Bay to deliver the keynote address at Eden District Municipality's Climate Change and Disaster Management Summit.<div><br /></div><div>The address seemed to be well received.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you are interested you can download the presentation <a href="http://drop.io/dfl_2009_02_02_mbay">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can download the Western Climate Change Response Strategy and Action Plan and the summary document <a href="http://drop.io/dflclimatechange">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>The guest password for both download drops is "1amaguest"</div>Dennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-54271479456818550802009-01-24T22:02:00.008+02:002009-01-25T21:43:13.395+02:00How woodturning can revive a broken wine glass ...<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyS4M0tsP4rGdsw4W89RmhKR-vjlZIdT9XwYiA4e6gUioTDBOPm0o0SXm-iZ7TK2EeHvCWvLdlu03iPi5ynoF37J3l0K19t6xJ60_wUqPvdQIYbQHmqvP6GQXudw2auWcIj5pQ/s1600-h/Wine01.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyS4M0tsP4rGdsw4W89RmhKR-vjlZIdT9XwYiA4e6gUioTDBOPm0o0SXm-iZ7TK2EeHvCWvLdlu03iPi5ynoF37J3l0K19t6xJ60_wUqPvdQIYbQHmqvP6GQXudw2auWcIj5pQ/s320/Wine01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294954134234482274" /></a><br /></div><div><br />What do you do with broken wine glasses?<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHh4osfr92QT7DG4EzHe7oeyozom29O0KE6nHDihxVU0pmosNZoMQPCZn9JN45xzDH9IsEENj49S9rjcrQoCGRHQWM8QGUOFy6nvQlY49EoVTQxfNR4QcHHUSTLtYR9QfWRCRs/s1600-h/Wine02.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHh4osfr92QT7DG4EzHe7oeyozom29O0KE6nHDihxVU0pmosNZoMQPCZn9JN45xzDH9IsEENj49S9rjcrQoCGRHQWM8QGUOFy6nvQlY49EoVTQxfNR4QcHHUSTLtYR9QfWRCRs/s320/Wine02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294954131270845202" /></a><br /></div><div><br />Take one basic spindle, round it, drill a hole equal to the narrowest diameter of the glass stem<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfl7tM9_fc-gztbvYb83AvOP-PIYhaxT_tu7_Os0aSBxCw8WdC3nhuUrqeDn4Pz1LH0_6bf9saxmmfYglkA49T3hLDxYU0fFmsRN3uwB0eO0ZNxSSLTQdBAIz4abT_mQVT3NcC/s1600-h/Wine03.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfl7tM9_fc-gztbvYb83AvOP-PIYhaxT_tu7_Os0aSBxCw8WdC3nhuUrqeDn4Pz1LH0_6bf9saxmmfYglkA49T3hLDxYU0fFmsRN3uwB0eO0ZNxSSLTQdBAIz4abT_mQVT3NcC/s320/Wine03.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294954121048726578" /></a><br /></div><div><br />Taper the hole to fit the glass stem ...<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4D93k66quqkGGv7BFrqMANCTaqe764vJR7TH-KXVCnVhrA692aEkjbEknQAuGC5MzIMLg9aeVg7LzjiXALu2XnRzbVOyOKgBHcaUMJomOSZJPu3ipP0XjiNkeWNzjMSJqXOSn/s1600-h/Wine05.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4D93k66quqkGGv7BFrqMANCTaqe764vJR7TH-KXVCnVhrA692aEkjbEknQAuGC5MzIMLg9aeVg7LzjiXALu2XnRzbVOyOKgBHcaUMJomOSZJPu3ipP0XjiNkeWNzjMSJqXOSn/s320/Wine05.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294953921863794258" /></a><br /></div><div><br />... until the glass stem fits snugly<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF08LYOaam7KbGxrhuBLqvDlp3VNNnP5Y2hDySXYAAlqzzG3lh2Kj7RFiAS4TFuC17R_Dles5Z9dT5ExJdnaLyrMgGC8fUeW61w2Rfx3Iu8H1TX4mt-alwr7b1I26iaoXYb9DW/s1600-h/Wine06.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF08LYOaam7KbGxrhuBLqvDlp3VNNnP5Y2hDySXYAAlqzzG3lh2Kj7RFiAS4TFuC17R_Dles5Z9dT5ExJdnaLyrMgGC8fUeW61w2Rfx3Iu8H1TX4mt-alwr7b1I26iaoXYb9DW/s320/Wine06.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294953910889212514" /></a><br /></div><div><br />Reverse it on to the mini lathe<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjys69ObeQyX2Gps0Ww-bwzdMmdZ2T0IZnVLNsHOi8bTYS_zc2XDE3m5cH7UdMLUS0sN8bROEZrf0cYfu8OuMSKMi0GWQeC2jTVm1tQQILhVxYALUpZ-hVfzyb9UXWk1XhwSi8m/s1600-h/Wine07.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjys69ObeQyX2Gps0Ww-bwzdMmdZ2T0IZnVLNsHOi8bTYS_zc2XDE3m5cH7UdMLUS0sN8bROEZrf0cYfu8OuMSKMi0GWQeC2jTVm1tQQILhVxYALUpZ-hVfzyb9UXWk1XhwSi8m/s320/Wine07.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294953903532016530" /></a><br /></div><div><br />Round off all the remaining corners<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14QosasisbNSEI-0nKAumlSsuAQhN90RQoZY2TdbPdFCSComtr3oJLGw1hRA8h7AXhrLkYApJDGmarqz3h24bV5m1b32XsRHCG65x2HATS8UJ7Rczx6UD8kKav5wRLfoLX3VJ/s1600-h/Wine08.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14QosasisbNSEI-0nKAumlSsuAQhN90RQoZY2TdbPdFCSComtr3oJLGw1hRA8h7AXhrLkYApJDGmarqz3h24bV5m1b32XsRHCG65x2HATS8UJ7Rczx6UD8kKav5wRLfoLX3VJ/s320/Wine08.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294953894283485922" /></a><br /></div><div><br />Reverse it on to a cone revolving centre in the tailstock<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eGgb737Ckcu-EzVi64ThIulC8sdRpa9juJakOot95LF-ZOrHWHtppD6pvZ2riuKgx3mRmQd1MO4B_QMmL3nBzSOqMi0Amun3gRUrQJuMqc8YvbZodY0S3muLdUY9ni0psrTl/s1600-h/Wine09.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eGgb737Ckcu-EzVi64ThIulC8sdRpa9juJakOot95LF-ZOrHWHtppD6pvZ2riuKgx3mRmQd1MO4B_QMmL3nBzSOqMi0Amun3gRUrQJuMqc8YvbZodY0S3muLdUY9ni0psrTl/s320/Wine09.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294953628043940002" /></a><br /></div><div><br />Turn the spindle down to 25 mm diameter<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqT_YMLcHbh8UCrxEjaOzi3BBb3lyEQoG_OV6iqPdDvoOsPwqxyK-uytKCbvVQpKPPAZCkSxsHQuxQrH5rFSXm8p4_hi4NnwVnSyJ0HRMgD7zexrXNWEHn62raD3cmN-RGXgv/s1600-h/Wine10.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqT_YMLcHbh8UCrxEjaOzi3BBb3lyEQoG_OV6iqPdDvoOsPwqxyK-uytKCbvVQpKPPAZCkSxsHQuxQrH5rFSXm8p4_hi4NnwVnSyJ0HRMgD7zexrXNWEHn62raD3cmN-RGXgv/s320/Wine10.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294953625796895954" /></a><br /></div><div><br />Turn some beady and covey bits and a spiky bit for standing in the lawn at a Kirstenbosch concert or into beach sand<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qmQBLzUYw1QN8G1jIi4-0oUhK3qibdyDYXbTD5Bvz761fVxJhScjm8EVgvQidtarp6u54gdNiMO0YiwveGhXrYcyW5NcbvG0_1V0kZUONXzvcIAdpyXcQR0tYfPRJVPhJdPt/s1600-h/Wine11.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qmQBLzUYw1QN8G1jIi4-0oUhK3qibdyDYXbTD5Bvz761fVxJhScjm8EVgvQidtarp6u54gdNiMO0YiwveGhXrYcyW5NcbvG0_1V0kZUONXzvcIAdpyXcQR0tYfPRJVPhJdPt/s320/Wine11.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294953625242048370" /></a><br /></div><div><br />Increase the class factor by a factor of ten by adding some grooves<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zPkOkasYlMNVkCU7fPjvcGDdL004se3zYTWqoC_7ZcCowmQC42rBg-b2Ht0qFuIkeDvzoaHrvKgMX0Q_AgxLvO45UEg33nEfzHYxGzaidT9LAM1pix8EBa9nz9Im2kLxoUKP/s1600-h/Wine12.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zPkOkasYlMNVkCU7fPjvcGDdL004se3zYTWqoC_7ZcCowmQC42rBg-b2Ht0qFuIkeDvzoaHrvKgMX0Q_AgxLvO45UEg33nEfzHYxGzaidT9LAM1pix8EBa9nz9Im2kLxoUKP/s320/Wine12.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294953624910486690" /></a><br /></div><div><br />Increase the class factor by another significant factor by burning black lines with a piece of wire<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgwqb_sPQ-P0nvB0tLGeEfGbHNWL3D7i-UE3opcOMN95t79yZpK9WCj04akgJpoMoiEL3FAwvuo9NndtQa02krKMLyEXNRoieyEs32tInl04c-l_n7E-XYANYdZBn_dEGhvMz/s1600-h/Wine13.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgwqb_sPQ-P0nvB0tLGeEfGbHNWL3D7i-UE3opcOMN95t79yZpK9WCj04akgJpoMoiEL3FAwvuo9NndtQa02krKMLyEXNRoieyEs32tInl04c-l_n7E-XYANYdZBn_dEGhvMz/s320/Wine13.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294953618216779618" /></a><br /></div><div><br />Part it off to a fine point, insert the glass and add another tool to your tool rack!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzLv1pJqB-qmw-qrjq-All-8jYovXelskGC47lelhmY6cq5RcGOMvw5elHJfBWGYNE6D1wTkNETOIFovPXWLdp3P3nMUxRWXY3R52RxBfw9LbDlroP5U8CAkv4kAnx10uurSU/s1600-h/IMG_6689.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzLv1pJqB-qmw-qrjq-All-8jYovXelskGC47lelhmY6cq5RcGOMvw5elHJfBWGYNE6D1wTkNETOIFovPXWLdp3P3nMUxRWXY3R52RxBfw9LbDlroP5U8CAkv4kAnx10uurSU/s320/IMG_6689.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295317169265825522" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here I am with my friends Gerry and Holly at the Kirstenbosch concert with the resurrected glasses</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SYvCwT0M_8rsp7Pn4u4CBiw1n6Y2WqSVH0j-E7lhiG9URpO-uUX3pICjv3SHP4CDoDxnNgIUM9hbsTBA9Cq4euxChKMT-T6vomF4aoL8zLbejUQTcUVgquAyUybctN71MFsL/s1600-h/IMG_6695.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SYvCwT0M_8rsp7Pn4u4CBiw1n6Y2WqSVH0j-E7lhiG9URpO-uUX3pICjv3SHP4CDoDxnNgIUM9hbsTBA9Cq4euxChKMT-T6vomF4aoL8zLbejUQTcUVgquAyUybctN71MFsL/s320/IMG_6695.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295317181426368546" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Many of those around commented favourably about them</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEptws_5s5wCe0uH3UyBoxP05KWGlu-lel7-yb8UGGFyWvifxA7YkG4RZ0tsZ4M1Y0QfLyOVYYHTYsifmQvfRrVjQle_FAptDmhjJE8oaVgrSpymKsLma1CkehiTx8J5kwwWh/s1600-h/IMG_6691.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEptws_5s5wCe0uH3UyBoxP05KWGlu-lel7-yb8UGGFyWvifxA7YkG4RZ0tsZ4M1Y0QfLyOVYYHTYsifmQvfRrVjQle_FAptDmhjJE8oaVgrSpymKsLma1CkehiTx8J5kwwWh/s320/IMG_6691.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295317172795353154" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>"Look Ma no hands"</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Dennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-6904646436100283342009-01-24T21:47:00.006+02:002009-01-24T22:19:11.442+02:00Some recent woodturnings ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotgEnruqpBGqo5fMtTiF3bcVCQzMBpx1O8G8OPYikBfIXEfWofURcFNiacKdaiTHNA9Veex_pEi0-376G8YAdle2_Cf97-HpKseM85QJp1ZPxSDV9X-0Kp9yRlZgpkUwGyuwF/s1600-h/DSCN2329.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotgEnruqpBGqo5fMtTiF3bcVCQzMBpx1O8G8OPYikBfIXEfWofURcFNiacKdaiTHNA9Veex_pEi0-376G8YAdle2_Cf97-HpKseM85QJp1ZPxSDV9X-0Kp9yRlZgpkUwGyuwF/s320/DSCN2329.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294949870540914242" /></a><br />My new specialised photo booth. Requirments: Basic stand - 1 small planet; upper diffuser - 1 medium cumulus cloud; lower diffuser - 1 weather textured "best 4v4 by far" bonnet; light source - 1 medium yellow star; setup time - negligible<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCI0AZzdSlb1Z32HMgULatieZkBkxZR4J7ui7tITNXGAGn8bXE4KM8vO2zwcYnZ1WRV8dMVZ9MGjD1yFtpct0raQRh_UunlqgmbkNWCylu5_prK_cb4WcT2Pkc929MDLMgd57/s1600-h/DSCN2314.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCI0AZzdSlb1Z32HMgULatieZkBkxZR4J7ui7tITNXGAGn8bXE4KM8vO2zwcYnZ1WRV8dMVZ9MGjD1yFtpct0raQRh_UunlqgmbkNWCylu5_prK_cb4WcT2Pkc929MDLMgd57/s320/DSCN2314.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294950115330088178" /></a><br />Yellowwood bowls cored from a single bowl blank<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrkfZVuVKv2h10VqmmM8ETnC2156b_jpTj1WS5fUJERy9jsbJoiTO9KpbIRRyYcxPZYXe6-6gbjKcXXCxfu8JQXZTpM6-DiSDwy-QRyKBrujH-GakAlsUHfvWhfx32omhRizw/s1600-h/DSCN2316.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrkfZVuVKv2h10VqmmM8ETnC2156b_jpTj1WS5fUJERy9jsbJoiTO9KpbIRRyYcxPZYXe6-6gbjKcXXCxfu8JQXZTpM6-DiSDwy-QRyKBrujH-GakAlsUHfvWhfx32omhRizw/s320/DSCN2316.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294950113308464418" /></a><br />Beefwood bowls cored from a single bowl blank<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bUwp81AlUMu_OdFe-G9JhlXooUYLlG_L3ehiCVNR5n8eGauNJ1vWQHYur3nGMnj3AKrBdeN-3-FUBHc1Lx2f-sZuwXxHWpg4NHaIdbAhrCLiQHAK9cqrVNzxu6ADqYRs_Cy6/s1600-h/DSCN2317.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bUwp81AlUMu_OdFe-G9JhlXooUYLlG_L3ehiCVNR5n8eGauNJ1vWQHYur3nGMnj3AKrBdeN-3-FUBHc1Lx2f-sZuwXxHWpg4NHaIdbAhrCLiQHAK9cqrVNzxu6ADqYRs_Cy6/s320/DSCN2317.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294949885500348594" /></a><br />Close-up of beefwood bowls cored from a single bowl blank<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvx7qU3DEyr7ord5CnkqQk4Wcbh4hwbW62A0z4lC1Gn881zcLaFZOtswk2WLTqJgYr4coXdPFcehTXuwDe-T4WJniuCrZvsm2sDmG2I8pm5stAo0vDR0ivPLdUWm_t2MCX2zd6/s1600-h/DSCN2322.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvx7qU3DEyr7ord5CnkqQk4Wcbh4hwbW62A0z4lC1Gn881zcLaFZOtswk2WLTqJgYr4coXdPFcehTXuwDe-T4WJniuCrZvsm2sDmG2I8pm5stAo0vDR0ivPLdUWm_t2MCX2zd6/s320/DSCN2322.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294949878060987042" /></a><br />Bubinga bowls cored from a single bowl blank<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwoe8iiKLdeVu2Gq3VdJgP2gHEjeO6dZMhWCj4cj5wz-wZJT7AqH3T6zzm4NO7Y6oxTWAW1dfV65q_JlCPJ97OO9AN5ZDjmuML9XoaAWwnoIURYhEpHVFvezJSR6TYvwGYAd9e/s1600-h/DSCN2323.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwoe8iiKLdeVu2Gq3VdJgP2gHEjeO6dZMhWCj4cj5wz-wZJT7AqH3T6zzm4NO7Y6oxTWAW1dfV65q_JlCPJ97OO9AN5ZDjmuML9XoaAWwnoIURYhEpHVFvezJSR6TYvwGYAd9e/s320/DSCN2323.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294949874791071554" /></a><br />Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria excelsa) vases. I dropped them off at the waterfront this morning and the small one sold before I arrived home - wonderful<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2H1pbeOU8OWP_W5oLHCI_hD_PhrRy9py6hqlRx76TZV9oeS0hwxYHlGQwENIjbu2FEspPfAyUufnI0UYxAbJhEhWfaegg03zqubXzcktQROpne1J9IcFeTjXV8gEGwVMtlmhL/s1600-h/DSCN2325.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2H1pbeOU8OWP_W5oLHCI_hD_PhrRy9py6hqlRx76TZV9oeS0hwxYHlGQwENIjbu2FEspPfAyUufnI0UYxAbJhEhWfaegg03zqubXzcktQROpne1J9IcFeTjXV8gEGwVMtlmhL/s320/DSCN2325.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294949874549317746" /></a><br /><div>Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria excelsa) vase<br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Dennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-33575402720688572212009-01-03T23:07:00.003+02:002009-01-03T23:21:24.544+02:00Grootvadersbos State Forest and Infanta ...We spent 4 days of our Christmas break at Grootvadersbos with a Christmas day jaunt down to friends at Infanta.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JJlT5ymTyQOzOLSRi8v8oBBnteY0QcvEhyhxNRcHVkt-wPmiOGWXYKc_dx0jLUhesFpdgbve2q4JbwJATaqYHc17NQMaO4-jm6e6J56S0ZMy0joYKOIWOiuifN6xVIukaDNA/s1600-h/DSCN2010.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JJlT5ymTyQOzOLSRi8v8oBBnteY0QcvEhyhxNRcHVkt-wPmiOGWXYKc_dx0jLUhesFpdgbve2q4JbwJATaqYHc17NQMaO4-jm6e6J56S0ZMy0joYKOIWOiuifN6xVIukaDNA/s320/DSCN2010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287178398690660674" /></a><br /><div><br /><div>Chris on his Landy crossing the Breede River on the pont at Malgas on the way down to Infanta</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-V7vwk6aQilhBkBur-6jd6ecpl0wTGuuDMAp-cZOUvkYvoMXjZZctF5HugUFe-DqG1AUmOa_OM9dg-KIKAmf4uQaZTZG6h_CgVYdrzNuRc-178tMwaZW-vZS4NzIBtIik3GT/s1600-h/DSCN2214.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-V7vwk6aQilhBkBur-6jd6ecpl0wTGuuDMAp-cZOUvkYvoMXjZZctF5HugUFe-DqG1AUmOa_OM9dg-KIKAmf4uQaZTZG6h_CgVYdrzNuRc-178tMwaZW-vZS4NzIBtIik3GT/s320/DSCN2214.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287178391717769218" /></a><br /><br /><div>A beautiful big Hard Pear (Olinia ventosa) burl on a tree at Grootvadersbos</div><div><br /></div><div>I've added two albums of pics on Facebook:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=197820&l=947eb&id=669715281">Album 1</a></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=197850&l=0aee0&id=669715281">Album 2</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Dennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-73947897985617446442009-01-03T22:45:00.005+02:002009-01-18T19:41:16.741+02:00Woodturning Retreat ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIP6zDmAYmU1HUbr1b-Pse0tRWe6VsiIJqd0KGtC1JjfQYG7u9ekFD2I0kb10_AhEU28aM89Do9z9pw998vj-RAr9cEXOf8eaw4gT7w8MaZYmz2ClF3srhw6hM7X8FaJ6Zgyf/s1600-h/DSC00428.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIP6zDmAYmU1HUbr1b-Pse0tRWe6VsiIJqd0KGtC1JjfQYG7u9ekFD2I0kb10_AhEU28aM89Do9z9pw998vj-RAr9cEXOf8eaw4gT7w8MaZYmz2ClF3srhw6hM7X8FaJ6Zgyf/s320/DSC00428.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287173968390950114" /></a><br />Wow - I haven't posted anything on my blog for ages.<div><br /></div><div>Anyway I've posted a batch of photos on Facebook of our great woodturning retreat at John and Jane Wessel's place at Sedgefield with the WCWA.</div><div><br /></div><div>Check out these 3 albums of pics.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=181721&l=f347d&id=669715281">Album 1</a></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=181729&l=d3d90&id=669715281">Album 2</a></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=181733&l=89be0&id=669715281">Album 3</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Left is a pic of Gert Ferreira watching John demonstrating techniques involving pewter and woodturning.</div>Dennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-66854483081051896492008-08-31T09:24:00.007+02:002008-08-31T16:54:17.936+02:00Cape Town Storm 30-31 August 2008 ...Here are a couple of interesting images showing the storm we have just weathered here in Cape Town over the past 24 hours.<br /><br />The satellite images on this post are all "copyright EUMETSAT 2008"<br />I have accessed these images from the <a href="http://www.weathersa.co.za/">SA Weather Website</a>, following the links "<a href="http://www.weathersa.co.za/Menus/WXandClimate.jsp#SatelliteImages">Satellite Images</a>" from the menu at the top of the page and the "<a href="http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/SDDI/cgi/listImages.pl?m=bnw">EUMETSAT Satellite Viewer</a>" link on the left of the page (South Africa falls in area 8 and 9).<br /><br />The webcam images are all taken from the "<a href="http://www.kapstadt.de/livecam.htm">Cape Town Webcam South Africa - Kapstadt Webcam Südafrika</a>" site.<br /><br />I generally use the EUMETSAT site (area 8) to track the weather approaching Cape Town.<br />This together with the Cape Town Webcam South Africa site which shows me the prevailing weather in the southern suburbs, where I live (left of the mountain), in downtown Cape Town, where I work, in front of the saddle between Table Mountain and Signal Hill, and directly approaching Cape Town from the Atlantic Ocean on the right of the image.<br /><br />I use the latest webcam image daily to decide whether it is 'weather safe' to use my motorcycle to travel from home to downtown Cape Town, or alternatively, if I'm at work with the motorcycle, how much rain-gear to wear for the ride home.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5Qi1vOguOYPIpghXfdM4fUFenELEHnQlSn_MGWPhLpFk7yGMVs23JP5c29WsVg36-78wwQ-pegwheWE8ZOV71ndc3veN0uCMT7M1iChJmtlacQSOGDXcCcwvDvOUA6yHsbl1/s1600-h/2008_08_30++06h00+EUMETSAT.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5Qi1vOguOYPIpghXfdM4fUFenELEHnQlSn_MGWPhLpFk7yGMVs23JP5c29WsVg36-78wwQ-pegwheWE8ZOV71ndc3veN0uCMT7M1iChJmtlacQSOGDXcCcwvDvOUA6yHsbl1/s320/2008_08_30++06h00+EUMETSAT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240588264356171586" border="0" /></a><br />30 August 2008 06h00<br /><br />The cold front approaches Cape Town from the West<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7k46x4e9fl0obT0hxDqEj25BaZR1JK06JyrlbkeR3m1hOj1RTAwvflA2OqGYIW3qwaEqraHZ0T6GJlDGbWbvATk7E3RPOHNofmUdD78jobGki6y8-tlUKMv-m_Bu9s6gy9B6l/s1600-h/2008_08_30++09h00+Cape+Town+Webcam.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7k46x4e9fl0obT0hxDqEj25BaZR1JK06JyrlbkeR3m1hOj1RTAwvflA2OqGYIW3qwaEqraHZ0T6GJlDGbWbvATk7E3RPOHNofmUdD78jobGki6y8-tlUKMv-m_Bu9s6gy9B6l/s320/2008_08_30++09h00+Cape+Town+Webcam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240588063986584050" border="0" /></a><br />30 August 2008 09h00<br /><br />The approaching cold front (north-westerly wind from the right side of the image) causes cloud to form over Table Mountain and occasional rain in the southern suburbs<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVo7RuMIsu8_97Z-tmUPtGlZXF6EhdmPL4RIoLzJldOl77EYJJw_PbOGVWbfBy021-9qL3PemobUHnH-ZTWNLdNSSIevCjsa2Vx1LVkEZnefObPn_fjVgBTxlWsICOpL9hI09/s1600-h/2008_08_30++15h00+Cape+Town+Webcam.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVo7RuMIsu8_97Z-tmUPtGlZXF6EhdmPL4RIoLzJldOl77EYJJw_PbOGVWbfBy021-9qL3PemobUHnH-ZTWNLdNSSIevCjsa2Vx1LVkEZnefObPn_fjVgBTxlWsICOpL9hI09/s320/2008_08_30++15h00+Cape+Town+Webcam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240588068874215362" border="0" /></a><br />30 August 2008 15h00<br /><br />The wind is really howling now - up to 90km/h<br /><br />I rode to Gert's house in the northern suburbs during the morning and although the wind was vicious I didn't get wet till I was 2km from home on my return to the southern suburbs (Plumstead)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23Oa-PzLY-v4WYPPGBPNoJ-ZfSaBOUwpY9JUh8-9fcVhss-L3P_vquPe5czQiCPdrczOWcj-LFx_vkS6c-pOlPgvpTFuN-jZ7pdGsR7Lz39UiLZ4lLeKhoiya012Z3_bdJFle/s1600-h/2008_08_30++15h00+EUMETSAT.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23Oa-PzLY-v4WYPPGBPNoJ-ZfSaBOUwpY9JUh8-9fcVhss-L3P_vquPe5czQiCPdrczOWcj-LFx_vkS6c-pOlPgvpTFuN-jZ7pdGsR7Lz39UiLZ4lLeKhoiya012Z3_bdJFle/s320/2008_08_30++15h00+EUMETSAT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240588070060408162" border="0" /></a><br />30 August 2008 15h00<br /><br />The rain had really set in during the afternoon when Chris and I took a drive to some 4x4 shops to look at accesories for his Landrover<br /><br />By the time we went back to the Waterfront to collect "Milandi" (My Landy) at 18h00 it was raining harder than I have ever experienced in downtown Cape Town<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNXKZnvZCHXnNt5z5mDbKBbyX7Z2G7d28ny6fJwyEccSj7YRAPb27re3aopOYgIiiT9jnhfT_SkSB0xwNz7MjdagUCN3DEa171RajALw8rv6TATQfeUacAM186EuVz9JFbIMo/s1600-h/2008_08_30++21h00+Cape+Town+Webcam.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNXKZnvZCHXnNt5z5mDbKBbyX7Z2G7d28ny6fJwyEccSj7YRAPb27re3aopOYgIiiT9jnhfT_SkSB0xwNz7MjdagUCN3DEa171RajALw8rv6TATQfeUacAM186EuVz9JFbIMo/s320/2008_08_30++21h00+Cape+Town+Webcam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240588076411831810" border="0" /></a><br />30 August 2008 21h00<br /><br />The webcam shows the streaming rain really well<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgNLgF_VqtjLN5YW4kyq_AM8q9iYC-GqMQkPucbdxV64Vpefm__3pP7GUvshMPOKwUT3RfNrEvseR0UsNXMNOmb0ODpZaZKDglaKF-a5qzwFt3CJ7W6IrTAf7iIJ8Bc1aYGOZ/s1600-h/2008_08_30++21h00+EUMETSAT.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgNLgF_VqtjLN5YW4kyq_AM8q9iYC-GqMQkPucbdxV64Vpefm__3pP7GUvshMPOKwUT3RfNrEvseR0UsNXMNOmb0ODpZaZKDglaKF-a5qzwFt3CJ7W6IrTAf7iIJ8Bc1aYGOZ/s320/2008_08_30++21h00+EUMETSAT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240587317020753874" border="0" /></a><br />30 August 2008 21h00<br /><br />The main front is through Cape Town.<br /><br />What Gigi and I call 'Spikkel weather', from the speckled appearance of the cloud patterns that follow each front, then sets in.<br /><br />This weather is a series of freezing cold rain squalls, often bringing hail or snow, interspersed by cold sunny intervals<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpsiFyQ5Ylk68Fe3pgditNnqTUUPZ7ICjUksaly-Mfh952Zcsaa0A3wgOf9sqGm55qs-__0PMquus_DuuuQ4yirNuC9pjUZ96gg2TVLCugqa_ivsHw0UYvfZjOhLMpNtUAneT/s1600-h/2008_08_31++06h00+Cape+Town+Webcam.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpsiFyQ5Ylk68Fe3pgditNnqTUUPZ7ICjUksaly-Mfh952Zcsaa0A3wgOf9sqGm55qs-__0PMquus_DuuuQ4yirNuC9pjUZ96gg2TVLCugqa_ivsHw0UYvfZjOhLMpNtUAneT/s320/2008_08_31++06h00+Cape+Town+Webcam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240587322605996802" border="0" /></a><br />31 August 2008 06h00<br /><br />It's still dark in Cape Town - and I'm still asleep in bed with occasional rain and light hail pattering on the bedroom window which faces the approaching weather<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Sa9z94UXntC1IG0IBJNV5WYEeMKJWcWsAyeRG7M36txYgcFe2Bfiko8flYZuZdmQ54VBJoRpUUES9vEplvVJyTwTsaEDjHepgoAc-OY9czvnX8JvjWBVwnnB1MfsfdIZpQX_/s1600-h/2008_08_31++06h00+EUMETSAT.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Sa9z94UXntC1IG0IBJNV5WYEeMKJWcWsAyeRG7M36txYgcFe2Bfiko8flYZuZdmQ54VBJoRpUUES9vEplvVJyTwTsaEDjHepgoAc-OY9czvnX8JvjWBVwnnB1MfsfdIZpQX_/s320/2008_08_31++06h00+EUMETSAT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240587328140424690" border="0" /></a><br />31 August 2008 06h00<br /><br />The satellite image shows the 'squally' weather<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_LYaR6V9N0ZCYiee0XU4p7AVh9BuRxmPrHQwk8MfrlxSUVzlBxo7nRsgPs4nW_5lTeyROXSseHPDoTrX7T7Qs-gvIJOghihK0nSgRYZZWrdZN7Dsu9BVD9DrL5NW6AUZ4vh-/s1600-h/2008_08_31++09h00+Cape+Town+Webcam.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_LYaR6V9N0ZCYiee0XU4p7AVh9BuRxmPrHQwk8MfrlxSUVzlBxo7nRsgPs4nW_5lTeyROXSseHPDoTrX7T7Qs-gvIJOghihK0nSgRYZZWrdZN7Dsu9BVD9DrL5NW6AUZ4vh-/s320/2008_08_31++09h00+Cape+Town+Webcam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240587331748080498" border="0" /></a><br />31 August 2008 09h00<br /><br />I'm lying in bed with Gigi, drinking coffee accompanied by her famous buttermilk rusks, watching the BBC Series "Walking with Dinosaurs" and posting this blog<br /><br />later ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVFk8Nw1oTbfc-If2HdIgdzkwxiEM2QTM9P_AXTPOpOSZyQzgIPU0SbEb9NV2p65tI_QAUjJP6TQRPgQT3pWaYTefPXLYrfOEkxidMGmddASHB5Msty7ii79ZN-qKY5-5fUm_/s1600-h/2008_08_31++12h00+EUMETSAT.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVFk8Nw1oTbfc-If2HdIgdzkwxiEM2QTM9P_AXTPOpOSZyQzgIPU0SbEb9NV2p65tI_QAUjJP6TQRPgQT3pWaYTefPXLYrfOEkxidMGmddASHB5Msty7ii79ZN-qKY5-5fUm_/s320/2008_08_31++12h00+EUMETSAT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240686936421606034" border="0" /></a>31 August 2008 12h00<br /><br />OK - The 12hoo image has finally been loaded.<br /><br />Here is a full disk image showing the front spreading up into South Africa today. You can see the cold air from the deep cold southern ocean 'exploding' northwards across the south of the continent.<br /><br />The cities up north, like Johannesburg and Pretoria, are in for a rude drop in their temperature this evening!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPUR1oJNA25xNGciyWKX65GwyJy6LwBPp9M4AxuGyCmIVVdgR6gNo5FcDPX9AhP2Wf2MEPaBmhb1MnYPMDmOfOmqh_BtVCRry1lR_CDhtk4stAbitWxJl5pYPmNeNpKri4F1Y/s1600-h/2008_08_31+Airmass+image.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPUR1oJNA25xNGciyWKX65GwyJy6LwBPp9M4AxuGyCmIVVdgR6gNo5FcDPX9AhP2Wf2MEPaBmhb1MnYPMDmOfOmqh_BtVCRry1lR_CDhtk4stAbitWxJl5pYPmNeNpKri4F1Y/s320/2008_08_31+Airmass+image.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240587330115284002" border="0" /></a><br />This is an interesting 'Air mass' (whatever that is) image from the WeatherSA web site which clearly shows the cold front in all its glory.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vRWx1FQAXBf93WBBXqXKHF5pjVNfegjjiIFX3S-CaW9Q7DRmTX_hE8XTEx4tRhQMFfrVHkWTjWmY0HZEFN8lieXWRq6t-PNYWmYlHH_-6-eODRm7pVi6afQb5c0XYNpZk69i/s1600-h/Hurricane+Gustav.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vRWx1FQAXBf93WBBXqXKHF5pjVNfegjjiIFX3S-CaW9Q7DRmTX_hE8XTEx4tRhQMFfrVHkWTjWmY0HZEFN8lieXWRq6t-PNYWmYlHH_-6-eODRm7pVi6afQb5c0XYNpZk69i/s320/Hurricane+Gustav.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240689955167731922" border="0" /></a><br />My sympathy to residents of New Orleans.<br />I've just heard on the midday news of the evacuation of the city ahead of the approaching hurricane Gustav which is forecast to strike the U.S. Gulf Coast harder than Katrina did three years ago!<br /><br />Photo copyright <a href="http://www.goes.noaa.gov/">NOAA</a>Dennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-29534574070155413112008-08-24T23:19:00.001+02:002008-08-24T23:25:58.033+02:00Turning ivory and pewter ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEjyYRT5IH5RHbqQQoK1SMO8VVho5pum6bMz8WZX450bMqB5jUOVnc16wHd-FJfrL0LscHfn-lao2k3rHI3NTkSZZhP_EedctdgWXBJcYyEpOTkGCbcR-pKO813Tcr9QM9WSi/s1600-h/Ivory+and+Pewter+DSCN1488.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEjyYRT5IH5RHbqQQoK1SMO8VVho5pum6bMz8WZX450bMqB5jUOVnc16wHd-FJfrL0LscHfn-lao2k3rHI3NTkSZZhP_EedctdgWXBJcYyEpOTkGCbcR-pKO813Tcr9QM9WSi/s320/Ivory+and+Pewter+DSCN1488.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238197703088973154" border="0" /></a><br />I've added five more pics of recent turnings to my <a href="http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=126916&l=a7829&id=669715281">Facebook woodturning album</a>.Dennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25371703.post-81618643514154885832008-08-09T21:23:00.005+02:002008-08-11T09:32:11.034+02:00Route 62 on a Suzuki Burgman 650 …This is a blog post that documents my trip from Cape Town to Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo, along Route 62, where I recently attended an environmental conference, a first combined conference of the ‘Fynbos Forum’ and ‘Arid Zone Forum’, nicknamed ‘Interfaces’. This was my first long distance motorcycle ride. The weather was forecast to be fine for the day of my departure from Cape Town and light rain for the morning of my return. As I would be arriving back in the afternoon and was well equipped to weather a little rain on my return I decided to keep my carbon footprint low and travel to the conference on my bike rather than travelling by car. As it transpired the likelihood of rain on my return evaporated during my stay in Oudtshoorn. To explain my interest in keeping my carbon emissions for the trip low I should explain that over the past two years I have been the project co-ordinator for the Western Cape Provincial Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan. You may like to download the <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=729d7d02c6ac355b04c082e67d18ed9a922aa925bf81a484">Western Cape’s Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan Summary Document</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWL7cXsbX4WNB0IdqrdmoVs2oDJrqwVOYV8F03XLhSEgnacJvpZL_V3rC_Kn8hgKyWrgE3f5fvUixxMSaTiucXgV67KnZvqZ-wf713uR5gt9a_kcivq7hq_8BORGd0bGsLVZM/s1600-h/DSCN1267.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWL7cXsbX4WNB0IdqrdmoVs2oDJrqwVOYV8F03XLhSEgnacJvpZL_V3rC_Kn8hgKyWrgE3f5fvUixxMSaTiucXgV67KnZvqZ-wf713uR5gt9a_kcivq7hq_8BORGd0bGsLVZM/s320/DSCN1267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232616177908008594" border="0" /></a><br />I left Cape Town at about 08h00. Unfortunately the ride to Paarl along the N2 was directly into the rising sun. This was not entirely pleasant as under those circumstances one sees the world as a black and white silhouette. A motorcycle visor, even one with a slight peak, does not provide the degree of glare protection of a car windscreen visor. Of course the same black and white silhouette applied to the motorists I was traveling along the freeway with so I kept a wary eye on my rear view mirrors. I traveled without incident though. I topped up the bike at the N1 Winelands 1 Stop about 43 km from home, just outside Cape Town. As a concession to my lungs I decided before I left Cape Town that I would avoid riding through the Du Toitskloof Tunnel and instead took the scenic route over the top of the pass. The shade cast by the mountains was a most welcome relief. This is the view over Paarl from near the top of the Du Toit’skloof Pass.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizXvkf89za_Cm9qrqtjweaqHcdQciSeRHZdmQ9kjdMxS0ht3hhyy-QDkBjdlZNGNe8CSaW8W_e431lMb5tz51nOkrVnw5qsZxnC9G5dTasbMi3EIYxTyanZnBKfd9Gms5u5mDi/s1600-h/DSCN1270.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizXvkf89za_Cm9qrqtjweaqHcdQciSeRHZdmQ9kjdMxS0ht3hhyy-QDkBjdlZNGNe8CSaW8W_e431lMb5tz51nOkrVnw5qsZxnC9G5dTasbMi3EIYxTyanZnBKfd9Gms5u5mDi/s320/DSCN1270.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232616175871565170" border="0" /></a><br />Here I am down the sunny side of the pass towards Worcester. The sun was rising higher and now less of a problem. The road along the Molenaars River was in excellent condition and the traffic was light.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkf1HVAjGLGslwDb-x57KAYN1druR_dOP9lOuM_45zLkeDsyI9RgWP7Jh8dGzAT31TJpBkSxgu_YJMIac9eabXI0H0Nnne4XHWyPj5MtyShZz301GDTgNFl6ckSX7mLoBk1gHq/s1600-h/DSCN1272.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkf1HVAjGLGslwDb-x57KAYN1druR_dOP9lOuM_45zLkeDsyI9RgWP7Jh8dGzAT31TJpBkSxgu_YJMIac9eabXI0H0Nnne4XHWyPj5MtyShZz301GDTgNFl6ckSX7mLoBk1gHq/s320/DSCN1272.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232616179814399954" border="0" /></a><br />I turned eastwards at Worcester on to Route 60 into the Robertson Karoo. The sun was now behind me and I was warming up nicely. This picture is taken from a gentlepass, looking back along the route, just about 10km before Robertson. A gentle ride through Robertson, the village of Ashton and through the scenic Cogmanskloof to Montague followed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_D-GGq8eliRSHgWkIU0MogwBYrxOI69-r88pMxzRBwnY1cwDJXSg8QhntiiG6Qa40FeAQEwwbdGJPV2NCau-1r3Ig6QuEIC-8VCMFtQkE8-wo8PVZuKWhaSZOagOtRJgiCTw8/s1600-h/DSCN1277Panorama.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_D-GGq8eliRSHgWkIU0MogwBYrxOI69-r88pMxzRBwnY1cwDJXSg8QhntiiG6Qa40FeAQEwwbdGJPV2NCau-1r3Ig6QuEIC-8VCMFtQkE8-wo8PVZuKWhaSZOagOtRJgiCTw8/s400/DSCN1277Panorama.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232615553834910882" border="0" /></a><br />Cogmanskloof just outside Montague, the western gateway to the Little Karoo. This is also the start of Route 62. The Little Karoo is a stunningly beautiful arid zone in the rain shadow between the Langeberg range to the south and the magnificent Swartberg range to the north. Further north beyond the Swartberg range lie the plains of the Great Karoo that dominates the inland plateau of southern South Africa<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nGUHAnlLu7gBpaupQEZcljx54XYerEbqNJJSAfabexMcrUkw6c89XhyphenhyphenmXZPcR-L9BcAuchk4KdvnZYun-fVEUX9w9Ue6akiGMnAAwREbf1Dl4K6f0nPt_1CrlL3KIOs7OTdj/s1600-h/Route+62.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nGUHAnlLu7gBpaupQEZcljx54XYerEbqNJJSAfabexMcrUkw6c89XhyphenhyphenmXZPcR-L9BcAuchk4KdvnZYun-fVEUX9w9Ue6akiGMnAAwREbf1Dl4K6f0nPt_1CrlL3KIOs7OTdj/s320/Route+62.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232616173403539202" border="0" /></a><br />Route 62<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-mBYfAUrhx9WbfX4LZ12HK6SkHRgp4DvWHLhBUsQ9iHM8djr0mmvZngTRqaOaJpcam4PyAEqyMVpVRhvm9Alz7rcHpfhGoCS-8rX5ql3KWkODJJr7rYZY9BTzGAhwufKZR6w/s1600-h/DSCN1280.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-mBYfAUrhx9WbfX4LZ12HK6SkHRgp4DvWHLhBUsQ9iHM8djr0mmvZngTRqaOaJpcam4PyAEqyMVpVRhvm9Alz7rcHpfhGoCS-8rX5ql3KWkODJJr7rYZY9BTzGAhwufKZR6w/s320/DSCN1280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232614886126768178" border="0" /></a><br />After Montague a beautiful ride unfolds along the northern slopes of the Langeberg towards Barrydale. At Barrydale I stopped at “The Country Pumpkin” for a toasted sandwich and coffee. The hospitality included a complimentary Muskadel, for which the area is well known, and a Route 62 biker pin. Showing admirable self restraint I managed to resist the temptation to drink the Muskadel with my lunch. Perhaps they should provide the Muskadel to riders and drivers in a small bottle to drink later in the evening after completing their journey. Serious ‘brownie’ points were earned by this restraint! I’m sure that the issue of not drinking the Muskadel did not enter the mind of the biker downing his second (at least) beer at the table just across from me! I also topped up the Burgman’s tank with 9.19 litres in Barrydale. I had travelled 263km from home in Cape Town and 219km from the previous fill-up at the Winelands 1 Stop. The average fuel consumption for the latter distance was therefore 4.2 litres per 100 km (4.4 litres per 100 km indicated on the bike’s instrumentation).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxbXr-djG6QH94JKYFMINKyX4okKnboJ4B8qhcbVYFR3e7p5Lz8W6mQsRfG7lFl7Tl1A4AeIx8ZmVyOuPD-fbRcAD9lCzPX9jJoJSQ9kTcVmqtN-95uenh9a-ph08ulZ5uPU6/s1600-h/DSCN1282.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxbXr-djG6QH94JKYFMINKyX4okKnboJ4B8qhcbVYFR3e7p5Lz8W6mQsRfG7lFl7Tl1A4AeIx8ZmVyOuPD-fbRcAD9lCzPX9jJoJSQ9kTcVmqtN-95uenh9a-ph08ulZ5uPU6/s320/DSCN1282.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232607680294067106" border="0" /></a><br />Leaving Barrydale I stopped at the viewpoint above the village and ‘stripped’. It was getting up above 20degC now! Off came the riding trousers, the lining of my jacket and tracksuit top. Much better.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSs2yUJbVMUgFFd4vasbz5bZ6vJJXXVasko2n2LdYW9ZsLn3dy2E9BBL4VXqIttjT5RRhheyYV638F7SAkQnNy3CAFpU72Ikq2DjKuUXJuXOvm82Gp-52pWedLzSw48-2fqyJ/s1600-h/DSCN1283.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSs2yUJbVMUgFFd4vasbz5bZ6vJJXXVasko2n2LdYW9ZsLn3dy2E9BBL4VXqIttjT5RRhheyYV638F7SAkQnNy3CAFpU72Ikq2DjKuUXJuXOvm82Gp-52pWedLzSw48-2fqyJ/s320/DSCN1283.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232607684574685682" border="0" /></a><br />Now I set off right across the Little Karoo towards Ladismith at the foot of Towerkop in the Swartberg range. I traveled the entire route cruising easily on the Burgmann between 100 and 110 km/hr. Although the bike can easily travel faster than this I felt entirely comfortable at this speed and was relatively happy to ‘read the environment’ as I road along. Being a trained environmentalist traveling through any landscape is to me just like reading a fascinating book. I just can’t bear to travel fast and miss the whole story.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdqAw2-8gIodWclFjpZWqrdeLo8wDCDCBZbso_vDBuHC7qWT5jZ5dQxyzqk4KLVN1cTASw2z4SIv39GP2Lwh42alRf6SenL0RbOOifkfAMwiO_KkK2rLwpfCzKMvQLOyvsdnf/s1600-h/DSCN1285.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdqAw2-8gIodWclFjpZWqrdeLo8wDCDCBZbso_vDBuHC7qWT5jZ5dQxyzqk4KLVN1cTASw2z4SIv39GP2Lwh42alRf6SenL0RbOOifkfAMwiO_KkK2rLwpfCzKMvQLOyvsdnf/s320/DSCN1285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232607687711261074" border="0" /></a><br />According to articles I have read the Burgman apparently tops out about 180km/hr although I have no intension of ever testing this stastic myself. My sense of self preservation is way too developed for that!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMgal_BfQusshHSAAMNUNbbKkxQTA5lyWlAD_Xpz8RLdUeNneFHHHHYDErToBMdvrZiqeCS05YLN7Nh6fTjxzVVoCjBlj2ibRiHO9ThULlTIuLUQmBQ_JKopGjs1qgqGEd7wf/s1600-h/DSCN1286.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMgal_BfQusshHSAAMNUNbbKkxQTA5lyWlAD_Xpz8RLdUeNneFHHHHYDErToBMdvrZiqeCS05YLN7Nh6fTjxzVVoCjBlj2ibRiHO9ThULlTIuLUQmBQ_JKopGjs1qgqGEd7wf/s320/DSCN1286.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232607689594493778" border="0" /></a><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsymTfNzj95lb_lQ0YsEQ35dQsjWUBZ8552exArsr5yoksgle7hGu0I2QOiYviQkHNC2YGSwdAP5FT8msis9Pu-Hi_wxdjkMOzjICwVhqvGh264dcgPHaxBKP-BEAlDXV5lwFE/s1600-h/DSCN1288.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsymTfNzj95lb_lQ0YsEQ35dQsjWUBZ8552exArsr5yoksgle7hGu0I2QOiYviQkHNC2YGSwdAP5FT8msis9Pu-Hi_wxdjkMOzjICwVhqvGh264dcgPHaxBKP-BEAlDXV5lwFE/s320/DSCN1288.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232607691783759458" border="0" /></a><br />As I rode into Ladismith, with the first really close view of Towerkop this was the view that struck my eye. It’s ironic that during the studies for the provincial ‘Growth Potential of Towns’ study most small towns in the province touted tourism as the future economic mainstay of their municipal economy and yet the above photo illustrates the extreme lack of attention paid to this aspect in local ‘development’ initiatives. Shame!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Y9ThvEvKbzlmO9sE5vrXJKtmiEJQybjmG-wiBi5HGxzXiSsVT21XTJ90nuONATss9XpcUQlHZpHjz_MPp5cNyEAI1E0lyOn_GTui7Sfo3ViNY-p48cVqk2jZUkXsg2EpgoRC/s1600-h/DSCN1291.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Y9ThvEvKbzlmO9sE5vrXJKtmiEJQybjmG-wiBi5HGxzXiSsVT21XTJ90nuONATss9XpcUQlHZpHjz_MPp5cNyEAI1E0lyOn_GTui7Sfo3ViNY-p48cVqk2jZUkXsg2EpgoRC/s400/DSCN1291.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232605620019186642" border="0" /></a><br />Another view from the main road where I managed to exclude all but one telephone line!<br /><br />Towerkop (Magic Mountain – 2197m) is topped by a huge sandstone dome with a huge cleft. The cleft dome of Towerkop is explained by a legend involving a witch. The legend is that, in a hurry to fly home, the peak loomed before her and in a rage she whacked it with her broomstick, splitting it in two. You can read the story of a <a href="http://realtravel.com/ladismith-journals-j1200555.html">Tyrollean traverse between the two buttresses</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47iXHQn6QljYKohPLElaXfNYk7P4VJ-WYPkzQHTpeV8uKy6vOOTVlKxSFCd1zpj2I4N5-_K3P1PNkeV0G9qyJPJuynLzYsiGTtTQNJdYqgN0qOGbqyQlmNSsWiAYI7QAxMjeO/s1600-h/DSCN1292.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47iXHQn6QljYKohPLElaXfNYk7P4VJ-WYPkzQHTpeV8uKy6vOOTVlKxSFCd1zpj2I4N5-_K3P1PNkeV0G9qyJPJuynLzYsiGTtTQNJdYqgN0qOGbqyQlmNSsWiAYI7QAxMjeO/s320/DSCN1292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232604956431945650" border="0" /></a><br />I paused for a short biscuit break at the turnoff to Seweweekspoort. This is a gravel road pass through the Swartberg northwards to the Great Karoo. I have driven this road on numerous occasions in the past and once even walked its entire length as a family outing with a group from the Mountain Club. The Swartberg pass is the best place in the country that I know of to view the spectacularly folded rock formations of the Cape fold-belt mountains of which the Swartberg is a part.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYIcRiczFNYc0IwPVYmLGxvKwhEObhMYOuSmu47iNPZIArXXZ0JWx8oaPtLcoGLXaRoHoQReGIEfLi1JBP7OHxrmKB9VW_1rofByIq6WT6nIC5DgXXntPB9ankLjqCyFprS2b/s1600-h/DSCN1294Panorama.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYIcRiczFNYc0IwPVYmLGxvKwhEObhMYOuSmu47iNPZIArXXZ0JWx8oaPtLcoGLXaRoHoQReGIEfLi1JBP7OHxrmKB9VW_1rofByIq6WT6nIC5DgXXntPB9ankLjqCyFprS2b/s400/DSCN1294Panorama.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232605117344439810" border="0" /></a><br />Just opposite the turnoff to Seweweekspoort is the mission village of Zoar.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOdBK2QR9ojPB2LKJMxmXi0j6eh7-PTNAeP-RyZfLNQBSuJu2Vc4hcmkK9-LiTgPVXFTonfSq1htorA6TtBsGCaN9slvb_PT4txt6Q6AwDlOCYZZO_EA4cN8pFHblP7a7Gnlf/s1600-h/DSCN1296.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOdBK2QR9ojPB2LKJMxmXi0j6eh7-PTNAeP-RyZfLNQBSuJu2Vc4hcmkK9-LiTgPVXFTonfSq1htorA6TtBsGCaN9slvb_PT4txt6Q6AwDlOCYZZO_EA4cN8pFHblP7a7Gnlf/s320/DSCN1296.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232604954410133474" border="0" /></a><br />Looking north, in the background, is Seweweeks Peak, which at 2325 meters high, is the highest point in the Western Cape Province. As usual at this time of the year the peak had a light dusting of snow which is unfortunately not visible in the photograph due to the unco-operative angle of the winter sun.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEF_QQCWvcAVXuQfRc7mvxEnoIKEDZ_6TZLinmTPrqVP7mIbxYZyQmrICBmc7AHlgEslFCjxpYx5az6pRhRIsHSnEv3eAFxPRhH7dcaA7yp9Kow3TO37mVD8nDqK1PjQwLz3Sg/s1600-h/DSCN1303.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEF_QQCWvcAVXuQfRc7mvxEnoIKEDZ_6TZLinmTPrqVP7mIbxYZyQmrICBmc7AHlgEslFCjxpYx5az6pRhRIsHSnEv3eAFxPRhH7dcaA7yp9Kow3TO37mVD8nDqK1PjQwLz3Sg/s320/DSCN1303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232604957377247282" border="0" /></a><br />As I walked around the back of the bike I spotted the opportunity for a self portrait. Perhaps next time I’ll also smile!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlI4W3NVozv-61Ts-vvCqQdyR46qqsJ49Uzf3SNJg9F2icYHRcZ23Pa0JkSyufi7SIhbUK8golzEmKH_wrfBwn3UitIBBAjNYRYZBcmaw0oeXiAY7uVwnbCqHeKbw4Y4HYld-/s1600-h/DSCN1305.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlI4W3NVozv-61Ts-vvCqQdyR46qqsJ49Uzf3SNJg9F2icYHRcZ23Pa0JkSyufi7SIhbUK8golzEmKH_wrfBwn3UitIBBAjNYRYZBcmaw0oeXiAY7uVwnbCqHeKbw4Y4HYld-/s320/DSCN1305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232604963203899954" border="0" /></a><br />Further eastwards one arrives at the amazingly scenic Huisriver Pass. Unfortunately the pass is currently under maintenance but allowed for a short rest from the saddle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmTgkN0cLWiiJWnyj6hKcnhnwWfo37Ca-d1G4nkLlbotGXqy4j8tapXL4950zHj1aHzMwRP4rMt5TQWABjyYBGTCchE9Shzu6loHeFLtx9fb_jL889ANbXzVyYWW7pqJYYfqE/s1600-h/DSCN1307.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmTgkN0cLWiiJWnyj6hKcnhnwWfo37Ca-d1G4nkLlbotGXqy4j8tapXL4950zHj1aHzMwRP4rMt5TQWABjyYBGTCchE9Shzu6loHeFLtx9fb_jL889ANbXzVyYWW7pqJYYfqE/s320/DSCN1307.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232604967093516562" border="0" /></a><br />The red cliffs of the Huisriver Pass with a Klapperbos or Chinese Lantern Bush in which a lesser double collared sunbird was feeding. Ah the joy of being out of the big city<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6xnKdgW-XbrBobVXQfDT2ntmwKEdidMR191pYwlhpb1dpmQR_8hACNpyc8W7v3ICjuMw0_86J5AAQ-OOy-WWP9aaSAGgvTu22toQ1v8ISLqr70uyCaPqfwiEbiZ401_ZOgqn/s1600-h/DSCN1310.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6xnKdgW-XbrBobVXQfDT2ntmwKEdidMR191pYwlhpb1dpmQR_8hACNpyc8W7v3ICjuMw0_86J5AAQ-OOy-WWP9aaSAGgvTu22toQ1v8ISLqr70uyCaPqfwiEbiZ401_ZOgqn/s320/DSCN1310.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232604477127321890" border="0" /></a><br />While standing waiting for the Stop/Go I remembered driving over the original narrow gravel road Huisriver pass with my parents as a pre-teen. The ride through the pass was in a convoy of one-way traffic so unless one was prepared to wait double time for the next group of vehicles travelling in the same direction it was not advisable to stop for more photographs. I have many pics from previous trips anyway so cruised on gently, enjoying the scenery, towards the village of Calitzdorp<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJwahCrJIz4_qqjVCMWqesLBM1uSr_i4vTKLm_1uCaymmveKknu03i7AdejAgutdsYGcA3DR8nhswtE6Ah720iuNvmJaSwjxIRO7GzpaLcCPCr9fh5qjt4pEMOBvSZPRItztd/s1600-h/DSCN1313.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJwahCrJIz4_qqjVCMWqesLBM1uSr_i4vTKLm_1uCaymmveKknu03i7AdejAgutdsYGcA3DR8nhswtE6Ah720iuNvmJaSwjxIRO7GzpaLcCPCr9fh5qjt4pEMOBvSZPRItztd/s320/DSCN1313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232604477657380514" border="0" /></a><br />Passing through Calitzdorp at the foot of the Huisriverpass I had to make a detour to Boplaas, where I indulged myself by buying a bottle of award winning, five star Boplaas Vintage Port. This should ensure my survival during the remaining winter evenings at home<br /><br />And now the final leg of the trip unfolded. With the Swartberg range extending eastwards ahead of me<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSis-qcTW3n02fdaVGavEa9A6bmziOsCVuNW44MXmKDRe-w3WmAszcFfJZG8uTaw44dJh6SB1LTbbtv5Tb6dIgI0f0vOHSy1fnOXyP42dNOpA96HYsn4WfyffdRFQLHNsn8jwm/s1600-h/DSCN1318.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSis-qcTW3n02fdaVGavEa9A6bmziOsCVuNW44MXmKDRe-w3WmAszcFfJZG8uTaw44dJh6SB1LTbbtv5Tb6dIgI0f0vOHSy1fnOXyP42dNOpA96HYsn4WfyffdRFQLHNsn8jwm/s320/DSCN1318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232604483831689474" border="0" /></a><br />The remaining 45 minutes ride down the long straight road to Oudtshoorn …<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kpAyEsC3G4f4v2AWsrvC_cgugcKxu_GGQhmYh63ZliYsFHbo1Fq8Yz04wT6TkeIjAbSpaPIgkPYwviqvkjyXBlSQuzMVFzF8I34sOqq4VCHHCJl0KmXKYDkLdfgoRLnXRp1S/s1600-h/DSCN1320.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kpAyEsC3G4f4v2AWsrvC_cgugcKxu_GGQhmYh63ZliYsFHbo1Fq8Yz04wT6TkeIjAbSpaPIgkPYwviqvkjyXBlSQuzMVFzF8I34sOqq4VCHHCJl0KmXKYDkLdfgoRLnXRp1S/s320/DSCN1320.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232604481445089586" border="0" /></a><br /> … where my ride ended at about 5pm. In all I thoroughly enjoyed myself and would be more than happy to tackle the ride any time again in the future. Topping up with 7.54 litres of fuel for the 176 kilometres gave me a fuel consumption of 4.28 litres per 100 km (4.3 litres per 100 km according to the bike’s instrumentation). In all a very satisfying fuel consumption figure. A total of 16.73 litres fuel (excluding the 43 km from home to the Winelands 1 Stop) for the 395 km covered at an average consumption of 4.23 litres/100 km (55.61 mpg)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmo9dEo0tebYZv4-A_4glgrv8U1R8ga4mMy9HPjygw0wSPzqxlzMdfYH1DRhEKvFjKAf1Ks0n5K9LdlB8gzCTEdN5Gxk8PZop_q0sSokaastCNmM5nBOAWDcJpVnRIwKuj23y/s1600-h/DSCN1326.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmo9dEo0tebYZv4-A_4glgrv8U1R8ga4mMy9HPjygw0wSPzqxlzMdfYH1DRhEKvFjKAf1Ks0n5K9LdlB8gzCTEdN5Gxk8PZop_q0sSokaastCNmM5nBOAWDcJpVnRIwKuj23y/s320/DSCN1326.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232604485569567698" border="0" /></a><br /> I was booked by the conference organisers into Lavender House. I stayed in the Butterfly Room. Ya, well, no, fine! Any way a clean comfortable bed is all one really needs whatever the décor! I was actually lucky to get the accommodation. I registered rather late for the conference and was offered the room when a colleague’s wife, inconveniently for him, produced their first child early, a few days before the conference.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6VHgyuRmLc6ztNCEkyHuRxYx4GKQSFw3AWqVvPCFuvC1KzYt9g4B6EduQiSS6kYSaK4bVmM7p-PdWjDbRQHXrT_DL_MosUtqVUswM1wnu9zmikATT69F3DYUd6IgtqbPDVVG/s1600-h/DSCN1425.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6VHgyuRmLc6ztNCEkyHuRxYx4GKQSFw3AWqVvPCFuvC1KzYt9g4B6EduQiSS6kYSaK4bVmM7p-PdWjDbRQHXrT_DL_MosUtqVUswM1wnu9zmikATT69F3DYUd6IgtqbPDVVG/s320/DSCN1425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232603801683085682" border="0" /></a><br />From the sign above the window in my room you would not believe that the country is in the throws of a serious electricity crisis.<br /><br />Also in the grounds of Lavender House was a pond with both the noxious invasive Kariba weed and a black bass.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWF-Eq4XSGtwB0unwnHMIuh1j5jIxMFER3quUfKsttOk15opvPOuYsRLF3tORA1ua2NbfoCeTWpUeY2iT7EL_GsOPZob35hVz2hGDJjDksHoPw3h8ZK376Sbmi4ZsR63nAig8I/s1600-h/DSCN1427.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWF-Eq4XSGtwB0unwnHMIuh1j5jIxMFER3quUfKsttOk15opvPOuYsRLF3tORA1ua2NbfoCeTWpUeY2iT7EL_GsOPZob35hVz2hGDJjDksHoPw3h8ZK376Sbmi4ZsR63nAig8I/s320/DSCN1427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232603882028676962" border="0" /></a><br />On my return to Cape Town I had to pause for a pic of these beautiful aloes just west of the Huisriver pass<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKGy7KzezPyiv9rqK1-9fonVPxm7oXXg74JID4pxGK6Jtsl2jLTsoKKS6iMu8HL4w__ID0HX4S-UFAJuzlNGGwZmFZy5zrqS2Mex5wI5pGN53ylSmAZXEzO_zQWGBsxDSDoq6/s1600-h/DSCN1430.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKGy7KzezPyiv9rqK1-9fonVPxm7oXXg74JID4pxGK6Jtsl2jLTsoKKS6iMu8HL4w__ID0HX4S-UFAJuzlNGGwZmFZy5zrqS2Mex5wI5pGN53ylSmAZXEzO_zQWGBsxDSDoq6/s320/DSCN1430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232603482938117346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A view westwards along the Swartberg Range.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiE8dmQze0-fw9ag0JICUzn1Vr4lX9DThjYU3mGwRulYDchfUq2fSN-W2KqY0BCVpXA1VsDA7eWVnMrLsmoxjnPoxeM0tdcTqSUdUXzyOF7vOQj-8T_27-D1fQtLzK4AGJXHF/s1600-h/DSCN1437.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiE8dmQze0-fw9ag0JICUzn1Vr4lX9DThjYU3mGwRulYDchfUq2fSN-W2KqY0BCVpXA1VsDA7eWVnMrLsmoxjnPoxeM0tdcTqSUdUXzyOF7vOQj-8T_27-D1fQtLzK4AGJXHF/s320/DSCN1437.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232603480081034162" border="0" /></a><br />Oops<br /><br />Just beyond Cogmanskloof I came across this truck transporting baled paper for recycling<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTG_MYOw4_r7lgW7-ly5GtHDlMKlVkzIuO6AxO2pDob5FDDRi7Au9l4SFCVOFzg7h6DHeGAzD_-dl7KWtGBT-jmcqmNZ1sIsys7RaqG5l9dy0ltxedZsZ4YRhyGycUK01YLdM/s1600-h/DSCN1438.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTG_MYOw4_r7lgW7-ly5GtHDlMKlVkzIuO6AxO2pDob5FDDRi7Au9l4SFCVOFzg7h6DHeGAzD_-dl7KWtGBT-jmcqmNZ1sIsys7RaqG5l9dy0ltxedZsZ4YRhyGycUK01YLdM/s320/DSCN1438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232603486522302818" border="0" /></a><br />The truck's load had slipped ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwpngp51-dSVpwOAcUgE2Bb0ypCsAalkgdkGQfp2nl7uuYfgxATWVY_CfJGD4s5r-yK5BLKi2rqUwnfqqsW3GV8DuvvChkyPfVG3k7XcqKdpCytO7cn8kME0A_V4r1_y0f0e2/s1600-h/DSCN1439.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwpngp51-dSVpwOAcUgE2Bb0ypCsAalkgdkGQfp2nl7uuYfgxATWVY_CfJGD4s5r-yK5BLKi2rqUwnfqqsW3GV8DuvvChkyPfVG3k7XcqKdpCytO7cn8kME0A_V4r1_y0f0e2/s320/DSCN1439.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232603487232598962" border="0" /></a><br />Spilling it's contents and blocking one lane of the road<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNIurZ-axSBKk84XwrDcVgTYJeaAdSmIWzAblztH8qkQAW7JQFL-9FyfPIP8ZSZo3Pu-xnLvhKOcz9cMRNMgEouQgUNfy-qPdToXfVW27KszFeYUv_2ldtm2YBnxU2n7zXqNb/s1600-h/DSCN1440.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNIurZ-axSBKk84XwrDcVgTYJeaAdSmIWzAblztH8qkQAW7JQFL-9FyfPIP8ZSZo3Pu-xnLvhKOcz9cMRNMgEouQgUNfy-qPdToXfVW27KszFeYUv_2ldtm2YBnxU2n7zXqNb/s320/DSCN1440.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232603489467186594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Near Rawsonville ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFW7WLl2IGckTypDTAhZdjGjH6ssvlFLDEBx8K0_tPsK1oEttvPCBymeqpPrNOOHnT4Q3PUjZP1uwhbYl9WXyEvNrF1ZhcihkxlSEC_-XhbK8xSud1FTVhV__L74ixk11qlXOO/s1600-h/DSCN1442.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFW7WLl2IGckTypDTAhZdjGjH6ssvlFLDEBx8K0_tPsK1oEttvPCBymeqpPrNOOHnT4Q3PUjZP1uwhbYl9WXyEvNrF1ZhcihkxlSEC_-XhbK8xSud1FTVhV__L74ixk11qlXOO/s320/DSCN1442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232603226015902562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Beautiful vineyards and mountains<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitobOIYjW4c8IgD9EsX0mrH10a1shzo2c0nczeIjNl6Qo9umq0wwpa1Z1uo-GmccKWnJgjcbUPQYslklyjSAp1NQ3iatlJmIfFUeMHpxeVHtl1GQ-0NGFUtwl57LtMUu3jnCYl/s1600-h/DSCN1444.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitobOIYjW4c8IgD9EsX0mrH10a1shzo2c0nczeIjNl6Qo9umq0wwpa1Z1uo-GmccKWnJgjcbUPQYslklyjSAp1NQ3iatlJmIfFUeMHpxeVHtl1GQ-0NGFUtwl57LtMUu3jnCYl/s320/DSCN1444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232603232195332338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Looking into Stetynskloof<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbn4xxUR-Gzk-70RN6qWSTUyZ0ls_Q7sR7mqfr32RCchublHAD6MABVZw7QytuEfqLwpn052W-J1iztcPubhtYlnVJS1ztVTeQoqJ0VnwkxkW-wxoJa4XfhPR4Pm-f95Yc4JM/s1600-h/DSCN1448.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbn4xxUR-Gzk-70RN6qWSTUyZ0ls_Q7sR7mqfr32RCchublHAD6MABVZw7QytuEfqLwpn052W-J1iztcPubhtYlnVJS1ztVTeQoqJ0VnwkxkW-wxoJa4XfhPR4Pm-f95Yc4JM/s320/DSCN1448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232603232779384530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Half way up Du Toitskloof Pass<br /><br />Into the setting sun<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDz0iF-UMjDMqUbL8HCkAIqG8t_PIMrXSZqvque19JZXY7E715gX9qIuf2IF6EV5So6NJKohZjXZbom33lcqendbIQYmpAgaDAoZVjpak_tNH3Z8IFS7vdF5elAJ8JlLZbnNj/s1600-h/DSCN1456.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDz0iF-UMjDMqUbL8HCkAIqG8t_PIMrXSZqvque19JZXY7E715gX9qIuf2IF6EV5So6NJKohZjXZbom33lcqendbIQYmpAgaDAoZVjpak_tNH3Z8IFS7vdF5elAJ8JlLZbnNj/s320/DSCN1456.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232603238172689538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Du Toitskloof Pass<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEN3xSQb2gnjB32-mKa3k8N5qxBA1V_cNn8Od6YSLDEzFtW-6XkRQYvkSAB-07XN8rduTTKlUzpu3gGazdt-Wc8ooEUrLr-4Dd-k37o5Z8l5r8tOT2-_1p2BXJtJuasg4uOso/s1600-h/DSCN1458.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEN3xSQb2gnjB32-mKa3k8N5qxBA1V_cNn8Od6YSLDEzFtW-6XkRQYvkSAB-07XN8rduTTKlUzpu3gGazdt-Wc8ooEUrLr-4Dd-k37o5Z8l5r8tOT2-_1p2BXJtJuasg4uOso/s320/DSCN1458.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232603236933287554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Near the top of Du Toitskloof Pass<br /><br />Compare this with <a href="http://dennislaidler.blogspot.com/2008/07/western-cape-snow.html">the weather we experienced</a> on the same route a couple of weeks ago<br /><br />All in all it was a great trip which I'll definitely repeat sometime soon.<br /><br />Just out of interest for other Burgman riders the fuel consumption figure for the 531 km ride home (which included 89 km of town riding in and around Oudtshoorn) using 23.65 litres of fuel came out at 4.45 litres/100 km (52.86 mpg)Dennis Laidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607541985195982833noreply@blogger.com4