Kosi Bay GS ride 7-10 August

Confirmed with Camp Jonathan:

1. Pieter and Zonica
2. Pauli and Joy - Paid
3. Andre and Shadi (Back-up) + 2 kids - Paid
4. Sias and Corlia - Paid
5. Colin and Tina
6. Martin and Daleen - Paid
7. Dani and Marius
8. Jannie Verwayen - Paid
9. Gert Potgieter
10. Drix Pretorius - Paid
11. Etienne Pieterse
12. Gary Kayat - Paid


Interested:
13. Bruno Bonotto To confirm at camp with e-mail
14. Marnus - seriously considering
15. Bruno Gila[/quote][/quote]

I have confirmed with Camp Johanthan, will be paying today.

dakardrix wrote:Confirmed with Camp Jonathan:

1. Pieter and Zonica
2. Pauli and Joy - Paid
3. Andre and Shadi (Back-up) + 2 kids - Paid
4. Sias and Corlia - Paid
5. Colin and Tina
6. Martin and Daleen - Paid
7. Dani and Marius
8. Jannie Verwayen - Paid
9. Gert Potgieter
10. Drix Pretorius - Paid
11. Etienne Pieterse - Paid
12. Gary Kayat - Paid


Interested:
13. Bruno Bonotto To confirm at camp with e-mail
14. Marnus - seriously considering
15. Bruno Gila

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1. Pieter and Zonica
2. Pauli and Joy - Paid
3. Andre and Shadi (Back-up) + 2 kids - Paid
4. Sias and Corlia - Paid
5. Colin and Tina
6. Martin and Daleen - Paid
7. Dani and Marius - Paid
8. Jannie Verwayen - Paid
9. Gert Potgieter
10. Drix Pretorius - Paid
11. Etienne Pieterse - Paid
12. Gary Kayat - Paid


Interested:
13. Bruno Bonotto To confirm at camp with e-mail
14. Marnus - seriously considering
15. Bruno Gila[/quote][/quote][/quote][/quote]

I'm late.......
I've just returned from Cape today!!!!!
My mail in your list was wrong! It is Ymail and not Gmail
I sent a msg to the CAMP today...let's wait!
I'm going even if I don't have a tend!!!!
So, put my name in the 1st list...... rsrsrs

Latest update

1. Pieter - Paid
2. Pauli and Joy - Paid
3. Andre and Shadi (Back-up) + 2 kids - Paid
4. Sias and Corlia - Paid
5. Colin and Tina - Paid
6. Martin and Daleen - Paid
7. Dani and Marius - Paid
8. Jannie Verwayen - Paid
9. Gert Potgieter + pillion - Paid
10. Drix Pretorius - Paid
11. Etienne Pieterse - Paid
12. Gary Kayat - Paid
13. Bruno Bonotto


Interested:

14. Marnus - seriously considering
15. Bruno Gila


I have also rerouted the first and last day of the trip. Because we would like to miss the Piet Retief - Pongola section, the route will now go via Delmas, Standerton, Volksrust, Vryheid and Hluhluwe. But as it is with everything in life, we now have some disadvantages. The route is nearly 100km longer and because we have a group of 10 or more bikes, the average speed is typically 80km/h. The new route being a distance of 720km, will thus take us app 10hrs to complete.

We will therefore leave at 6:30 for 7:00 from the Garstkloof Engen on the R50 on Friday 7 August. Please note that there will be no sitdown meals during our trip. Please have breakfast at home or take some snacks along. We will stop at Standerton (App 200km), Vryheid (app 220km) and Hluhluwe (220km) for fuel. During this time you are asked to also buy some take-away food.

Knopkop will make a formal announcement at Friday's social on my behalf.

Mud Pooh-bah wrote:
We will therefore leave at 6:30 for 7:00 from the Atterbury Shell on Friday 7 August.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE

We will NOT be leaving from Atterbury Shell as usual, but from the ENGEN GARSTKLOOF, This is on Delmas Road at the entrance to the Rubbish Dump.

Co-ordinates:
S25.83673 E28.26958

It is 2km from the Hans Strydom turn-off towards Delmas, and it is on the left hand side.

Sounds good to me!

Departure point for Kosi trip

Tx, that's literally on my door step! Guess who will sleep till late...

Have you okes like worked out a gdb/gpx route (after not saving/losing the original one hehe)?

Getting excited, can't wait to see the peeps with their new Country Trax skills!

BTW, if we are planning to go from Volksrust south towards Newcastle/Utrecht - there were serious roadworks just after Volksrust (when I went through there mid-May). Could fortunately go past the cars to the front, but still had to wait a bit... about 4 stops I think.

dakardrix wrote:BTW, if we are planning to go from Volksrust south towards Newcastle/Utrecht - there were serious roadworks just after Volksrust (when I went through there mid-May). Could fortunately go past the cars to the front, but still had to wait a bit... about 4 stops I think.

Drix, That is the plan yes. It seems that there are roadworks everywhere at this stage. Hopefully there are now less stops on the section...

Cool, it's a very pretty stretch of road so worth it I think.

What if we do the following route: Pretoria, Delmas, Kriel, Bethal, Ermelo, Piet Retief, Vryheid, Mkuze, Hluhluwe, Mbazwane?? The route is only 20km longer (total distance 725km) and we then miss both the Utrecht and Pongola Road works.

I understand that the Vryheid to Jozine stretch is scenic enough

I like it!

...we follow, there's a geocache everywhere!

Mud Pooh-bah wrote:What if we do the following route: Pretoria, Delmas, Kriel, Bethal, Ermelo, Piet Retief, Vryheid, Mkuze, Hluhluwe, Mbazwane?? The route is only 20km longer (total distance 725km) and we then miss both the Utrecht and Pongola Road works.

I understand that the Vryheid to Jozine stretch is scenic enough

Pieter,

I like this route.

I will try and get hold of Sephton (Kawasefi), he lives in Vryheid, and maybe he knows the condition of the road between Vryheid and Piet Retief.

What you guys doing about malaria? Haven't been in a malaria area for a while, what do you take these days?

Intermediate Risk Areas
In intermediate risk areas (Kosi Bay, Sodwana Bay, Mkuze Game Reserve and St Lucia Lake (not the town of St Lucia and the river mouth), the use of anti-malarial drugs is advisable only for high risk people from October to May. Check with your physician or travel clinic.

People at particular risk who should take extra precautions are:
• children under 5
• adults over 65
• pregnant women
• people on long term steroids
• people receiving chemotherapy
• people with Aids / HIV, porphyria or epilepsy
• people who have had their spleens removed
• chronically ill patients

I've had my cat removed, does it mean I am at risk....?

Doubt it if we will have problems during August. Only an intermediate risk in the area for the Months from October to May for high risk people....

Well... I think a prophylactic (course of pills), insect repellant (Tabard / peaceful sleep) and a mosquito net will give you adequate protection.

Or just All The Gear All The Time. No way a mosquito will get you!

Ek dink nie dis nodig om iets te vat nie. Daai pille gee jou in elk geval nagmerries!

Latest update

1. Pieter - Paid
2. Pauli and Joy - Paid
3. Andre and Shadi (Back-up) + 2 kids - Paid
4. Sias and Corlia - Paid
5. Colin and Tina - Paid
6. Martin and Daleen - Paid
7. Dani - Paid
8. Jannie Verwayen - Paid
9. Gert Potgieter + pillion - Paid
10. Drix Pretorius - Paid
11. Etienne Pieterse - Paid
12. Gary Kayat - Paid
13. Bruno Bonotto
14. Deon Dry


Interested:

14. Marnus - seriously considering?????

Bookings close by end of day today

Nee jong... ek dink ek gaan die een moet skip

My hart wil baie graag gaan, maar tussen my onlangse trippies, nuwe kombuiskaste en drama by die werk moet ek my sosiale verpligtinge spasieer. Sal maar 'n kort trippie by Sambok daai naweek inwerk.

Sorry, ek gaan julle verlang

[quote="Mud Pooh-bah"]Latest update

1. Pieter - Paid
2. Pauli and Joy - Paid
3. Andre and Shadi (Back-up) + 2 kids - Paid
4. Sias and Corlia - Paid
5. Colin and Tina - Paid
6. Martin and Daleen - Paid
7. Dani - Paid
8. Jannie Verwayen - Paid
9. Gert Potgieter + pillion - Paid
10. Drix Pretorius - Paid
11. Etienne Pieterse - Paid
12. Gary Kayat - Paid
13. Bruno Bonotto - Paid
14. Deon Dry