Canopy Tour 2009 – Memoirs
There is so
much to write as so much has happened.
The
objective was to do the complete Route 62 from
As kodaking while riding is a bit difficult if you don’t have
a pillion to contract my memoirs and pics are more
about the people and their experiences.
The group Pic 1
There was
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Sue,
Abe & Tammlynn
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Frik
van Staden
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-
Johan
(me) & Trudie
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Janis
Godwin
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The Backup Pic 2
This Scenic ‘
We prepared
our own dinners where possible with our own cutlery and as Trudie says ‘forks
& knives’ that was transported on the backup
Cross the pool
First night
just past
Dinner at Spur
We
discussed during that evening and the following and the following that we don’t
like the name ‘Roadies” and rather want to be referred to as the S’s; Pic 5
n
Strasse,
straits & sweeps
- Safe speed
- Sex appeal
- Super bikes
- Serious country explorations
n
Spirited
riding – A la Jamie!
n
Scared
of dirt
Ons is vir enige fiets, of jy nou ‘n GS of ‘n scooter het
Real Estate
There was a
keen interest in buying real estate on the tour and two properties were well
bought
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Janis
once when she was too exhausted to remember to put out the side stand and
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Elaine
bought a nice piece of land in Hopetown. Sy het nie
geval nie, sommer net omgeval. But then, she
will not be able to get any title deed for residential rights as it was in the
middle of an intersection! We dressed the wound as best we could…Moenie te veel
praat nie jy
§
Pic 6
Sutherland
Sue came up
with the idea to visit Sutherland en route from Beaufort West to
An extremely good idea Sue. You deserved a hug for this and got plenty.
Self made
breakfast at Laiingsburg before Sutherland. On the
trailer Pic 11
or on the
pavement. Pic 12
Matjiesfontein
We enjoyed
a drink in old style at the Lord Milner where myself, Basie and the concierge
treated the guests with an aria uit Nabucco van Verdi, of so iets en ander liedere. Frik het genoem ek
Oude Wellington
In
Nobody
ventured for the chimney as you need to crawl through a space of about 350mm.
They all blamed the lack of time. Shame! Pic 16
Ronnie’s Sex Shop.
What is it
about a sex shop that you always wonder what happens inside and are too skaam to enter?
Well, this
time nobody saw us when we turned off and the group photo was done in tense
atmosphere. Some didn’t even want to appear on the picture and had to be
threatened.
Afterwards,
when we left all was lekker opgewek/opgewerk
on the stretch of road to Ladismith. The road was
open, quiet and tempting…
We all tend
to zero our GPS’s before a trip to record the route. Well I also did and
arriving in town after a quite spirited ride which did feel a bit fast though,
the GPS proof the facts. Pic 18
Canopy Tour
What a
flight, everybody enjoyed. Up to 30m in the air amongst the Treetops when
mostly the ground cannot be seen. Wow. Pic 20
Protea Hotel
The rates
were quite steep and duly adjusted
Bunji
Abe &
Elaine did the Bloukrans bunji
and Sue & Tammlynn the Zipline
from the ravine edge to the middle of the bridge. Crazy!! Pic 26
Broeke uittrek
Some girls
need assistance to get rid of their pants. I cannot remember if it was before
or after Ronnie’s Sex Shop Pic 29
Disaster
When you
put together
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A
total novice with not an hour’s training
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A
650 GS with a screen barely large enough to cover the instrument cluster
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A
rear suspension that is adjusted open to completely flat
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A
helmet that does not fit comfortable
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Speeds
averaging 140km/h
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And
a woman
Then you
have a recipe for disaster!??
Not likely.
Janis kept up and improved her riding on daily basis. She knew there is no
turning back. On the last day we realised her bike’s shocks need to be adjusted
and afterwards she traversed the sweeps in much more confidence.
Janis, you
have arrived!!
