tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66101815392819378052024-02-06T18:48:17.968-08:00Sunshine and The DragonOur Motorcycle Tour From Cape Town, South Africa up to Windoek, Namibia!
3200 kms (60% paved roads, 40% gravel roads,)
Ais Ais hot springs, Fish River Canyon, Hermanus whale watching, most southerly point in Africa, Safaris, Sossusvlei sand dunes, Namib-Nauklft Park, Tropic of Capricorn, tour of Cape Town,Kolmanskop Ghost Town tour, Stellenbosch to ride mountain passes and a wine tour.
Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16917165638083466104noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6610181539281937805.post-28483907892710332012-10-08T15:38:00.002-07:002013-01-13T19:31:42.199-08:00Last Riding DayThe last riding day was spent on gravel except for the last few klicks into Windhoek. It turned out to be a fun day on gravel as we had to cross Remhoogte Pass.<br />
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No one told us that there would be several river crossings to contend with. Donna crosses the first one hardly getting wet.<br />
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Donna approaches another crossing. Why is everyone standing around watching?? They had already gone thru it and knew a little secret.<br />
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It was DEEP! Donna gets a bath.<br />
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Peter lies on the side of the road ready to capture my turn. I thought if I rode fast enough and raised my feet I would keep dry.<br />
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Nope! Drenched from head to toe and my boots were full of water. Actually that turned out to be a blessing as it was near 40 C again today.<br />
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One last lunch under the shade of an Acacia tree before our last push to Windhoek.<br />
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The last few klicks into town on tarmac. It wasn't as much fun as the gravel, but sure did seem smooooth. We have been on gravel roads for quite some time by now.<br />
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Congratulations all around at the Klien Windhoek Guesthouse, another very nice place to stay.<br />
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Our last meal together was at joe's bar and Grille. A unique and VERY popular place to eat and socialize. If I remember correctly, Joe serves about 800 meals a day in the mostly open air establishment.<br />
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Chris thinks he's man enough to have the "Game Knuckle". I don't know if he has a hollow leg or not, but he gnawed that bone clean!<br />
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What a surprise!! My 60th birthday was tommorrow, the day we fly home. Donna had arranged a birthday cake for me before we left Calgary. It was a home made Black Forest Cake and I don't recall ever having anything even close at home. It was AWESOME and must have weighed 10 lbs. Not the fluffy, no substance stuff from our "bakeries"<br />
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Uncle Henk congratulating Donna on making the entire trip unscathed. Not bad for someone who had very little dirt riding experience. Well, she did sit out for about 100 km's of gravel one day, but even I must say that was tough slogging as parts of it were very loose and sandy and required lots of attention.<br />
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At the Windhoek airport for our flight home. Yes, I look tired, but you should have seen me at the end of the 30 some odd hours spent in 5 airports on 4 different airplanes with 3 different airlines.<br />
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Now for a few days rest before heading back to the office and dreaming of where the next adventure will take me. It's a very large and interesting world out there to explore. Did someone say, "Let's go for a motorcycle ride"!!<br />
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Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16917165638083466104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6610181539281937805.post-63117480825723941812012-10-06T20:31:00.000-07:002012-10-07T07:25:52.199-07:00A Compilation of Days<span lang="EN-US"></span><br />
We rode about 325 km today and it was a wonderous site however the thing that strikes me the most is the Canon Roadhouse Motel just a short distance from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Fish</st1:placename><st1:placetype w:st="on">River</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Canyon</st1:placetype></st1:place>.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the way back from seeing the second
largest canyon in the world, Henk made us pile out of the truck to sit on some
rocks and watch the sun set.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we sat
in absolute silence we were to think of our families back home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did you feel it? </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We arrived in Aus, <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Namibia</st1:place></st1:country> to
fuel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This village was formally a
prisoner of war camp established by the South African army, holding German
inmates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While waiting for fuel a boy and
2 girls were nearby gazing our way with seemingly utter curiosity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decide to give them each a small Canadian
gift, a filled pencil case, a hacky sack and a deck of cards packed full of
Canadian information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were very
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<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> We stayed at Klein Aus Vista! Yet another hotel that just took my breath away. It had an abundant number of hiking trails. Suddenly there I was on a 2 hour hike in the middle of the <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Namibia </st1:place></st1:country>desert.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who would have thought that I would do such a thing but I did! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It felt great to get some exercise and even better after a quick shower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To top off the evening, a full moon. The unbelievable view of the sunset took my breath away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh and the food, incredible. Most of our dinners began at 7:00 and would carry on until 9:00, although many others would carry on with a taste of port which at times extended into the later hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As for us, it was early to bed, early to rise for another full day of motorcycle riding and sight seeing. </o:p></span></div>
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Diamond mine tour in the ghost town of Kolmanskop, where residents built
the village for the miners and their families.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> It included amenities and institutions such as a hospital, ballroom, school, entertainment center and power stations.</span></span><br />
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</span>I found the last 100 km of gravel roads a bit much this day so I hopped
onto the truck to relax and enjoy the scenery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Along the way someone’s fuel pump gave out due to the extreme heat; to my amazement it only took
maybe 20 minutes to replace it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Back on
the road in no time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The great thing
about BMW’s; they are very easy to repair when the parts are at hand. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Today we traveled 100% gravel; roughly 330
kms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since this was the second last day
of riding, I was determined that no matter the road conditions, I would push on
through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On a scale of 1 -10 (10 best) I
would say many parts of these roads were a 3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Now I don’t have that much experience on gravel, but I sure heard a lot
of comments from many other riding buddies on how they were fish tailing
through the sand and soft gravel too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My hands were sore from holding on ‘too’ tight, but I somehow managed to
keep to the technique; stand up, lean back and speed up when the fish tailing
begins. What a ride!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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believe the hottest part of this day in the Namib desert was 36. The first motorcycle of the day broke down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again I was very impressed on how the team
pitched in and swiftly determined it was electrical.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A quick fix and on the road again!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Within 1 or 2 hours another motorcycle had
troubles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The battery had failed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No problem though, Uncle Henk had a spare in
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the tables and folding chairs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Uncle Henk
& Dr. Mike set up the lunch table while many of us rested in the shade
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<span lang="EN-US">Did I tell you, we eat a truck load of food
everyday?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Breakfast, lunch and dinner
every day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We eat, sit, ride, eat, ride
some more, eat & sleep, get up and do it all over again….At dinner time the
question “So what time is breakfast?” is frequently heard. Many, if not all of
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This family was travelling for 3 days to get to a funeral, then 3 days back home.<br />
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Duane and I gave the teenage boy a Canadian pin and a deck of cards. Although he was very grateful, I think what he wanted more was a cigarette but no one in our group smoked! Sorry.<br />
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etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No way, it’s more like a little
oasis in the middle of nowhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
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<span lang="EN-US">Tomorrow off to visit the sand dunes of Sossusvlei in the Namib desert.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sand dune #45, the most photographed dune in
the world stands at 80 metres high.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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With the sunrise behind us, it painted a picture perfect postcard with one side
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Before the climb, we need to fuel up on food and water.<br />
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#45 is the most photographed dune.<br />
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The Big Daddy. 330 metres.<br />
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Below the Big Mama that we climbed. 100 metres.<br />
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Duane ran down the dunes then took this shot of us.<br />
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Eventually, temporary shallow pools of water dried up and all the camel thorn trees in the area died. What remains looks petrified but is simply very dry and burnt.<br />
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Peter, Chris, Stephanie, Peter, Marten, Duane and I, Elaine and Adrian. Jim took the picture.<br />
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Lizards were everywhere.<br />
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Vultures having an afternoon snack.<br />
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Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16917165638083466104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6610181539281937805.post-87524795604035605642012-09-29T09:50:00.002-07:002012-10-07T07:39:21.075-07:00Whales and BaboonsGotta keep this short again! Too much to do and see, too little time.<br />
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A baboon sitting on the rocks watching the hang gliders and tourists.<br />
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A perfect spot for hangliding, overlooking the wine area near Stellenbosch<br />
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The babboon sits and watches. They are frequently found at viewpoints and rest stops looking for a free meal. Considered by locals as pests due to the damage they cause to the vinyards, feeding them is frowned upon. Baboons are smart and have learned to open car doors looking for snacks. They will steal your backpack from you and run away with it if you are not attentive.<br />
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On to Hermanus for some whale watching. The Southern Wright Whale comes here to give birth to their young. We saw dozens of moms and their calves enjoying the warm water.<br />
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... and the people enjoying watching them play about in the bay.<br />
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Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02703306147686663950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6610181539281937805.post-67754894132070590412012-09-28T22:47:00.000-07:002012-09-28T23:03:56.211-07:00So Little TimeOur days are jam packed from the time we get up til we crash at the end of the day. I have about a half an hour to blog before we set off on a new advbenture. To that end, I will just add a few photos now and try to caption them later. Heck, that might eve be after we get home! :-)<br />
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Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02703306147686663950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6610181539281937805.post-11382668909961283082012-09-28T12:33:00.002-07:002013-01-26T08:18:57.138-08:00Hi Everyone,<br />
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We were up at the crack of dawn 530 to see the sunrise from our hotel suite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This settting I am only used to seeing in art work. Arniston is a picture perfect fisherman’s village with whitewashed thatched cottages and brilliantly painted boats on the shoreline. Our first classs hotel room had a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Large sliding glass door, facing the <st1:place w:st="on">Indian ocean</st1:place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How spectacular!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then off to the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Waenhuiskrans caves where our timing was imperative to the low tide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our breakfast was again first class, with a brightly lit dinning area surround by windows, over looking the ocean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With soft jazz music playing in the background, we again ate and drank merrily. </div>
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We arrived at the Game reserve around 4 pm if I remember correctly, I road the dusty gravel roads today and did surprising well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along the way two bikes got flat tires but with the help of our support vehicle we only experience a total of 45 minutes of down time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was so excited this day to experience the safari.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was in total awe upon arrival.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The facility was spectacular and once again we were treated like rock stars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They would load and unload our luggage; we were greeted with some kind of wine or port upon arrivals. Soon after we settled in, off on the safari we went.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check these photos out. </div>
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Rhino’s horns are sought after as poachers make a up to a million Rand which equals to approx. 100,00.00 <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Can.</st1:place></st1:country> The poachers scope out the game reserves, make a plan then come back for the kill, or sometimes they use tranquilizers guns for they cannot be heard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This technique gives them the time to use a chain saw to hack off the horn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many times the Rhinso are left there to die bleeding to death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just last night Sept 27<sup>th</sup>, there were 3 rhinos killed at a game reserve?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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3 hours later, dinner time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I must say all the food thus far is absolutely exquisite in taste...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Hanks Place, Stonehedge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hank is the support vehicle driver and owner of Overlander, a touring company that works in conjunction with Renedian tours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All the bikes are his as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This day we had mostly gravel roads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At one point I decide to take a rest and hopped into the truck with Hank.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a nice break to put my feet up, have a coffee, read the local paper and chit chat with our touring host.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Upon arrival a drink and a warm welcome from Hanks family and friends. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> T</span>his night we slept in a tent with cot beds and outhouses with flush toilets!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What an interesting place, such character.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our meal was home cooked by Hanks wife Maryke and her friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Puttu pap,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lamb spit roasted, chicken,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sweet potato in oophilo pasty, beet salad with lentils, wine (of course) homemade bread, dessert koeksister doe fried in olive oil then dumped in a sweet syrup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a phenomenal meal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were all just stuffed!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ooops there’s more….Hanks special home made wine to boot.</div>
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Today we travelled on the longest road between 2 towns in <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">South Africa</st1:place></st1:country>, Ceres and Calvinia. 257 km stretch half of which was gravel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I choose to be treated like a princess this day and travelled<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by truck with Elaine and Hank.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These roads were very straight and boring so our goal was to just get there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And there was nothing but a small town where we could freshen up, eat wonderful unique food once again and get a good nights sleep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The weather was very strange for us as this area usually has 300 days without rain and only 100 mm of rain for an entire year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For some reason unbeknownst to our guides, we recieved about 50 mm in the middle of the night that carried off and on up to the <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Namibia</st1:place></st1:country> border. <br />
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Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16917165638083466104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6610181539281937805.post-895592858057347972012-09-23T14:12:00.003-07:002012-09-23T14:12:42.556-07:00At Constantia Vineyard, the gardens were incredible. A perfect Bird of Paradise flower.<br />
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The vineyard manager explaining the different slope directions and elevation changes which affect the wine.<br />
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Donna testing the theory's :-)<br />
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A closeup of Devil's Peak, basically in downtown Cape Town.<br />
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Looking back towards Capetown from the coast road.<br />
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Some beautiful houses along the coast. Our friend Lucy (an ocean fanatic) would love to live here, I'm sure!<br />
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Although judging by the shape of the trees, I think the wind blows a lot along the coast.<br />
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Back in Capetown for dinner on the waterfront with our newfound biking friends. What a great start to a wonderful motorcycle adventure. Capetown and the African south west coast are as beautiful and amazing as everyone who has been here before me has suggested. I can't wait to continue on tommorrow.</div>
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Then to the Constantia vineyards, where Rene’s very close friend happens to be the manager for this enormous wine making company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had the privilege to get a tractor trailer ride by him through the vineyards to his favorite spot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You see, the grapevine is laid facing 3 different directions, which is a prime location for growing the grapes. To top it all off he cracked open two of his favorite bottles of white wine upon arrival.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very nice!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From there into the plant for a tour and some wine tasting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All this was one of Rene’s special surprises. </div>
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This is called, you guessed it "Long Beach"<br />
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We had an uneventful 23 hours flying to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Cape Town</st1:city>, <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on">South Africa.</st1:country></st1:place><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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After a good nights sleep at the immaculate Breakwater Lodge, we hit the waterfront for some shopping and a helicopter ride to get a bird’s eye view of the two oceans, vineyards and Chapman’s Peak.I love helicopter rides.</div>
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<br />Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16917165638083466104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6610181539281937805.post-55049567132722315262012-09-08T09:26:00.000-07:002012-09-23T12:46:57.012-07:00Can't Wait<br />
It's been a few years since I rode to the southernmost point in South America. Now I can't wait to ride to the southernmost point in Africa. It is one of many exciting places Donna and I will visit on our tour.<br />
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<br />Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02703306147686663950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6610181539281937805.post-70128921773241520062012-09-07T18:46:00.001-07:002012-09-07T18:46:41.392-07:00It's getting so close!!!Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16917165638083466104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6610181539281937805.post-36729917808939553092012-09-07T16:23:00.000-07:002012-09-15T09:00:58.609-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's starting to sink in!</span><span style="font-size: small;"> Only one more week of work left before we leave on an African Adventure by motorcycles. This trip has been a while in the planning, but is finally here. Final checklists to go over and last minute items to add.</span>Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02703306147686663950noreply@blogger.com0