Winter Chill Out: 14-16 June, Natal Spa

Here some pictures of our trip this weekend.

The group meeting at Atterbury Shell


The start of the Sunday ride to Pongola


Dorothy at one of our stops


one of the locals..


Resting..


Dorothy on the move


....being followed closely by Albert and Kobus


A stop next the sugar cane fields near Pongola


Dorothy on the move again


...closely followed by Stienie


..Albert and Kobus


...and Jamie playing catch-up after taking some photos..


Some of the scenery we saw




Dorothy at one of our stops


the bikes..


...and a waterfall in the distance (you need to look very carefully )


After the ride the GS section went for a ride..




All in all a great weekend with good company. Thanks to all who came with on this ride - 11 people, 9 bikes...

and thanks to Danie Peach who rode with for breakfast in Ermelo then went back to Pretoria.

Thanks for the pictures Dave.. now for those 800STienie pics.. ?

A big thank you to Dave and everybody that organised and made this weekend a trip to remember.

Anyway here are my contribution of Pictures.

At Atterbury before we left



Dave making sure he packed everything



At Leandra waiting for everybody....



THE 800ST



Dinner Saturday night and the good kuier around the fire.







Waking up sunday morning I could see clearly from my room it was the ideal day for a ride



We had to have breakfast first



Then off to Pongola on one of the best roads I rode OK the bikes are standing here but check out the pics from Dave



When we got to Pongola we saw this Harley rider who had to get home in time for work today



On the way back we stopped for a break and saw this pretty waterfall in the distance.





The lucky ones who went on the ride



I always wanted to take a picture with the bike's mirror and looking back so here it is



Once back at the hotel while the GS's went for their / his ride I admired the local wildlife





That evening the hotel gave us a braai



Sadly we had to come back to Gauteng, coffee break in Newcastle

BMW wrote:.. now for those 800STienie pics.. ?

"goeie woordspeling".....ST ienie

Does she look pleased or what?



Like Wahl said, also from our side, thank you all for the memorable trip with a special word to Dave & Dorothy. Oh yes.....and thank you for all the help in getting my bike's flat tyre fixed

As we all take pictures at the same stops, the pictures tend to overlap sometimes. I also know the saying goes "what happens on a trip, stays on the trip" but I will try to post some "not before published" photos here

Biking and technology have become more and more intertwined.......blue tooth, GPS, pairing, Ipod, emails on the run and so on. Kobus also brought the latest and newest to the trip on his new bike......ASC (automatic stability control aka traction control) and TP (tyre preasure monitor - a very useful feature indeed)

Not always so easy to figure it out though
Biking and technology



biking and technology (continues).....maybe just getting the MP3 to shuffle



where Beemers are most at home.....the open road



the front Beemer on it's maiden long run and passed with flying colours



some local interest in our bikes......methinks he selected the most beautiful bike in the group (even though I had to pay him for that )



true to our club's slogan.......shared riding pleasure - Stienie, Albert and Kobus



this was posted before but it's amazing that some spectacular scenery can so easily goes undiscovered on the road



Kobus and his brand new R1200R.....so pleased that he "sommer" closed his eyes



the MMWC (main man what count) of this trip himself



some members of the group........

Dave & Dorothy studying the menu



Lauritz, Sheila and Albert sharing a joke



Chris & Golda



it remains a beautiful sight

Nice trip and pics. Glad you guys enjoyed it.



Unfortunately the only thing I could ride the weekend was my bed, due to a basd case of flu

Great pics Dave, Wahl and Jamie!!!!!

Thanks for sharing your great trip with us.