Fun at Keisie

We had a great weekend riding our bikes on a beautiful farm in Keisie Valley near Montague this weekend. The terrain is absolutely fantastic with great riding for all tastes. GraZer organised the trip for us after thoroughly enjoying the regional enduro event which took place there earlier this year.

I managed to drop my bike on a rocky section and smash my odo on the first day. Francois had a nasty fall in the same spot the following day. Charles got a puncture and little Jonathan almost passed out from heat exhaustion and dehydration at one point. But despite all that, we had a ball!

GraZer was an outstanding host as always and patiently led us all through a variety of terrain ranging from easy to eish! The man is a machine! I don't know where he gets the energy from. The family rode like champions and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

This was taken on top of a koppie on the farm. There is an awesome 360 degree panoramic view from the top of it. We were so proud of Reece for making it to the top! It was the steepest hill climb he's ever done on his little bike.



GraZer managed to pack all our bikes into the braai lapa at night. The sun shining on the bikes in the morning reminded me of a bike shop showroom window.



We're hoping to go back again in January. It was really excellent fun!

Quicksand

We took advantage of the great weather today and went riding our bikes. I took James for a ride on Dump's bike and what looked like hard pack turned out to be quicksand.



It took six of us to pull her out using a rope. That quicksand really sucks (literally)!

Girls just wanna have fun

Dump is having a girlie moment. I don't know why she is so depressed about her dirt bike riding progress. Considering she never owned a motorcycle before and considering she was out of action for a while with her knee injury, she should hardly expect to be riding like James "Bubba" Stewart already.

Her rant about cow poo is unfounded. As I recall, I was the one who had patties flung at me when I rode behind her at Duniefontein. As for testosterone, I believe it is advantageous but not essential. Oestrogen generates far more aggression than testosterone - I have the scars to prove it. Girls have the potential to be much better on the track than guys!

As I said when I posted a pic of Dump getting air, how many mothers of four do you know who can do this?

The boys and I are proud of you Dump. You're the only mom I know who realised it was unlikely we would all take up sewing so you got involved in biking with us. You're doing well and we love the fact that you're doing it to be with us. We love you! Don't give up!

Awesome riding at Misverstand

My desperate deisre to ride was well satisfied yesterday. I went riding with GraZer at Misverstand Dam near Morreesburg .

I must say, I'm feeling really guilty about going riding without the rest of the family. I'm hoping to take everyone for a spin at K-Mountain tomorrow.

What a great place Misverstand is! We had an awesome time. Lots of technical riding with hill climbs, small river crossings rocky river beds and lots of tricky off-camber. Also lots of wide open space to open up.









RB was in her element. She got nice and dirty in the mud. Took me the whole afternoon today to get her clean again.