Happy Flowers

Once a month a few of the girls from high school days meet for a breakfast. Last month it was at Burgess Nersery in Westville, giving the opportunity for this picture of happy flowers.

I'll have to miss February's meeting because I'll be in Cape Town for the start of our Cape Town to Durban trip.  If all goes according to plan you will be able to join us along the way, as we go on the week-long Breakfast Run.

Snowy is a biker too.

Snowy is the biker dog.  He goes everywhere on the bike with his owner.  He is always well turned out, and wears a helmet when he rides.

Tie me kangaroo down!

 

With a long trip and thousands of bikes, you wouldn't want to lose your passenger.

Even the children brought toys for the Toy Run.

A long shot.

 

These toys had a really comfy trip on the Toy run, and I guess, so did the rider. 

Size doesn't count.

 

When it comes to the toy run, size doesn't count.  Neither the size of the toy not rhe size of the bike you arrive on. 

While he didn't get there very quickly, he sure attracted plenty of attention. 

Bikers, bikers, everywhere.

 

Although the weather was nowhere near ideal for a bike ride, they turned out in thousands. The occasion?  The annual toy run in November of course.  

It is really touching to see all these big tough guys on their big bikes, turning up for such a "soft" run.  This year the traffic police did an excellent job of traffic control.  The normal flow of traffic was stopped for the stream of bikes to go through.  

I found it really amusing that people even found spots on the overhead bridges to watch the bikes go past.

That Dam Wall.

 

This will be as close as I can get to Midmar Dam's wall.  On a recent bike trip we had our butt stop across the road, which gave me the opportunity to get a few pics of the wall.  Normally have to take them from a distance and at speed, whcih means you don't get to see any detail.

To prevent confusion .... Midmar Dam is not in Durban, but is quite popular for a Sunday outing, if you enjoy fresh-water frollicking.  It's approximately 1hr drive inland from Durban.