Name:Bethesdaweg
Google count: 369 for "Bethesda Road
Date: 26 July 2008
Nieu Bethesda is 51km from Graaff Reinet, which is the largest town in the vicinity. It is located approximately 25 km from the N9 between Middelburg and Graaff Reinet, with two gravel access roads from the N9 – one turning off at Bethesda Road approximately 64km after Middelburg on the way to Graaff Reinet. The second turn-off is approximately 28km before Graaff Reinet.
Nice photos: Copy into your browser if the link does not work - worth it! http://www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/ts-archives/union_limited/5_august_2001.html
http://www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/ts-archives/union_limited/5_august_2001.html
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"... Absent street lights and cloudless skies allow the Milky Way to dominate the night. Bird watching is excellent with many Karoo endemics and a seasonal accumulation of several thousand Blue Cranes at their wintering grounds around the derelict railway siding of Bethesda Road. or just sit back on your stoep and watch the dust settle through your sundowner ..."
http://www.sa-venues.com/visit/outsidersbandb/
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Saturday, July 26, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Assegaaibos (F16) A39
Name: Assegaaibos (op pad na Avontuur op die smalspoor!) not to be confused with Assegaaibos (Stellenbosch).
Google count: 944 (SA only) 1470 (all)
Date: 3 July 2008
LOOK AT THESE STEAM TRAIN PHOTOS: http://www.sandstone-estates.com/heritage/Tourism/tsm6/tsm6.htm
Assegaaibos Rivs: Berg. Locality: 33o58'00.1"S 19o04'29.1"E (-33.966696, 19.07474) Map 3319CC 2369m wide x 3065m high Cape Datum. South Africa DLA, DWAF ...
www.dwaf.gov.za/iwqs/gis_apps/dam/dams/assegaaibos.htm
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Other interesting info:
A "Tour de Force" on the world's longest 2ft narrow gauge railway In September 2005 the Sandstone ... Assegaaibos to Avontuur, a distance of 120 kilometres. ...
www.geoffs-trains.com/reportavontuuradventurer.html
Where to stay:
ASSEGAAIBOS Accommodation availability on Route 62, information and contact details for various stay over options on Route 62. ASSEGAAIBOS.
www.route62.co.za/route62accommodation2.php?townID=29
Assegaaibos Station Bed and Breakfast Cheap Hotel Guest House Accommodation.
southafrica.bedandbreakfasts.net/propertysearch.asp?location=Assegaaibos+Station -
Photo Assegaaibos Station: http://www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/narrow-gauge/apple_express/ae_photos.html
Google count: 944 (SA only) 1470 (all)
Date: 3 July 2008
LOOK AT THESE STEAM TRAIN PHOTOS: http://www.sandstone-estates.com/heritage/Tourism/tsm6/tsm6.htm
Assegaaibos Rivs: Berg. Locality: 33o58'00.1"S 19o04'29.1"E (-33.966696, 19.07474) Map 3319CC 2369m wide x 3065m high Cape Datum. South Africa DLA, DWAF ...
www.dwaf.gov.za/iwqs/gis_apps/dam/dams/assegaaibos.htm
Historic fact:
Other interesting info:
A "Tour de Force" on the world's longest 2ft narrow gauge railway In September 2005 the Sandstone ... Assegaaibos to Avontuur, a distance of 120 kilometres. ...
www.geoffs-trains.com/reportavontuuradventurer.html
Where to stay:
ASSEGAAIBOS Accommodation availability on Route 62, information and contact details for various stay over options on Route 62. ASSEGAAIBOS.
www.route62.co.za/route62accommodation2.php?townID=29
Assegaaibos Station Bed and Breakfast Cheap Hotel Guest House Accommodation.
southafrica.bedandbreakfasts.net/propertysearch.asp?location=Assegaaibos+Station -
Photo Assegaaibos Station: http://www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/narrow-gauge/apple_express/ae_photos.html
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