We were glad we had taken the turn off the main boring N1 onto the back roads. It immediately got rid of all the traffic and endless roadworks. Ok so instead we got more potholes, but on an adventure bike that's not really too much of a problem. We saw two or three small towns, and unfortunately stopped in the wrong one for coffee (Trompsburg). We should have stopped in the next town called Philippolis, as it looked quaint and well kept. We both made a mental note of returning to Philippolis to get to know it better. Then we headed onto Colesburg which joined the N1 again.
This is the daily blog from Africa4Adventure.com. A short series on the Karoo Motorbike tour we took on during September 2011. See the plans for the trip blog here:
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| Anthill city on the way there |
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| We stopped to look at the burned veld |
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| The road was also rather potholed and we had to keep a good look out |
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| Burned veld on the way - note the anthills - normally not seen in the tall grass. |
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| Little place we stopped for a coffee in in a small town called Trompsburg |
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| Pretty large church in such a small village |
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| High street Philipolis - we really needed more time to stop and take this in but time was ticking away |
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| Wonderful old buildings |
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| Back on the back road again toward Colesburg... |
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