A fine bunch of bikers on our seventh Book Club meeting and we have gained two new members, Willie was unable to attend being away on business. From left Anton, Daan, Murray, Johan, Sooi who has just returned from an extended overseas visit and myself.
Johan is on his second meeting now and will qualify for the coveted "Book Club" breast patch on the next one. We were very happy also to welcome Sooi on his first run. We met at the Phoenix bar as usual where the discussions started, generally light hearted banter interspersed with a bit of bullshit.
It was a lovely day for riding so the suggestion was to head through to the Hopefield Hotel, 34 km along the R45 and thereafter take the back link road through to Velddrif. We were so chilled that we didn't even mind the Stop/Go, we chatted some more while waiting for it to open.
We lined the bikes up opposite the Hopefield Hotel, there was only one other person in the bar so they must have been very happy to see six bikers walk in.
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| Six thirsty bikers boost the bar takings. |
From there it is 44km through to Velddrif along the link road which runs along the Berg River, although the river can't be seen from the road it is a lovely biking road since it was resurfaced a couple of years ago and we cruised along at a comfortable 140kmh, enjoying the calm weather and just being out on a bike.
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| The Wiehuis bar, home of The Clique Mcc |
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| Sooi and Anton in deep discussion |
We weren't sure if the Wielhuis bar would be open on Wednesday afternoon, it is the home of the Clique Mcc so we like to support our brothers, happily it was open so we pulled in. It is a very pleasant pub owned by our brother Dennis, a welcoming oasis in the little town.
One drink there and we hit the road again, a 28km ride to the Gull and Bell in Saint Helena Bay for the A.B.F. I hadn't been there for a year or so and it was nice to see that it had been changed and improved, very neat and nicely arranged for groups like our club. Something to consider for after our annual Tin Run maybe.
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| Thirsty Springbok - Book Club emblem? |
The consensus seems to be that the Book Club is a good idea, it gets the guys together riding bikes and talking crap with the occasional drink thrown in and I don't think we are overdoing it. We are all mature and experienced bikers and we do not take chances, long may it continue.
2 comments:
Glad you had a fun day out. And all that reading must just strain the eyes :-)
Haha yes, it's a tough job but someone's gotta do it!
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