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By sommiges drink ek net koffie, en by ander slaap ek oor. Met verlede jaar se sloertoer het ek by altesaam vyftien mense aangedoen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ek glo daaraan om die rit die moeite werd te maak in die lig van die uitgawe, afstand en tyd op die pad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wanneer ek op Jeffreysbaai vertrek is die eerste stop gewoonlik by Stormsrivier vir koffie en bene rek. Dan vat ek die pad verder verby die lowergroen dennewoude en lieflike fynbos. Deur die tolhek en dan is dit een stryk deur Kaap se kant toe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al is die pad verby Sedgefield, Knysna en Wildernis skilderagtig, is dit weens die wisselende spoedbeperkings &#8216;n uitdagende roete. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dis selde dat ek hier &#8216;n spoedboete vryspring! 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