GRAVEL TRAVEL

IT’S no secret that I enjoy a gravel road, so much so that my favourite bicycle is one designed specifically for gravel road riding. If I have the option to choose gravel or tar, no matter my choice of wheels, I’ll choose gravel every time.

Gravel roads are usually much quieter and can take you to some special places. They also force you to drive slower and take in your surroundings; nothing beats rolling through the countryside with the window down and the wind on your face.

So when Ford invited us to attempt to drive from Johannesburg to Cape Town via gravel roads only, we jumped at the opportunity.

ANYTHING BUT THE N1

Generally speaking, the journey between Johannesburg and Cape Town is one of those trips that many travellers loathe. The road is long, littered with trucks and pretty boring. Sections like the 200-odd kilometres