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frozen swartberg pass

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a friend of mine decided to stretch my hilux's legs to see the snow in the swartberg pass outside outshoorn. sent me the pictures that look more like the alps than the cape. makes me nervous for our visit...we don't do cold so well ! come on sunshine turn up early for spring in august please ! guess not going to happen.
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Re: frozen swartberg pass

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EINA !!!

koud werk nie vir my nie ..... :(
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ChrisF wrote:EINA !!!

koud werk nie vir my nie ..... :(
X2 :wth:
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Re: frozen swartberg pass

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x3 :thumbdown: :crazy: :silent:
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It's actually not that cold because of the high humidity, JHb or Bloem temperatures are worse because of the almost zero humidity
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onthou julle so n rukkie terug het ek gevra hoe ry n mens in sulke weer hard of sagtebande ens wel daar in Kosovo het ons sulke paaie met golfies gery :shock: :shock: :shock2: :shock2: :scared: :scared: toe my beterhelfte kom kuier het ek haar gaan wys sy het eers :scared: :scared: lekker bang geword en toe :whip: :whip: mo@# sy my en toe ek :stars: :stars: sien toe draai ek maar om en dit was waarin ek moes vaskyk vir die volgende paar uur :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
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Re: frozen swartberg pass

Post by Bos Vark »

Ek was self die saterdag op die swartberge. kon nie glo daar ry mense met platkarre daar nie. was noggal koud, maar het dit oorleef.
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