Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Biking to the Flowers of Namaqualand, South Africa Part II

After our first overnight stay in Victoria West on Wednesday night which you can read about here if you wish, we embarked on the next leg of our bike trip to the Flowers of Namaqualand. We were on our way to stay with friends, Hilton and Catherine in Clanwilliam. We met them 21 years ago when Hilton supplied heavy equipment and machines, (Hilton runs his business from Cape Town) to Grant who managed a mine earthmoving site in Namibia in the nineties.

Along this leg of our trip lay one of our favourite mountain passes. Bikers love mountain passes and Vanryn's Pass offers magnificent riding along a sweeping road with the mountain cliffs on one side and the view of the flat countryside below.  


Vanryn's Pass

At the bottom of the pass, we rode through the picturesque town of Vanrynsdorp and took the N7. Freeways are not favourite roads for us, but we had no choice.  Catherine and Hilton met us in town (our GPS wouldn't pick up their address) and led us to their beautiful weekend home overlooking Clanwilliam.

To be continued.

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14 comments:

  1. Betsy Banks Adams27 September, 2011 04:15

    Wow---what a gorgeous place... That is my type of place... Thanks so much for sharing, Jo....
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  2. Gaelyn27 September, 2011 06:11

    That is So my kind of road.

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  3. Diane27 September, 2011 10:44

    Looking at these photos it makes me realise why I loved Africa so much...Diane

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  4. eileeninmd27 September, 2011 11:13

    Jo, the views and scenery are just beautiful from the mountain pass. Lovely photos, have a great day!

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  5. Snap27 September, 2011 15:38

    What fun! Can't wait to see the rest of the trip!

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  6. Karen27 September, 2011 15:54

    Oh wow, a beautiful view!

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  7. Gattina27 September, 2011 17:50

    What a beautiful road ! makes me think of the Atlas in Morocco.

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  8. Anonymous27 September, 2011 21:19

    Great shots of the road and the view. Happy travels.

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  9. Fred Alton27 September, 2011 21:41

    GREAT pictures! I love the beautiful scenes in South Africa. Even love the freeways! Capetown brings up very pleasant memories.

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  10. Jackie27 September, 2011 23:16

    Fantastic view, but I would prefer a car for that trip, I don't like motorbikes, they scare the dickens out of me!

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  11. Sandra Carlier28 September, 2011 01:19

    A beautiful road! You must have a great moment driving with that point of view!

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  12. carol l mckenna28 September, 2011 02:43

    Awesome photos! Wow! ~ hanks, namaste, CArol (A Creative Harbor) linked with Our World Tuesday

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  13. Arija28 September, 2011 14:10

    I just love your biking posts! Glorious views and the wind in your hair . . . I could only wish . . .

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  14. Saun02 October, 2011 04:01

    Gorgeous view

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