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Howzit julle,

I went to do the Sani this past weekend, just a quick up and down.

We were fortunate enough to catch some snow, but not dangerously high levels.

We stayed at the Mountain Park Hotel in Bulwer. What a treat, I just loved that old building. Some door frames hanging scew, creaking wooden floors(running children pounding down the hallways and through the lobby). It looks like the massive structural wooden beams were hand carved. I just loved it.

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I'm still waiting for some more pic's, will upload them when I have them.

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ek wil ook he :rolling:
waar is sani pass. lyk baie nice
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Eendag wanneer ek groot is gaan ek ook gaan!!!!! :rolling:
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Beautiful - all I need to do is wait for my year end bonus for fuel and I can go! :rolling:
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Kom ons maak plan in Junie lang naweek - goeie kans op sneeu..........

Brandstof :doh: praat maar eerder nie daaroor :oldtimer:
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Schalk wrote:ek wil ook he :rolling:
waar is sani pass. lyk baie nice

Schalk,

Dis aan die Suid Oostelike kant van Lesotho. Naby Underberg, in Natal.
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offroadbiker wrote:Kom ons maak plan in Junie lang naweek - goeie kans op sneeu..........

Brandstof :doh: praat maar eerder nie daaroor :oldtimer:

Dirk,

Dan moet ons sommer ook n paar stelle kettings vir die wielle kry. Ek verstaan die sneeu kan jou nogal onkant betrap as jy nie passop nie.

Maar ek is in Julle moet net sê dan reel ons dit.
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ok ek hou van aksie eks ook in. kan jy meer detail gee asb wa bly ons kostes ens. as ons soo ietse kan doen koste beplanning. ek wou see toe gan in winter maar die klink vir my na n beter opsie :woo: :woo: ek neem aan kamp is nie n opsie in die sneeu nie haha
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Schalk,

Ons het in die Mountain Park Hotel op Bulwer gebly. Dis so om en by 90km van die pas af. R395 pppn, aandete en ontbyt ingesluit. Of daar is nader plekke ook op Himeville en Underberg. As ek reg onthou is Underberg +- 500km van die Oosrand af.

Ons wil weer gaan, saam met die "outlaws". Wanneer in die winter wil julle gaan? Skool vakansie? As ons n paar karre is kan dit ook net lekker wees.
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Re: Sani Pass

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Sneeukettings maak 'n moviese verskil, maar as jy Mt's op het en jy deflate tot 0.8 bar kom jy baie vêr. Ons is laasjaar met 'n sleepwa oor Lundeansnek pas in heupdiepte sneeu - elke kort kort moes ons stop om die sneeu van die bonnet af te stoot sodat mens kan sien waar jy ry!

Daar is goeie advies op die forum omtrent sneeukettings, miskien moet ons 'n gesamentlike poging aanwend, almal wat belanstel hulle name op 'n lys sit en een saterdag dan bou ons dit?

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