Harley Trip - Tzaneen

Richard at Tzaneen Dam

Not sure what Richard Is Doing

A full breakfast at our leisure with the owner of Afrique du Sud joining us and then on the road.
This is the best time to go on a trip when all the kids are at school - the roads are dead quiet.
Our next stop is Tzaneen and what I looked forward to the most was the road through Magoebaskloof.
Reminiscent of a funfair ride, the series of twisting S-bends and hairpins on Magoebaskloof Pass, between Tzaneen and Haenertsburg, rapidly drops 558 metres over 6,5 kilometres, offering plenty of thrills for motorbikers as well as drivers. It’s fringed with pine and eucalyptus plantations, leaving just a few tantalising glimpses of green valleys and Afromontane forests, the most extensive in South Africa after the Garden Route.
The R71 road to Tzaneen meanders casually up the fertile Magoebaskloof Valley for the last 13 kilometres, past avocado orchards and tea plantations. Dark green pines are reflected in the Magoebaskloof Dam on the Politsi River; the ‘beware of the hippo’ sign is no joke and these waters also harbour crocodiles.

Magoebaskloof Pass

Feels like you are the only person on the

Avispark Lodge

planet then you drop into the town of Tzaneen as you ride over the Tzaneen Dam.
I wanted to go back to the top and do it all over again.
We did 220 km which is just what we are aiming to do to get ourselves ready for our West Coast trip.
Looking forward to a steak and good wine tonight and then we will decide where to tomorrow.