A Dahon Folding Bicycle with a Clever Bag Carrier.

I think folding bicycles are very handy and convenient for transportation in urban spaces, and this one even had a little clip to hang a bag on, so it does not unbalance the cycle.

Dahon Folding Bicycle.

The Clip that Holds the Bag.

I saw the bicycle at Prestwich Memorial in Green Point.

City Cycling vs Village Cycling.

Myself and BF has left Cape Town for a little while to get away from the hectic city life. We have made McGregor our home for the next month.

It is the most beautiful little village with cute little cottages and real country friendliness.

On the cycling front I have been most surprised, in the last 2 days I have seen more people cycling in McGregor than I have in the last 2 months in Cape Town, that is quite impressive considering that there is less than 4000 people in McGregor. However I have not managed to see one female cyclist, so I am still special :-D

Me in front of our cottage, with the folding bicycles.

On our first little trip in the area.

Get Close to Nature, Cycle.

Around this time last year we, myself and BF, went to Rocherpan Nature Reserve, a small nature reserve up the West Coast, between Velddrift and Elands Bay.



A little map of Rocherpan.



We had our folding bikes with us and quickly found a spot to park the car and unfold the cycles.  



(I will formally introduce the folding bikes at a later stage)
Rocherpan Nature Reserve is quite small and we managed to cycle to the end a back in a couple of hours, in a very leisure pace and with time to enjoy the nature. In the time we were there we only came across other people ones (in a big 4x4 off course) and it was in general a very peaceful place. Maybe on account of it being off season.

Me having a good time.

Cycling as oppose to driving a car really brings you closer to nature, not only do you have time to spot all the little tings and animals, you also meet them on more equal terms.
I never appreciated how big (those legs, uh) an ostrich is before it ran pass me only 10 meters from me.

Also the sounds, not being boxed in a car you can hear the sound of the wind in the trees, the sound of the birds whistling and the sound of the waves braking on the beach.

Me with little Table Mountain in the back ground, to the left of my head.

We had brought fresh fruit and a blancket, and enjoyed parking our bikes and relaxing on the sand.

There is always a handy parking for a cycle.

We did not only encounter the ostrich but also a large colony of flamingoes, pretty little orange birds(?) turtles and lots of flowers.

Small purple flowers.

I do not know what kind of bush this is. But it is intersting looking.

Little orange birds.

Flamingo colony.

One of many turtles.