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Riviersonderend Annual Getaway 2001

 Proposed Agenda

Early Arrivals from 12h00

Roadside atlassing: around Villiersdorp and (if time permitting) up to Silverstream.

Evening slide show on the Proteas of the area and their identification.

Discuss routes, changes to agenda and weather.

06h00 - All: Up Jonaskop - quick tour of species, but no atlassing (will take about 3 hours)

Oldies: Walk or ride down track atlassing en route (Sp arge, Ld nerv, Ld burc, Se viri, Se stel etc.)

Overnight hikers or dashers: Jonaskop (1646m) to peak 1588m - 6 km relatively flat ridge - (cell phone reception Expect to depart about 9-10am) splitting up into:

• Quick Descent Meerluskloof: 5 km 1300m down (may be burned - may not be an option).
• Quick Descent Elandskloof: 7 km 1300m down (So alop, Mi arge)
• Long Descent Elandskloof: 10 km 1300m down includes Olifantskop (1600m) traverse (So alop, Pr effu, Pr laev)
• Long Ridges: over Olifantskop to peak 1500, down 7-800m 8-10 km options to Silverstream.

Mop up overnighters with short walks to:

Donkershoekberg - Ridge top walk 8km - up 200m down 500m

Query route: Roadside visiting Ld elim v at Vyeboom, Ld cryp at Shaws Pass

Gap filler: Atlassing the south slopes west of Riviersonderend town. (So pini)

4X4 up Stettynsberg Peak: Veld young but some areas unburned

• Hikers: Walk over Ratelberg to Elandskloof Dam (7 km - 500m up and 700m down)
• Droppers: Walk to Jonkersriver (8.5 km - 200m down, 300m up, 1000m down, with optional peaks)
• Peak baggers: Kleintafelberg (4-8 km route - 1000m up 1000m down) (Sp sals)
• Oldies: Walk or ride down 4X4

4X4 up Klipbokkop: Only small patches of unburned veld Atlassing along the trail

Kroonland Aasvoelberg (departing 7am): 9 km 600m up, 400m down, 600m up, 700m down - strenuous. Ld como h.

Blokkop (departing at leisure): 7km - a simple and popular 1400m up and down, with shorter option to Botanical Garden. Se alti, So tere

Formal Spit Roast, Awards and Project Closing.

A short morning ride up to Silverstream to see those species that you missed. Back at 12h00.

Galgeberg to look for So cras that some people cannot seem to find. Not returning to Dennehof -depart 12h00 from McGregor.

Directions:

From N2 at Caledon - drive to Cape Town and take the R43 to Villiersdorp (turn north). Cross the Theewaterskloof Dam Wall and proceed 3-4km passing the Golf Estate to Dennehof.

From N2 at Grabouw - either proceed along the N2 to the R43 and turn north (following above directions) or take the Viljoens Pass road to Villiersdorp, cross the Theewaterskloof Dam, and just before Villiersdorp turn east on the R43 to Caledon. Drive 5 km to Dennehof.

From Worcester - take the R43 to Villiersdorp, drive through Villiersdorp and 500m south of the town take the R43 to Caledon. Drive 5 km to Dennehof.

Sleeper Chalets: "Fully equipped", but bring your own bedding and towels.

Please bring your own food. We will probably braai most nights, with a Spit Roast on the Saturday night (cost R10.00 per person - included in your booking fees).

Campers may share fridge facilities with those in the Sleeper Chalets.

If you intend overnighting on Wednesday night on the Mountain - please bring your own suitable equipment, allowing for frost and rain.

Agenda - Unfortunately, the 4X4 trails were not available on the Wednesday as originally planned, nor on the Saturday. This means that we have had to start the two-day walk on Wednesday morning, using Friday for the 4X4 routes. We will have to leave early (at 06h00) on Wednesday morning for the overnighting hikers. Those arriving on Wednesday please arrive punctually - nothing else is planned for the day and Jonaskop is the most spectacular roaded peak and protea locality in the Western Cape!

2001 ANNUAL GET TOGETHER 21-25 MARCH

We urgently need to finalise accommodation for the 2001 AGT.

We will be staying at the Dennehof Holiday Resourt near Villiersdorp on the banks of the Theewaterskloof Dam at the western end of the Riviersonderend Mountains.

If you would like to participate in our last AGT, please email, fax or mail this reply as soon as possible. A deposit is required to secure your booking. Details of activities will be mailed (and e-mailed) at the end of February.

REPLY SLIP

Name ....................................................

Address .................................................

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Tel ..................................................

No. of persons..........................................

Driving 4x4.......................

Need lift from ............................................ to Villiersdorp and back.

Date Arrival: [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] Time of arrival: .............

Date Departure: [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] Time of departure:..........

Require accommodation in open plan Chalet for nights of 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. = R ...........

(Max of 4 people @ R50 per person per night)

Require a Camp site [have own gear] for the nights of 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. = R ...........

(Accommodates 6 people per site @ R62-00 per site per night)

A deposit of R100 is required to secure your booking (if we owe you money please tell us).

We have booked 8 chalets and 3 campsites - please book urgently - accommodation will be on a first pay, first allocated basis. Chalets are self-catering and provide your own bedding.

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