Golden City Club Shoot

Coert in Action

Wayne on the Swing Bridge

With torrents of rain pouring down last night we thought Golden City was going to be muddy and wet this morning but due to them only having a light shower everything was good to go this morning.

8 Stages with a minimum of 175 rounds.

We shot with a detail of ten shooters which we thought was going to be too big and take loads of time but Wayne kept us on our toes as far as time was concerned and with everybody picking up and patching we did good time.

In our detail there were the Open and Standard division shooters and then there were the shooters who love their Classic guns that I feel for when it comes to so many mag changes.
You can see they just love to shoot.

Standard targets, poppers, a swing bring, plenty of hostages but no swingers today, and no

Support From The Wives

I did not bribe anybody.

Our Scorer Taking Some Timeout

Thanks to our detail - Wayne, Mark, Chris, Sean, Coert,

Keith, Alan, Mossie and Richard.
I really learn when I shoot with you guys.
All the wives that scored and supported made the shoot as well.

I just loved it again

Good luck to all at Nationals next month

Klip and Kristal - Bela Bela

Gertrud, Elize, Leonhard

What an absolutely wonderful time we had at Klip and Kristal Guest House.

Elize and her team pampered us and we even had Muffins packed for us on our departure. She thought of everything. Thanks a million you are a star.

Pool Side All To Ourselves

We had time to catch up on our reading and in between the pages and the lazing in the sun, it was in and out of the pool to cool off.

This is just what we needed.

We met a fabulous couple from Munich, Germany - exchanged addresses and when we are in Europe next year as planned we have decided to get together again.

Leonhard and Gertrud, we had super conversation and laughs last night.

It was great meeting you.

We are safely back home after some exhilarating riding and ready to plan the next Road Trip

Harley Road Trip to Limpopo

And We Are Off

I had butterflies in the tummy last night I was so excited.

We were all packed last night and had to be very careful with what we packed as space is limited, but my hair dryer had to go.

Our departure was delayed for an hour as we received a call from Jubilee Home because they were in a quandry with their babies bottles but we soon sorted it out and were ready to hit the road.

We set off at ten o'clock  and had a brunch

Klip and Kristal

at the overhead One Stop and then off again.

There is a load of roadworks on the way so we were extra weary.

Our overnight is at Klip and Kristal Bed and Breakfast in Bela Bela which is just lovely.

Aircon, extra length king size bed and a beautiful bathroom with an enormous bath.

We had a braai and spent the afternoon in and out the pool with a good Chardonnay at hand.

I love this life

Golden City and Central Cauteng Shooting

Our Squad

This was a weekend of shooting, shooting, shooting.

On Saturday I went one way to the Hand gun shooting at Golden city and Richard was off to the Central Gauteng Open at Wattlespring Gun Club.

Golden city was an eight stage shoot with loads poppers with the hostages stuck behind them. This was my stumbling block this shoot. I was so careful not to shoot the hostages that it affected my time but still, as long as I am shooting I am happy.

On My Way

Thanks Demi, Candi, Arthur, George, Alex, Peter, Mathew, Jose - super shooting with you.

I missed Richard though - it was not the same without him.

Richard went to shoot the second leg of the his Universal trials on Saturday and Sunday so that both can count and had a massive improvement on his last trial.

There was a total of 350 guns shooting the different disciplines which is a fabulous turnout for Central Gauteng.

Next on the list is Kwazulu Natal Open.

Sunday Drive to Cullinan.

Main Street

"The Cockpit"

On Saturday night we had decided that we were going to ride down
to the Vaal River on our Harleys and have lunch somewhere along the river after the church service on Sunday.
When I woke a had a real bad feeling about riding the bikes. The more I pushed this feeling aside the more it surfaced in my mind.
Eventually I discussed it with Richard and we have always agreed that if things don't feel right we would not ride so after church we decided to have lunch in Cullinan.
The last time we were in Cullinan was during the week and it was like a ghost town in comparison to Sunday.
Everyone was browsing through the quaint shops now occupying the old mine houses. You can go on a tour of the Cullinan Diamond Mine which is the only operational diamond mine in the world open

First House Built In Cullinan

to tourists. They still mine on average 80,000 carats of diamonds a month and the Hole on the mine is four times larger than the famous Kimberley Diamond Mine Hole.
There are art galleries and old bric and brack stores, Lovely little pubs and coffee shops and this time we found the beer brewery "The Cockpit" open so we popped in for a tasting and stayed for lunch.
We had a lovely day and and I am pleased we went with our gut feeling.
Even though I love being out on the road on our bikes I will always be super cautious as far as safety is concerned.

Saturday Shooting Practice at Wattlespring Gun Club

After three weeks of waiting I finally have my bike back. It is still not complete but after the first disappoint ment with the black carrier and the high sissy bar I think my bike looks good. I now just have to wait for the piillion seat that is on order and it will be done.
At least I can now carry my own luggage.
On Saturday we decided to combine our riding with Richard's shooting practice.
We made sure we could transport the Shotgun and the ammo and not make it too obvious what we were carrying and off we set.
Richard was riding in front of me and it looked like he was a musician with his flute stick out the side of his bike bag.
It is only a 30 - 35km trip out to Wattlespring Gun Club but the roads are quite busy with big trucks and taxis. Many bike riders also use this road as they visit Que Serra which is located just a few kilometers after the turn off to the shooting club.
Much of a surprise to many of the shooters we rolled onto the ground amid stares and frowns until they realized it was us.
Richard did some good practice rounds where he and Oratsio shared their tips and advise.

Richard is real determined to get back into the Universal Trench with a vengeance and I think he is on the right path