The week that was...

* Swartberg Classic Tour

* Towns of South Africa - Loxton

* Pass of the week

* New passes added

As you read this newsletter, we will have just finished the Swartberg Classic Tour. This was the third version of this tour and with each new version, we adapt and change the tour to make it more interesting and enjoyable. Over the next few weeks we will be reporting back on the tour with photos and write-ups.

This tour started in the village of Buffelsjagrivier near Swellendam. On the first day we drove the following passes:

• Moodies Pass
• Boosmansbos Pass
• Doringkraal Pass
• Seekoeigat Pass
• Wadrift Pass
• Gysmanshoek Pass
• Brandrivier Pass
• Voetpadkloof (Tar)
• Kruippoort (Tar)
• Naauwkloof (Tar)
• Seweweekspoort
• Bosluiskloof

Day 2 was another pass fest, mostly in the Klein and Groot Swartberg foothills:

• Huisrivier Pass (Tar)
• Kruisrivierpoort
• Huis se Hoogte 
• Doringkloof Pass
• Schoemanspoort (Tar)
• Rust en Vrede Pass
• Meiringspoort (Tar)
• Bloupuntrivierpoort
• Kleinvlei Pass
• Aapsrivierpoort
• Kredouw Pass (Tar)
• Witkranspoort (Tar)

Day 3 was all about quality versus quantity:

• Swartberg Pass
• Gamkaskloof Road to Die Hel
• Elands Pass

Day 4:

• Coetzeespoort
• Perdebont Pass
• Kleinfontein Pass
• Uitspan Pass
• Assegaaibosch Pass

We will be running this tour again in 2022. Watch this space.

Towns of South Africa - Loxton

Loxton is a town in the Karoo region of South Africa's Northern Cape province. It is in one of the major wool-producing and one of the largest garlic-producing areas in South Africa.With a population of 1,053 in 2011, the area is quiet and sparsely populated. Afrikaans is the most widely spoken language in the town.

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