Swartberg - West Coast - 4 Aug 2007

[pietpetoors]

We had a wonderful time on 4 Aug. The trail has a lot of potential. It is not fully developed into a 4x4 trail yet but it offers a exciting playground for those who would like to test their sand driving skills. We all learned a lot today. Some of us had first hand experience and saw why you should deflate your tyres to at least 0.8 bar in thick sand.
Afterwards we wanted to have a braai at Trekoskraal, but the time caught up with us and we decided to have a braai at my house.
This was a fun day and it was a pleasure to meet some of the other members of the web site.

Below are some pictures of the trail. The full story is available at http://www.pietpetoors.com/swartberg and I am sure the other members of the party will post their photographs soon.

[pietpetoors]

Here are some of the photographs Niel took:

[george]

Thanks Pieter and Niel.It was a great day.Nice meeting you okes.

[george]

Another few

[george]

A friend in need

[BenHur]

A friend in need

Normally we ask for the pics but now we need the words. :?

Give us a bit more detail here please

[pietpetoors]

It was a steep down with a sharp ditch at the bottom. So you could not make up too much speed to go up the other side. The other side is one of those embankments that looks easy and not that steep, but for some reason you just do not go out that easily. While trying to get out on the other side, George hanged his bakkie up in the ditch with one front and one rear wheel in the air. Eventually we just pulled the back side sideways a little bit so that he could drive in the ditch and try again. Here is two pictures Niel sent me:
At http://www.pietpetoors.com/swartberg/4.php you get a better picture.

[Niel]

Hi
More pictures taken on the 4th. Piet and George tackling the climbs…..

[pietpetoors]

Hey, welcome back Niel. Ek dog jou vrou het jou so geslaan omdat jy laat by die huis gekom het dat jy nog in die hospitaal is.

[Niel]

Hi Piet

Ek was net baie besig by die werk tot 03:30 vanoggend maar die deadline is nie oorskry nie. Die vrou was heel gelukkig ......
My medewerker se altyd, jy kry nie kwaai vrou nie net n bang man. Wonder of dit waar is :D

[Niel]

For the guys that was there have a look. http://www.swartbergsvlei4x4.co.za/index.html

They want to promote the West Coast. http://www.spanbou.co.za/ and http://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/sho ... hp?t=14014

Would be nice if we can get involved.

[Bosvark]

Nee man,hoekom was Bosvark dan nie genooi nie

[Niel]

Jy was toe nog nie forum bevoeg nie en sover ek kan onthou was jy toe nog nie eens op die forum nie. Daai varkie moet sy dinges roer, jy is wel genooi na die volgende een...... George het die lont aangesteek vir die trip en ek en Piet het ingeval.

[Bosvark]

wanner,ek het nog nie my uitnodiging deur die pos gekry nie

[Niel]

Moes by jou verjaardag party afgelewer gewees het. Siende dat dit so n goeie party was het jy seker net vergeet - sdie blond met die hasie outfit het dit kom aflewer........ onthou jy nou 8)