We rode up the N2 over Sir Lowry's Pass, through Swellendam and over Tradouw Pass to Barrydale where we had lunch at the Country Pumpkin. From there we rode through to Ronnie's Sex Shop on Route 62 where we had a drink and chatted to Ronnie. The road back was the 180km stretch of gravel that starts before Ladismith and stretches over Ouberg Pass to Montagu. We also found a geocache on Ouberg Pass. Weather was clear and ranged between 26-33C degrees. We travelled 612km and it took us 11 hours and 59 minutes with the various stops.

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Panorama view of the Karoo with the road winding its way into the distance_180
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Panorama view of the two bridges - New and Old_180
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GPS Track for Barrydale Ride 26 Feb 2012
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Speed Cop packing his equipment away in Robertson
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Steep decent down Ouberg Pass
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Descent down Ouberg Pass towards Montagu
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John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946
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John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946
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John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946 - Quality Farm Equipment
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John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946
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John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946
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John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946
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John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946 - 6 cylo Hercules engine
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John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946 - rusty but still solid
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John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946
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John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946
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John Deere, No.55 Combine Harvester, 1946
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New Machine and Old Machine
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Petrol meets Wind Power
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Karoo Windpump
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Windpump in the Karoo
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Windpump - no water coming out
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Bike taking a break in the Shade of a Thorn Tree
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Karoo Thorn Tree
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Dead Tree Stump
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Gravel Road through the Karoo
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Gravel Road through the Karoo
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Road winding up a hill
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Us along the road - you can see my Drift HD actioncam on my helmet
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Almost a mountain pass
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Not all straight road!
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Gravel Road
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Cattle Grid
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Long straight gravel road
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Drift bridge
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Some water in the river on the left
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Start of the Gravel
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Old Tractor at Ronnie's Sex Shop
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Kyknet filming at Ronnie's Sex Shop
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A welcome sight for thirsty travellers
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Ronnie's Sex Shop in the distance
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Long straight stretch of Route 62 through the Karoo
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Long straight stretch of Route 62 through the Karoo
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Burger at Country Pumpkin... we got a bike magazine and a complimentary sherry upon arrival
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Country Pumpkin in Barrydale
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Filling up at Barrydale's Petrol Station
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Tradouw Pass with a glimpse of the old road below
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Tradouw Pass
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Tradouw Pass
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Danie at the viewpoint on Tradouw Pass
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View down Tradouw Pass
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Old Andries Uys Bridge on Tradouw Pass
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Old Andries Uys Bridge on Tradouw Pass
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Old Andries Uys Bridge on Tradouw Pass
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Old Andries Uys Bridge on Tradouw Pass
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Old Andries Uys Bridge on Tradouw Pass
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Old Andries Uys Bridge on Tradouw Pass
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The bike all nice and clean still