Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Karoo - Day2 Leg4 - Farmstead

Along the Old Post road we did a total of about 180km of almost single track, but in other cases normal gravel road, but if we saw 10 farms along the route it was a lot. This was the first farm we came to after about 45 minutes of riding. It really makes you wonder as you ride along, how difficult it must be to live so far out in this (normally) water starved part of the country, being so alone and so self-dependent. Having said that this farm looked very much alive and well, so whom ever lives here obviously does well at this kind of lifestyle.

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: Planning a 6 day 2500km route through the Karoo maximising dirt
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Karoo - Day2 Leg3 - Old Post Road

The previous evening while sitting in the bar and chatting to locals, we asked then where a good place to ride would be, given that we were heading towards Frasierberg. They immediately said "Die Ou Pos Weg", which in English is "The Old Post Road". They explained how we would get there by turning off to Rhenoster valley, just after the observatory so we did that and found it to be a magnificent road for 180km of pure Karoo wildness and the odd farm along the way. If we counted ten farms along the way that was a lot, probably less!

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: Planning a 6 day 2500km route through the Karoo maximising dirt
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Soon after turning off onto the Old Post road we found a river

Coming up to the turnoff on the main road to Frasierberg

Rhino valley

Flowing water in the Karoo - unheard of
Charles pulls up

Full too


Blasting along

Again amazing flowers hiding all over

Some even growing in the road - thats how you tell how well used the road is!

Right into the road too







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Monday, 20 February 2012

Karoo - Day2 Leg2 - Sutherland observatory

After we had been through the museum at the office, we were offered an opportunity of either going on a guided tour or to just to come up look around and then leave. We decided not to do the tour because it started an hour or two later and took another hour or so. We had a long way to ride for the day yet so could not afford the luxury of that much time spent in one place. We just rode up to the top of the hill, looked around, took some pictures of all the buildings and then left. It was a most impressive site. high tech in the middle of miles and miles of bush. 

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: Planning a 6 day 2500km route through the Karoo maximising dirt
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A small heard of Springbok

Sudden surprise and looking up at the bikes

Long ride back down from the top of the hill







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Friday, 17 February 2012

Karoo - Day2 Leg1 - Breakfast and Observatory

We got up, had breakfast, coffee as it was rather cold (about -2deg C overnight but soon went up to 20deg C in the morning), and then headed off to the  The South African Astronomical Observatory to check it out. They have it there because it is so far in the middle of nowhere and far from cities and at a high altitude, that the night (and day) skies are extremely clear and good visibility is attainable for what they do. We planned, after great advice from the locals, a trip along the Old Post road an alternative to get to the next town.

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: Planning a 6 day 2500km route through the Karoo maximising dirt
More South and Southern African motor cycle tours on our list of tour route summaries are available, where we explore these sorts of motorcycle tour routes. Just choose one of our events and reserve yourself a place on one of the future motorcycle adventure safari events.
The Old Post Road Route to Frasierburg


Admiring the new Boma the owner was building

massive place

The gate was not working when we got there
So we did what all good bikers do - find an alternative route!




We went inside the museum part and looked around for some time - it was most interesting




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