Anniversary ride - The Overberg and Old Houw Hoek Pass
I've been working my backside off the past couple of weeks - so much so that Charlene and I decided to postpone celebrating our wedding anniversary for a week or two. A baby sitter was arranged, and we decided to go for a ride! What an awesome wife I have! (I'm pretty sure that a 9 year wedding anniversary gift is an offroad ride :-) ) We left the trailer at the Peregrine Farm Stall in Grabouw, offloaded the bikes, and headed South to make use of Highlands road. Highlands road is a nice, easy gravel road that winds through the Elgin farmlands. We took it easy, and just enjoyed the freedom of being out on the bikes - away from the hustle and bustle of the city and a house full of kids. Peregrine Farm Stall Highlands road My wonderful wife and I Yours truly Highlands ended at the R44, where we turned left and then left again onto the R43, which led us North into the peaceful little town of Botrivier. We stopped outside the Botrivier Hotel and order