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Alec · 01-07-2013, 02:50 AM

Ok first few pics taken on Saturday. Basically got home after work and decided a quick trip on the bike was in order, you know, just checking it out to make sure it was in running condition for the Sunday ride. The idea of a cold, crisp draught beer was just a bonus! I am lucky that this town is only around 25km from my town and has a small pass, so I nice little ride. It's summer here, so almost everything is brown, but in winter the landscape is stunning. Will add Sundays pics in the next couple of hours - forgot to bring the cable! This area is well know for wine and olives - although vineyards can be found all over the Cape.

xrayr · 01-07-2013, 03:58 AM

Glad you had a nice ride!

Alec · 01-07-2013, 04:17 AM

So the next pics where taken on the Sunday - I did around 200kms on the day a got 15.2kms/L. This is quite important as I found out that I do not have a reserve toggle! The longest stretch was 100km and there is no way I would ever enter an "iron but" type ride - I seem to be quite sensitive down there! I also found out that I am not much of a lone wolf, I get quite bored of myself - having the wife along is quite a bit more fun.

951100C · 01-07-2013, 06:22 AM

Nice pics, looks like a great time, thanks for sharing. On this side of the globe its winter, so keep the nice weather riding pics coming!

Alec · 01-07-2013, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by 951100C

Nice pics, looks like a great time, thanks for sharing. On this side of the globe its winter, so keep the nice weather riding pics coming!

Will do - planning another ride for this coming Sunday - with the wife this time. But the heat does get to after a while, really saps your energy levels, I know in a week or two I am going to really look forward to winter.

MikeB · 01-07-2013, 08:49 AM

Your weather must be a lot like here in Norcal -- brown in summer, green in winter. It took me a while to adjust to this upside-downess compared to my ancestral home in the midwest.

justinmahn · 01-07-2013, 09:40 AM

Oh damn, I thought you were riding around WITH a cape. Nice pics, though.

Bugler · 01-07-2013, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by justinmahn

Oh damn, I thought you were riding around WITH a cape. Nice pics, though.

That would have been A ride around Africa in a Cape instead of A ride around the Cape in Africa.

Nice to see some warm weather pics.

We trudge on · 01-07-2013, 06:12 PM

Alec:
That is some beautiful country. Thanks for the photos.

We trudge on.

01-07-2013, 02:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Alec Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Cape Town, RSA Posts: 26	A ride around the Cape in Africa Ok first few pics taken on Saturday. Basically got home after work and decided a quick trip on the bike was in order, you know, just checking it out to make sure it was in running condition for the Sunday ride. The idea of a cold, crisp draught beer was just a bonus! I am lucky that this town is only around 25km from my town and has a small pass, so I nice little ride. It's summer here, so almost everything is brown, but in winter the landscape is stunning. Will add Sundays pics in the next couple of hours - forgot to bring the cable! This area is well know for wine and olives - although vineyards can be found all over the Cape. __________________

01-07-2013, 03:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
xrayr Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Eastern Long Island, NY Posts: 17,642	Glad you had a nice ride! __________________ 2008 Black Goldwing ABS

01-07-2013, 04:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
Alec Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Cape Town, RSA Posts: 26	So the next pics where taken on the Sunday - I did around 200kms on the day a got 15.2kms/L. This is quite important as I found out that I do not have a reserve toggle! The longest stretch was 100km and there is no way I would ever enter an "iron but" type ride - I seem to be quite sensitive down there! I also found out that I am not much of a lone wolf, I get quite bored of myself - having the wife along is quite a bit more fun. __________________

01-07-2013, 06:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
951100C Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 293	Nice pics, looks like a great time, thanks for sharing. On this side of the globe its winter, so keep the nice weather riding pics coming! __________________ 2004 Harley Davidson Fatboy 1995 Shadow 1100C, Gone but never forgotten. Ride Bell by Debbie.

01-07-2013, 09:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
justinmahn Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Springdale, AR Posts: 328	Oh damn, I thought you were riding around WITH a cape. Nice pics, though. __________________ 2006 Shadow Spirit 750, 2011 Shadow Aero 750, One wife and three kids.

01-07-2013, 08:49 AM	#6 (permalink)
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Placerville, CA Posts: 4,867	Your weather must be a lot like here in Norcal -- brown in summer, green in winter. It took me a while to adjust to this upside-downess compared to my ancestral home in the midwest.

01-07-2013, 06:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
We trudge on Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ellis Co. Texas Posts: 1,916	Alec: That is some beautiful country. Thanks for the photos. We trudge on.

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