I mentioned earlier that the biking calendar is becoming extremely busy, we have a "Bikers against abuse" run coming up this Saturday, it's a local day run ending up at the Riviera Hotel in Velddrif for a bit of biker fun and games. Looking forward to that one and I'll tell you all about it.
During the past couple of weeks I, along with other members of the Meeulanders club attended a "dayjol" - (colloquialism for a biker party that starts mid morning and ends mid night!) hosted by the west coast chapter of the Clique Mcc at their clubhouse in Velddrif.
All credit to the President and the members, it was a very well attended event and extremely well organised with all members pulling their weight making sure that their guests had a good time.
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| Crowded with happy bikers |
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| Some of the Meeulanders |
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| Rob and Isabella, serial rally goers |
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| The bar was busy because of the heat |
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| Lots of pretty girls |
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| Two lovely "Miss Clique" |
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| Great music by DJ and Club Pres. Wayne |
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| Good food and accessories on sale |
It was the first really hot day of the early summer, so the bar sales were good. Well done to the Clique, thanks for a great day guys.
The next weekend was the "Dragon Lords" rally in Langebaan, another really hot day. Some people went through on the Friday but I just took a cruise through on Saturday afternoon. There were not many people there when I arrived, probably because of the big mass ride in Capetown but gradually through the afternoon more people cruised in through the gates.
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| Entry formalities |
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| Our own Johlene helping at the gate |
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| Louis waiting for a leg operation |
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| Monica, Kathy and Sampie |
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| Joe and Eleanor |
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| Monica, Steven, Kathy and Sampie |
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| Saved enough to get home? |
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| The "Hooligans" attended in numbers |
I had a couple of beers with my friends and then headed home, there was another ride the next morning, our regular monthly breakfast run and I wanted to be fresh!
Sunday morning we could see it was going to be a hot day, we gathered at Juffroushoogte for coffee, eleven members and two guests; Rob and Isabella with us again. Kickstands up at 09h00 and we headed up the R45 towards Malmesbury and the N7.
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| Our first stop, tea break on the R45 |
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| Rob especially liked the tea break |
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| Gerda plays "Mommy" |
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| It wasn't long before the miggies found us |
Back on the road and we had to deal with the road works on the N7 which slowed us down for quite a while but it's not far from there to our destination which was "Pepper Tree" restaurant in the little village of Philadelphia.
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| Johan and Isabella |
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| Rob, Daan, Bev, Gerda, Hein and Metjie |
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| Adrie and Laureen |
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| R89 for this, a bit much |
We had a pleasant time, I wasn't too happy with the breakfast but it was good being with family. The temperature readout was 42 Celsius as we headed for the R27, it dropped down to 36 for most of the ride. Murray and Laureen rode home with us and we turned down to Yzerfontein and a cold beer or two at "Die Stal".
Thanks to the cooling influence of our beautiful bay the temperature dropped to a much more comfortable 26 degrees as I cruised into the outskirts of my home town.
There's going to be a lot more biking before Christmas! Stay safe and vigilant out there.
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