Day 2 Part 1

  

Departing from my camp site in Swellendam I made off to Heidelberg for a breakfast.

  

From there on to the Garcia pass (one of my favourites) for some aerial footage and to check my old hidden campsite.By then it was rather hot and I made the mistake of not having any liquid refreshment. I made another mistake by electing to make for Ladismith which is not a very interesting road. On arrival I was as parched as an old newspaper-drank 750ml of cold water in one gulp- steam breaking on my brow.

  

Pressed on to the settlement of Zoar and the turnoff for the dirt road to the Seweweekspoort. I hope they never tar this road- it will lose all it's charm.

  

I stopped at the Tierkloof dam where legend has it mermaids are to be found. I have slept there on several occasions but have never encountered a single mermaid or even a married one.

  

In the heat of the day the running water was very inviting.

next back to Zoar and Calitzdorp andthe Huisriver pass and then the worst part of the trip - to Oudtshoorn.

Music: Tricks n tips in a jam

That dam was well hidden,   nicely found.  

DAFlys Posted at 4-9 23:59
That dam was well hidden,   nicely found.

It is a damn nice place

Droffarc Posted at 4-10 00:02
It is a damn nice place

It looked hard to reach without the drone

More stunning scenery. Breakfast - most important meal of the day on a long journey Lovely endscene - feet in the cool water

Great scenery. You def need an fpv drone!!

DAFlys Posted at 4-10 00:06
It looked hard to reach without the drone

Actually not, the ground leading to the dam wall is relatively flat in that one can get there on a motorcycle. Those steps on the wall are just an uncomfortable height, not the size of ordinary stairs and just in front of the wall is a flat concrete platform where I, some years ago parked my motorcycle and slept in a bivi bag.

Depp Posted at 4-10 03:21
Great scenery. You def need an fpv drone!!

My middle name is crash so I doubt it Depp.

Blériot53 Posted at 4-10 00:07
More stunning scenery. Breakfast - most important meal of the day on a long journey  Lovely endscene - feet in the cool water

Believe me it was HOT that day, would have preferred a dip in the dam among the non-existent mermaids

Amazing scenery on this part of the road trip.  Lovely background music.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 4-10 09:19
Amazing scenery on this part of the road trip.  Lovely background music.

Music by kind consent of our friend Peter the Monty -I am not fond of the arid landscape but am glad you liked it Downtown.

Droffarc Posted at 4-10 09:45
Music by kind consent of our friend Peter the Monty -I am not fond of the arid landscape but am glad you liked it Downtown.

Just nice to see some variance in landscape.  Here it is all flat, sandy land or beaches.  Kudos to Peter for the music.  

Droffarc Posted at 4-10 09:12
My middle name is crash so I doubt it Depp.

LOL. With that name you're first rate fpv material! DAFlys might get one tomorrow or the day after...

DowntownRDB Posted at 4-10 09:49
Just nice to see some variance in landscape.  Here it is all flat, sandy land or beaches.  Kudos to Peter for the music.

But wait for day 4 - forests and mountains on the menu
Yep Peter makes some goods sounds - and it looks like he enjoys doing it too - good for him.

Depp Posted at 4-10 09:58
LOL. With that name you're first rate fpv material! DAFlys might get one tomorrow or the day after...

So he might change his name to DAcrashes?
That's what happens if you sleep on a boat at low tide

Droffarc Posted at 4-10 11:18
So he might change his name to DAcrashes?
That's what happens if you sleep on a boat at low tide

Droffarc Posted at 4-10 09:11
Actually not, the ground leading to the dam wall is relatively flat in that one can get there on a motorcycle. Those steps on the wall are just an uncomfortable height, not the size of ordinary stairs and just in front of the wall is a flat concrete platform where I, some years ago parked my motorcycle and slept in a bivi bag.

Sounds like you started that day with a swim then.

Droffarc Posted at 4-10 11:03
But wait for day 4 - forests and mountains on the menu
Yep Peter makes some goods sounds - and it looks like he enjoys doing it too - good for him.

I'll keep an eye out for Day 4.  

DAFlys Posted at 4-10 23:06
Sounds like you started that day with a swim then.

was searching for a mermaid

Droffarc Posted at 4-11 09:20
was searching for a mermaid

I hope you had some luck there.

DAFlys Posted at 4-12 01:15
I hope you had some luck there.

Not a single one, or even a married one

Droffarc Posted at 4-12 01:18
Not a single one, or even a married one

hahahaha.   ROTFL.  

Very nice to see!

Montfrooij Posted at 4-14 01:19
Very nice to see!

Good to hear
soundtrack goes nicely with the visuals  

Droffarc Posted at 4-14 08:34
Good to hear
soundtrack goes nicely with the visuals

You're welcome.
Thanks!

Lovely tour.

BetterBizTech Posted at 4-14 17:02
Lovely tour.

Thanks BetterBizTech

Nice find mate!

A J Posted at 5-24 05:50
Nice find mate!

Thank you A J

Droffarc Posted at 5-24 13:05
Thank you A J

You're welcome