SWDMCA Sleepover 2011



Swartvlei Caravan Park

 The annual SWDMCA Sleepover was held on the 19th and 20th November at the Swartvlei Caravan Park and what a lovely day it was on the 19th. The wind was blowing a bit and it was difficult to get the Braai Fires lit, but eventually the fires took and we could get the meat on the grill. The morning started off with all the Star Riders meeting up at Maxi's and 5 STAR Motorcycles showed up for this fun run. The members sharing this run was: Colin, Mandy, Heinz, Jean, Suzette, Gerhardt, Linda and Kids. Conwill joined us later and we would like to thank him and his family for making the effort in his busy schedule, since ACSA was busy with a runway audit at the airport and he stole time away from his family and the audit to show his support.

Leeukop

Heinz and Linda had a discussion about the location and some locals know this spot as Leeukop and Heinz could not understand why. Look at the picture on the right and see if you can spot why we call this spot Leeukop, it actually looks like a complete Lion with the dark rocks at the back forming the curling tail. Apparently a great place for fishing and Linda's Dad used to fish there a lot during angling competitions. There is also a nice beach to swim in, but take care as there is dangerous currents.

Star Lady Suzette

The ride to Swartvlei was great and we left at 10:30 for a nice slow cruise as a club. Jean and Suzette were our sweeper at the back of the pack and they did a great job of preventing as little as possible interference of motorists to our pack. We kept a nice tight formation and it certainly looked great in my rearview mirrors to see the group of bikes in formation. Linda also commented that it looks impressive to see such a nice group of bikes in front of her.

STARS at Swarvlei

This sleepover and meeting also served as our induction and welcome to the SWDMCA group and we are the 16th MC to join the organization and it is an honor to form part of the larger brotherhood of bikers. At 14:00 the meeting took place and our Vice-President, Mandy, was certainly better received by my male counterparts at the meeting than myself. As usual the meeting was opened with a prayer and one of the reasons why we as MC wanted to join the brotherhood since God is the centre of the SWDMCA and they strive to serve the community and charitable organizations.

The day was fun and the kids had a ball, we decided not to sleepover and headed back to George at around 16:00. A good thing since the next day it started pouring down with rain and our hearts went out to our new Brothers and Sisters having to pack up and ride back to their various destinations. Well we are looking forward to the next run which is the 2011 Toy Run being held on the 27th November and keep an eye out for my next Blog about this event.