Day ride to L’Agulhas, Southernmost tip on African continent
Farm stall and some road food, biltong, dried beef
Salmonsdam gravel road
It’s green but we are going through a dry season, water restrictions in Western Cape
Our national bird, Blue crane
Kleinriver mountains in back
Sandy's Glen and a geocache
Heavy trailer for the bike
Water flowing
Elim
Wolvengat or Viljoenshof, one of the last places reachable by gravel only
The Southernmost wine farm on African continent
Tar to gravel
Container ship passing southernmost tip of Africa
Suiderstrand and two geocaches
Meisho Maru no 38, ran aground 16 Nov 1982
Southernmost point on African continent
Southernmost lighthouse
Struisbaai church
Bredasdorp
Napier
Sandy's Glen
Last view back on gravel
280 km of fun
Day ride to Southernmost tip of Africa
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Re: Day ride to Southernmost tip of Africa
Great stuff, I love the description of 'home built'
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Re: Day ride to Southernmost tip of Africa
Very good post. Just the kind of thing the forum should be for.
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Re: Day ride to Southernmost tip of Africa
I'm coming over in September, for about 3 months and have decided to include your route plan to my Itinerary. Thanks for you ride report. (thumbs)
Re: Day ride to Southernmost tip of Africa
Fantastic pics of a fantastic country ... been twice and its amazing, tried to talk my wife into going but she is worried thanks to the negative stuff you see and hear about but I loved it (thumbs)
Looks like that is an awsome route
Looks like that is an awsome route