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Absolutely Awesome holiday
Flew back in this morning from Cape Town
The holiday did not go acording to plan but was an experiance of a lifetime.
And before we finished we had started to plan the next adventure.
Travelled 5000K miles in all, 2000k of em on dirt roads did not quite get as far as we had planned
but what an experiance.
Riding along side wild bore and being charged by a very confused gemsbock (big horse with 1m long horns) and road along with a heard of baby Ostriches.
Will right a more detailed report if there are peeps out there interested and when i get sorted.
Lots to do to make up for my three weeks away.
Absolutely Awesome holiday
Flew back in this morning from Cape Town
The holiday did not go acording to plan but was an experiance of a lifetime.
And before we finished we had started to plan the next adventure.
Travelled 5000K miles in all, 2000k of em on dirt roads did not quite get as far as we had planned
but what an experiance.
Riding along side wild bore and being charged by a very confused gemsbock (big horse with 1m long horns) and road along with a heard of baby Ostriches.
Will right a more detailed report if there are peeps out there interested and when i get sorted.
Lots to do to make up for my three weeks away.
Sounds amazing - what are you waiting for - get writing :thumbsup:
Hope you have loads of pictures too :D
Warthog
30-10-06, 12:16 PM
Big report with pictures!! Did you bring us all back and sandwich? :lol:
Absolutely Awesome holiday
Flew back in this morning from Cape Town
The holiday did not go acording to plan but was an experiance of a lifetime.
And before we finished we had started to plan the next adventure.
Travelled 5000K miles in all, 2000k of em on dirt roads did not quite get as far as we had planned
but what an experiance.
Riding along side wild bore and being charged by a very confused gemsbock (big horse with 1m long horns) and road along with a heard of baby Ostriches.
Will right a more detailed report if there are peeps out there interested and when i get sorted.
Lots to do to make up for my three weeks away.
Surely thats not right :roll:
Errrr...no...actually that is a type of deer
Looking forward to your report though and the pictures :wink: *bugger how I miss SA sometimes*
Filipe M.
30-10-06, 02:07 PM
Looking forward to your report though and the pictures :wink: *bugger how I miss SA sometimes*
*minor highjack*
Oi, how was the weather down there in the Algarve? ;)
*/minor highjack*
*HIJACK*
Filipe...it was good man. It only rained overnight and late in the afternoon. Lovely country. Lovely people and lovely food! I just wish I was on the bike though...some of the mountain roads down there are spectacular although the surfaces in the towns and villages could get a bit dodgy. We will be going back there soon again but next time I will take my golf clubs too :wink:
*HIJACK*
So where are those pictures RWR :?:
Absolutely Awesome holiday
Flew back in this morning from Cape Town
The holiday did not go acording to plan but was an experiance of a lifetime.
And before we finished we had started to plan the next adventure.
Travelled 5000K miles in all, 2000k of em on dirt roads did not quite get as far as we had planned
but what an experiance.
Riding along side wild bore and being charged by a very confused gemsbock (big horse with 1m long horns) and road along with a heard of baby Ostriches.
Will right a more detailed report if there are peeps out there interested and when i get sorted.
Lots to do to make up for my three weeks away.
Surely thats not right :roll:
Errrr...no...actually that is a type of deer
Looking forward to your report though and the pictures :wink: *bugger how I miss SA sometimes*
It looked like a big horse to me as it ran at me deer in the park look a lot smaller
the white rabbit
31-10-06, 11:03 AM
Looking forward to the pics :D
rpwoodman
31-10-06, 12:47 PM
Was this one of those charity holidays (you get sponsorship which pays for a new bike, ride a bike from a to b and then when you've go to b, the bike is given to a local farmer)?
I'd love to hear about it. Especially about the wild chickens with big horns which charged you.
Terence
31-10-06, 03:58 PM
gemsbock (big horse with 1m long horns)
Surely thats not right :roll:
Errrr...no...actually that is a type of deer
Looking forward to your report though and the pictures :wink: *bugger how I miss SA sometimes*
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemsbok
They can get as big as a horse and i certainly wouldn't want to be charged by one... those horns look wicked.
Ek verlang ook na Suid Afrika boet...
Warthog
31-10-06, 04:00 PM
You wish you were in South Africa? My Afrikaanse is a little shaky :)
Sounds like you had a good hoiliday. If you want to meet South Africans, just order a pint in London.
gemsbock (big horse with 1m long horns)
Surely thats not right :roll:
Errrr...no...actually that is a type of deer
Looking forward to your report though and the pictures :wink: *bugger how I miss SA sometimes*
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemsbok
They can get as big as a horse and i certainly wouldn't want to be charged by one... those horns look wicked.
Ek verlang ook na Suid Afrika boet...
It certailnly looked as big as a horse and was definateley not BAMBI
Was this one of those charity holidays (you get sponsorship which pays for a new bike, ride a bike from a to b and then when you've go to b, the bike is given to a local farmer)?
I'd love to hear about it. Especially about the wild chickens with big horns which charged you.
Long winded report under the title African adventure will tell you all
Sounds like you had a good hoiliday. If you want to meet South Africans, just order a pint in London.
Or if you want to meet Brits in cape town go to mitchels brewery
Terence
31-10-06, 11:10 PM
You wish you were in South Africa? My Afrikaanse is a little shaky :)lol, It means "I also miss South Africa, bro"
How many ex SAFFAS are on the forum anyway?
How many ex SAFFAS are on the forum anyway?
What's SAFFA mean?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRhSHSNVVV8
How many ex SAFFAS are on the forum anyway?
What's SAFFA mean?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRhSHSNVVV8
South African... :wink:
How many ex SAFFAS are on the forum anyway?
What's SAFFA mean?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRhSHSNVVV8
South African... :wink:
You should all be strung up...
What for Biatch :smt065 ?
YoungMan
01-11-06, 09:24 PM
Eh Wena - mina pumilee South Africa medulla skat. Manji, mina aykona fundisa lo Afrikaans.
Zonke lo muntu culuma lo Fanagalo - sterek!
Did you do the Fish River?
I'm off in a cage in April JHB-Botswana-Kazangula-Livingstone-Vic falls. Current squeeze hasn't done the rafting. Hoping it will be 3rd time lucky again for me.
Fantastic country to bike in. Good roads, sunshine. No rain in winter. However, if you are on 2 wheels you cannot enter the game reserves, the animals freak if they see a human and if Ellie, Buffels or Leo is around, you'l be glad of a little protection.
Eh Wena - mina pumilee South Africa medulla skat. Manji, mina aykona fundisa lo Afrikaans.
Zonke lo muntu culuma lo Fanagalo - sterek!
Jong ek het glad nie 'n idee watter taal dit is nie...ek kan een of twee woorde uit maak maar dis maar al. :wink:
You're in England now you'll bloody well learn the lingo! :rant:
You're in England now you'll bloody well learn the lingo! :rant:
WTF :?: :shock: :shock: Of course I know the bleedin language :x :x :!: I prolly spokes it bestest than yous lot what lives here all you life :smt066
You're in England now you'll bloody well learn the lingo! :rant:
WTF :?: :shock: :shock: Of course I know the bleedin language :x :x :!: I prolly spokes it bestest than yous lot what lives here all you life :smt066
:smt064 Johhny Foreigner is always sooo touchy :smt077
YoungMan
02-11-06, 01:38 PM
Translation -
Eh Wena - mina pumilee South Africa medulla skat. Manji, mina aykona fundisa lo Afrikaans.
Zonke lo muntu culuma lo Fanagalo - sterek!
"Hey you - I left SA ages ago. But I don't know Afrikaans. All the black chaps speak "Like This" - stongly."
Now there's more than twee worde!
.. so how many Saffers are there on this forum?
Dunno how many at the moment but used to be 3 as far as I knew...myself, burner(not too sure what happened to him) and some bloke in London called James.
What i don't undertsand is why so many SAFFAS come over to this over crowded cold wet windy **** hole of a country.
However i do understand why so many Brits go to SA
Cos its Lekker
You can add another SAFFA to your list.......Well will be getting the red book soon (hopefully) :p
You can add another SAFFA to your list.......Well will be getting the red book soon (hopefully) :p
Whereabouts are you?
I'm in Tring, Hertfordshire..
I know/knew someone from PE who lived in Tring:D
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