To Hell and Back

Lorna and some of her friends recently did a mountain bike race called "To Hell and Back". This race goes via the Swartberg pass down into the Gamkaskloof (also known as "Die Hel"). It is a two day race with day 1 going to the Gamkaskloof and day 2 being back out.

This used to be an isolated community that only got a proper road in the 60s. Before then you had to walk in and out of the valley. I borrowed my brother's bakkie and drove in with Pippa to support the riders and see this unique place.

The Road to Hell



The route starts near the Cango Caves and goes over the pass...



Then it turns off the pass and heads towards the valley...



The big last climb of the day is called Heartbreak Hill



After this the trail goes down into the Gamkaskloof.



At the finish







Swimming at the river







Out of hell...



Pippa and I went by the Cango Caves too...





At the finish again










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Guy Fawkes

On Guy Fawkes Kerry Petrie, her brother and some friends set of a bunch of fireworks on Clovelly Beach near Fish Hoek. I took some pictures but completely didn't do it justice. Here are a few and the rest can be found here.

Representation of Guy Fawkes (or maybe just a fire?)



Fireworks!


Sandy, Pippa & Lorna



Fire...

Birthday Braai

Had my birthday the other day. Had a braai at my place. Weather wasn't perfect but I had a great evening nonetheless.

Here are some photos. The rest can be found on flickr.

Got some toy choppers as a gift and these were top entertainment. Fillet turned out pretty nice. Music and wine were also good. Quality of pictures definitely show the impact of wine.

Chopper entertainment



Karin & Corinna


Eating eyeballs!



Warming up



Erik & Janis



Malan



Johan



I uhm... slipped...



Pulling faces



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Sundowners in Hout Bay

Andrew & Jeubel organised a walk up Lion's Head on Friday to coincide with the full moon. This had to be moved to Hout Bay due to a last minute fog hitting Lion's Head. We drove up a bit on Chapman's Peak and parked at the East Fort.

Here are a few pictures (you can see all of them on flickr).

Walking up we were spoilt with sunset over The Sentinel plus some whales having fun in the bay.











At the top we had a few drinks



Plus some more shots of the Sentinel and the Slangkop Lighthouse at Kommetjie.

Evita for President!

Went throught to Evita se Perron in Darling with Lorna and her mom to see the Evita for President show.

Evita se Perron



Pieter-Dirk Uys



Selling the Big Issue



The change starts



Evita Bezuidenhout arrives!



More Evita's







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TGIF @ Alba & Expressions Exhibition

TGIF Drinks was at Alba on Friday. Took a few snapshots there.

We moved on to look through the Expressions of Cape Town photography exhibition at the Clock Tower.

Ended up having dinner, a couple of beers and some dodgy band at Paulaner.







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