More than a decade ago I read an appetite-whetting article by accomplished photojournalist Dale Morris; it concerned his absorbing stay at Ou Kraal in CapeNature’s Gamkaberg Nature Reserve. But I’ve somehow never managed to get there; until now.

To add to the adventure, my wife, fellow gravel junkie, Annette, and I are taking a back roads trip through the rustic Gysmanshoek Pass behind Heidelberg, and then making our way to the hamlet of Van Wyksdorp on dirt tracks. From here we’ll drive the engaging Rooiberg Pass to the fruit, vine and ostrich-rich valley between Calitzdorp and Oudtshoorn. ..

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