In South Africa it is quite traditional for Bikers to go to the Eastern Transvaal/ Mpumalanga for a Easter Weekend Ride…
Being a pastor, and this being the most holy weekend of the Church year, I can almost never go for a far ride and an Easter Weekend away.
But today we nearly had a FAR Ride! A good friend I met at last year’s Word Riders Tour, and his wife, invited me and my wife to ride along today,
We did not reach Mpumalanga but we did ride a good 360 km today! Remember- South Africa can be quite a dry country. So we love water. And we go out of our way to see the sea, and if that is too far away- a proper dam will do nicely. OK Canadian friends, we dont have anything to compete with the Great Lakes…
But: 180 km from our home is the Loskopdam between Middelburg and Groblersdal. And there we went this morning.
Here is some of the fun- I did not take many photos today…
We had a lovely lunch at the Bospot- (Bush Pot… not difficult to understand Afrikaans!) Restaurant. I enjoyed the Calzone Pizza, but I really thought a Calzone must be folded like an omelet? In any case, it still was lovely. I just wished we had booked at a guest house and could ride some more… But tomorrow is Easter Sunday, not to be missed in my congregation…
But thanks Philip and Marietjie, this was an AWESOME day!