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A "Mystery Run" was organised by Barbara and Stefan Polessnig. No one knew the destination until shortly before arrival. The destination turned out to be The Nest Hotel, a delightful country hotel situated in the Champagne Valley in the Central Drakensberg area of KwaZulu-Natal. It is a World Heritage site and was built in 1933. History On 21 September 1849 David Grey of Cathkin in Scotland left with his wife and four children on the barque Aliwal for Port Natal (Durban). In 1855 he moved to The Nest on the Voortrekker farm bought from Opperman, which stretched well into the Drakensberg....

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  Hello to all the Wingers and Winglettes Thank you to Dias for selecting a very interesting venue for our successful July run. We were over 50 people and plenty of gadget sales were made by Nic and Maraai. Cars in the Park on Sunday, 5 August, is coming up. Thanks to Luke for taking control of the arrangements for this event. Our next important activity at Honda Menlyn in Pretoria is on 11 August. There are a number of activities in parallel here: 3.1 It will be show-and-shine for the entertainment of the public. Members are invited to participate...

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Members and guests departed from the Petroport on the N1, north of Pretoria, at 09:45 on Sunday morning. There were in total 55 people, 18 bikes and 14 trikes. Dias van der Merwe organised this lovely run for us and we were blessed with a sunny and cool morning. Our destination was Toeka se Dae, a unique farm stall situated on the R516 and 1 km from the N1 on the road to Bela Bela. Everyone sat down to a scrumptious buffet breakfast in the restaurant where we spent the morning among friends. In between, some members wandered off to...

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Hello Everybody Welcome to the second half of 2018. This newsletter is quite short as we have an important topic to introduce. More about that at the end. A few reminders: Please ensure that your bookings are made with Barbara for the Mystery Run in August (25th and 26th). Space is limited and filling up fast. Our July 22 run is to the Warmbaths area where Dias found us a great destination for the day. Details to follow later. We will make it a brunch run so that we can avoid the late afternoon Sunday traffic on the N1. The...

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Members and guests came from Witbank, Pretoria, the West, East and South Rand and met at the final departure point at the Blockhouse on the R59. It was not too cold and everyone enjoyed a lovely winter run. The Gold Wings arrived at Stonehenge Lodge around 11:30. Stonehenge is a riverside lodge, conference and teambuilding venue, about 10 km on the other side of Parys. As guests entered Stonehenge, they were greeted by a large replication of the celebrated Stonehenge Monument. Throughout the complex, natural, strategically-placed granite plinths reinforce the African Ambience. We had the privilege of two guests joining...

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  Hello everybody Almost midyear already and another month of activities gone by. Today, thirteen Gold Wings paraded at the East Rand Motor Show. There was much interest from the public, many questions asked, and a number of people enquired about bikes and trikes for sale. During our run in May, Henry proved that a trike can keep up with the 2-wheelers in the twisties at the Red Star Raceway. Thanks to the management of Red Star who made it an extraordinary day. On the people front, please keep Pax in your thoughts and prayers who is still in hospital...

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Members left the final departure point in Boksburg at 08:30 on Sunday morning to travel to Red Star Raceway. On arrival, coffee was the first item on the agenda as most members left home in temperatures somewhere between 5° and 10° Celsius. Quintin Coetser, manager at Red Star Raceway, entertained members with an extremely interesting talk on biker safety and most, if not all, learned a great deal. The professionalism, facilities, and most importantly, the welcoming attitude, made for a great day that will be long remembered. Members then enjoyed a delicious breakfast where after Wing Riders were given the...

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