I still have a photo of the Tigermoth my brother used to fly. I was in standard 2. Many many moons ago in the 60's!:D
I heard a story about a pilot that did some low flying with a Harvate(spelling?) on a farm. When he landed the bottom of the engine cowling were gone. They found it next to a 1.2m high crumpled fence on the open veld. That is low flying Boet!

Is that flying boat (Catalina?) a musem piece, or still in use?

Still flying...what a pleasure to see it.

HARVARD... also known as the American AT6 I think. About 10 of them flying today.

Google Street View came online for a lot of South Africa yesterday. The MechMates are near to S33 55.840 E18 27.501. My office is near S33 58.117 E18 34.772.

If anyone wants a scenic drive, try going from S34 05.750 E18 21.360 to S34 04.689 E18 21.652 on a motorbike :)

Very nice
 

Gerald

Very interesting but I had to replace the S with - and the E with +

Would love to do the motorbike trip but I still have to fix it after the clutch gave up the ghost :-(

Regards

Graham

Dangerous road brother But very good views and a lot of tourism.

Nice cruiser. Is that the LT with the reverse gear ?

Yes
 

It is the LT or Light Truck. Bit of a pig at low speeds but once it gets going :-))))))) It has a better spec than my car.

We were headed here http://tinyurl.com/applecross-pass-on-street-view

Regards

Graham

Here is an interesting article about SA and the world cup by an outsider.

The Huffington Post - Shari Cohen

Trip to Cape Town (birth of the MM) to pick up bike
 

On Saturday morning early myself and my eldest son left for Cape Town to go and pick up my new old bike.

Waiting for the dealer to pick us up at CPT International with a Bank Guaranteed cheque.
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Did the paperwork and by 11:30 we were on our way...a little site seeing as Cape Town is really a fantastic place.
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Also visited Cape Point where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet.
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For our friends DOWN UNDER....this is how far we are from each other.
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Bought some salted and fresh SNOEK (fish). The fresh one went on the BBQ at a friends house on Saturday evening.
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My friend also have the ugliest dogs on the earth...African SAND DOG.
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Left Cape Town at 05h00 this morning. and was home at 17h26....what a ride.
A bit sore in the bum, but overall a wonderful weekend spend with my son.
The Beemer cruised at 160 kph almost all the way.

Kobus,
That dog is not that ugly. :) 160Km/H? :eek: What is the speed limit is SA? :)

Heath, if you are in a hurry to get home 200 km/h min.
Kobus volgende keer probeer die Tuin Roete

Just back from a while spent around the village of Port Alfred. And found a fully functional MechMate there! :)

I enjoyed this sign at a roadside food stall:

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I like that sign !!! Cool about finding a MechMate !! Did you take a pic? Did you tell them who you are?

Mike,
No, Movie stars and famous people like to keep a low profile while on vacation. :)

The father & son team that built the MM seemed a bit nervous at first that I was paying them a visit, but they did relax and took me around to their workshop to look at their blue beast. I didn't stay long and didn't take pictures. They wish they had more work for their MM though.

MAYBE they will see this post & recognize them self……enough to motivate some to come out of their dungeon and open their own thread ?
Welcome aboard !! :)

Yes - I would love to have folks that are on the sidelines tell us about their builds !!

Gerald: Thanks for the link to the great fotos of Port Alfred. Now I have another "Place to Visit before I die" destination. It looks great.

Joe

Another pic on my camera from 2 weeks ago:

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a skyliner VW hybrid....COOL!

That looks like the kind of thing my Father would do!!!! you mean there's more than one like him around...:eek:

Passion wagon!! It is probably called "loslappie"

Alan, hate to shine the light on this, but inevitably…… like father like SON :eek:

Noooo no no Robert, If my father had built a Mechmate it would probably have windscreen wipers modded to try and work like steppers, and then he would wonder why it didnt work. He is most renowned for butchering a 1952 Daimler (Black with burr walnut dash and leather interior) by dropping in a V8 Chev motor, which destroyed the gearbox (something about too much torque) that led to a 3 speed crash box transplant, which then required a new diff etc etc etc... No, we are not the same when it comes to mechanical wizadry :rolleyes: I tend to stick with whats realistic.

Gerald

Two more pieces of precious metal scarificed. Thanks Jimmy :D

Hi.

Im searching info about a good online shop for purchase the South African red and green tea Rooibos.

Im searching a original tea from Cederberg

Bests.

Popular brands are Freshpak and 11 o'clock sold in supermarkets all over South Africa.

I have tasted some rooibos teas in Germany, but they were horrible.

Thanks Gerald.

I fount the Freshpak on Amazon but can't sent to Spain, another interesant rooibos tea from South Africa is Redespresso.

Can you find Lipton rooibos?

Ros, try Five Roses ( Vyf Rose)

Last week we took a well deserved little holiday to show our little one and his friend the Cape.
Left on Sunday morning 03h00 from Johannesburg and arrived around 16h30 in Worcester at my friends wine farm.
Monday to Friday in Cape Town.
Then drove up to Springbok to visit my daughter that stays there.
Left on Sunday via Augrabies waterfall to Vryburg and slept at my eldest sisters place.
Monday back home.

Map showing route in blue
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Gariep Dam overflowing
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Grape Harvester

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Table Mountain
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Kids 'JUMPING' off Table Mountain

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Acuantus leaves on our Parliament Building

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Me and the missus having lunch in Cape Town City Centre

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BIG Dovetail at the Castle

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Quick hello at Alan-C's workshop

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Kids having fun in the Aquarium

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Close to Gerald's home ??
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Famous Poet grave near Clanwilliam

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Kokerboom... don't know what it is called in English

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Bird nests...afraid of snakes
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Augrabies Waterfall
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Kyk jy het goed Gat geskuur.:D

Kobus:

Thanks for the great pictures. Makes me want to visit!

Joe

Joe I will be here. Anytime you are ready

hope your next trip will go through botswana too to pay us a visit kobus. we should have a room to accommodate mm visitors... ;)