Dirt bikes Rock

Today we woke up at 630a. The alarm was set for seven, however there was a palpable anticipation each time we heard a vehicle drive up our quiet road, so we gave up feigning sleep and started preparing for our day a bit early. A van was coming for us at 730a to take us to our ATV adventure in the Elgin valley. Yesterday we hired a coach to drive us the 1.5 hours to the town of Grabouw, home of Nature Discovery tours. There we were to receive two 250cc Suzuki dirt bikes and a guide. From there where could explore the Feynbos and mountains on a private 6 hour tour.

We rode on all sorts of road varying from hard packed sand double track to pine forest to fist size cobbles on steep technical mountain trail high above the tree line. The views were fantastic, our guide was a fountain of knowledge, and we go to rip around on atvs at 60 kph! After a few laps on the test track, christie indicated she felt some hesitation about being on 2 wheeels, so she swapped out her dirtbike for a quad-bike at the last moment. This worked for her and she confidently maintained speed with a bit more stable riding platform for the entire tour. A few rocks sprouted legs and crossed her path, however aside from those foolish pedestrian jaywalkers there was no incidents.
If our guide had gone 100kph, I would certainly have followed, the exhilirating adrenaline, loud engine notes, and whipping wind were just fabulous. Christie has already informed me, after taking note of my affinity for two wheeled vehicles, that if I am planning on buying myself a dirt bike I had better purchase a second for her as well!

We're back in Cape Town now, freshly showered and ready for our evening entertainment. Fantastic day of adventure, now some wine and food await.