Cederberg outride
 

Got some friends together to take a weekend breakaway to the Cederberg
Leaving Hermanus early, the air quite crisp

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/001_1.jpg

Meeting new riders that joined the breakfast, work commitment called

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/002_1.jpg

The first taste of dirt, had some rain and the roads were dust free

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/007_1.jpg

Ouberg pass, first of many

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/009_1.jpg

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/010_1.jpg

Karoo landscape with a lot of vehicles on the road

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/014_1.jpg

Tankwa roadstall, quick drinks before we go on

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/015_1.jpg

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/021_1.jpg

From Peerboomskloof (Skitterykloof) pass, the road with all the traffic behind us from a distance

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/016_1.jpg

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/025_1.jpg

Ruins beside the road, someone once lived here

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/022_1.jpg

Katbakkies pass

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/026_1.jpg

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...28%20pan-1.jpg

Cederberg mountains

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/030_1.jpg

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/032_1.jpg

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/033_1.jpg

Rest place for the night, Cederberg Oasis

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/034_1.jpg

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/035_1.jpg

Up early busy planning the road home

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/036_1.jpg

Nice breakfast before the days ride

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/037_1.jpg

Packing up

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/038_1.jpg

Looking back on the road we came

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/039_1.jpg

Turn off

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/042_1.jpg

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/043_1.jpg

Travelling through the Cederberg mountain range, beautiful

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/044_1.jpg

Nice roads

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/045_1.jpg

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/048_1.jpg

Quite a big rock

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/051_1.jpg

Uitkyk pass

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...beth/053_1.jpg

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...sebeth/055.jpg

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...sebeth/056.jpg

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...58%20pan-1.jpg

Good to have friends that share the same passion

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...sebeth/061.jpg

Lunch

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...sebeth/062.jpg

Last dirt road and bridge crossing

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...sebeth/063.jpg

Time to split up and say good bye

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...sebeth/064.jpg

770 km pure joy

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...sebeth/065.jpg

Wow. ...what a fantastic ride. ...great stuff. Steve

Thanks

What a great ride and superb photos to document it too. :023:

I'm not too sure about the merits of salad with a morning fry-up though? :102:

I am so envious, those roads are spot on for the XT. Particularly as fuel stops are few and far between. Not to mention how isolated you are if there's a flat. REAL Adventure.