Swellendam and the Double Century
After spending too much time at home as a house-buoy it was time for a trip. This time we were going to Swellendam for a very long bicycle race and were taking along some tourists from Jersey (an island famous for it's cows, and not for the woolly winter garment of the same name).
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| Watching the rugby after the race with some tired cyclists |
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| Getting to know some of the locals in Swellendam |
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| I met this really cool girl but she seemed to prefer the local hippo! |
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| The cool girl's medal - 1st Ladies Team - congratulations!! |
At some stage during the weekend certain members of the team seemed to have had a bit of a party in the Leopard Room...see pictures below (viewer discretion advised). There were also rumours of a herd of wildebeest having been in the house??
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| Who is this guy? |
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| Captain of Team 5339.co.uk and his usual party trick - sneaking off to bed!! |
Heading Home
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| A tired runner, napping on the car on the way home. |
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| A very smelly (and grumpy) Greek in the back of the car. |
Uniondale
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| Tea in the Hostel the night before the race |
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| Last minute bike repairs in our room - the beds looked like elephants had slept on them!! |
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| Some bikes got a special place to sleep. |
Road Trip Day 2 - Barrydale to Uniondale
After morning tea on the stoep and a little breakfast braai we left the Appelhuis for Part 2 of our road trip adventure.
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| The Greek suffers from stage fright but did not feel he could perform in the alternative, more private ablution facility available in the orchards. |
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| The Trophy |
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| The Greek bought his girlfriend (yes, an actual girl, not the Runner as some would assume) a t-shirt at Ronnie's |
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| The Cango Caves!! |
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| Waiting to go on our adventure tour |
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| a nervous looking claustrophobe |
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| The entrance was quite small, I can see why the claustrophobe was nervous!! |
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| Awesome!! |
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| The Runner trying to secure a souvenir |
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| The postbox |
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| Exiting the postbox |
Road Trip - September 2010 - Hermanus to Barrydale
My friends were off to do the Karoo to Coast MTB race and as they were making a road trip of it, I decided to join them and see more of my new country.
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| Leaving for our road trip |
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| We stopped at the viewpoint on Tradouw Pass |
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| sundowner stop |
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| Fun and games on the pass |
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| We stayed in an awesome cottage just outside Barrydale - The Appelhuis |
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| braaing... |
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| The Trophy |
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| Dinner |
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING IS NOT FOR SENSITIVE VIEWERS
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| Just one look at the Runner's feet and you can tell why he has switched to cycling... |
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| So sweet - the Runner and the Greek's beds |
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