We ride 25 kilometers up the Swartberg Pass this morning (Tuesday 26th April). At the top of the pass, we turn West and ride into Gamkaskloof (Die Hel) for another 50 kilometers over more mountains and hills before reaching our overnight B+B - called Hell's Kitchen. It sounds as though they would not have much of an electricity bill, even if Eskom power were ever to reach them.
Next morning (27th April) we celebrate Freedom Day by carrying our bikes up a donkey trail, out of the Western end of the Kloof.
For once, Zog the Indomitable will be unable to join us, because the support vehicle must drive back to the Swartberg Pass, down its Southern leg and West via Calitzdorp and the Huis River Pass. We will eventually meet up with the Condor and new drivers at the junction of Seweweekspoort and the Bosluiskloof Pass. Thank you Stef and Elise for all your support over the last hundreds of kilometers.
There is no cell phone or internet access in 'Die Hel' so our next post on the blog will be on Wednesday night. Happy Freedom Day everyone...
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