(Click on the pics for a larger view).
Mountain training involved landing in some tight spots, like on bridges and small hills. More about that later.
We took the quad bikes up a farm road to the top of the mountain behind the farm house... just because it was there... and... the views from the top are awesome ... etc.
We rode around on top taking in the vast open grasslands and were lucky to spot a few buck, a Cape Vulture, Stanley's Bustards, and a pair of Secretary birds.
We drove the quads up a 45 degree hill to see the spot where Jeff put the R22 down during his training session. The hilltop, now called "Helicopter Hill" wasn't very big as can be seen from the pic on the left. We stopped here for a bite to eat, relax and soak in the Berg scenery. A very strong northerly wind was howling up here and one had to brace oneself against it.
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| Colourful mountain grasses |
We drove the quads up a 45 degree hill to see the spot where Jeff put the R22 down during his training session. The hilltop, now called "Helicopter Hill" wasn't very big as can be seen from the pic on the left. We stopped here for a bite to eat, relax and soak in the Berg scenery. A very strong northerly wind was howling up here and one had to brace oneself against it. |
| Iris on the Mountain |
4 comments:
I used to go to Dunraven Farm in the 60's as a child. The bridge brought back good memories. Is the farm still a guest house and can one book to stay there? I can't seem to find anything on the web about it. The Taylors used to own it back then.
My email is pfsinternational@hotmail.com. I live in the UK now but am planning a trip back in 2010.
I'm not sure if Dunraven still operates as a guest farm. I'll find out.
Hi Natal Robin;
I cut my teeh at flyfishing in the sixties and Dunraven was the farm I stayed at. Was a great place untill they had to remove the Rondavels and replace them with Square Davels.Took away the character of the place. Hope it is still there. Jax
I have found out that Dunraven is still a guest farm, but not in a big way any more.
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