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Inside Die Withuisie where we stayed on day one
Die Withuisie before restoration
Die Withuisie before restoration
Kitchen inside Die Withuisie
Bathroom inside Die Withuisie
Inside Die Withuisie
Us outside Die Withuisie... ready for day two
Church in Ladismith
Beautiful house in Ladismith
Church in Ladismith
Church in Ladismith
Private collection in Ladismith
Private collection in Ladismith
View down Huisrivier Pass... lots of roadworks on the pass
Us on Route 62 on our way to Oudtshoorn
View along Route 62
Plant life along Route 62
We stopped for Chantel to take this tortoise across the road...
Closer view of the grateful tortoise
Closer view of Route 62
Having lunch at Nostalgie in Oudtshoorn
Having lunch at Nostalgie in Oudtshoorn
Brunch at Nostalgie in Oudtshoorn
House in Oudtshoorn
Filling up in Oudtshoorn with Trunell's Supermarket in the background
Raining and low cloud over Swartberg Pass past Oudtshoorn... visibility eventually dropped to 20 metres and we had to crawl along
Finding the geocache on the way up Swartberg Pass
Just turned off onto road into Gamkaskloof (Die Hel) and visibility a bit better
Sign: Dangerous road ahead for 48km Use at own Risk!
Better part of the road into Die Hel... still reasonably dry so no slippery clay
Chantel's gloves giving off die
Road towards Die Hel
Final descent into Die Hel... you can see the trecherous turns and steep winding narrow road
Narrow road for the final descent
Entrance to Nature Reserve and Gamkaskloof Valley known as The Hell
Stappies Cordier House where we stayed in The Hell
Bathroom with disabled facilities
View out of the bathroom
Solar power for the houses in the Nature Reserve
Stappies Cordier House History
Going for a walk along The Hell Valley
Sign that greets you before reaching the shop
Old abandoned car
Old abandoned car
Entrance to the shop
Restaurant and shop in The Hell
Old car
Another view of the restaurant and shop
Remains of an old ox wagon
Old ox wagon
More solar panels
Old machinery
McCormick-Deering
Peacock
Road to Hell....
Pietjie and Hester Swanepoel's House
Donkey's used for the 4 day trail
Oupa Piet Mostert's House
Entrance to caravan stands
Caravan Hettie for accommodation.... aparently towed in with a 4x4
Ablution block for caravan stands
Typical empty caravan stand... very neat and tidy
Old cast iron poles for phone lines
Close up view of old GPO phone pole from 1950's
Us in The Hell
Road through The Hell
Old GPO poles made in London
3 Course supper from the restaurant with the sparkling wine we brought with
Drinks by the fire
Kitchen in house at The Hell
Lovely old stove
Road out of The Hell.... drizzling and I'm worried that the wet rocks in the road surface will be slippery (also started the video here which will be uploaded later)
Flooded river with Chantel wading across to check depth and size of rocks... came up to over her knees at some point with medium size boulders which need to be avoided
Can see the wet slippery clay on the tyres... this is on a better stretch out of The Hell
Better view of the slippery clay
Found the Swartberg Pass geocache
Final stretch of road out of The Hell... may look more levl but my biggest worry was the slippery clay and much of it was ridden in 1st gear and took nearly 4 hours to get out
Stopped by the Platberg Circle Route sign
Top of Swartberg Pass
Just over top of Swartberg Pass about to descend down towards Prince Albert

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