Big Red 📮

The bridge sleep was outstanding. Well it wasn't really under the bridge as next to it. I had taken the bold move not to put the roof on. By 🕣pm the stars were out and showing off incredibly 🌟⭐🌠. It was beautiful. By the time I woke this morning it had completely ☁️☁️ over. The 🎱 or so weather apps that I had checked at lunch said no rain. I was not worried about getting wet at all 🤥. One thing. Rain: not great but okay. Tailwind: perfectly acceptable. Headwind: rather shower 🚿 in a lava storm 🌋. Heat: acceptable. Cold: not ideal but better than 🌧. What did I miss out?

So it was packed and ready to go pretty Jack. 25kms to town. Not much to it. Little up. Little down. Repeat about 5 times and then home straight. Dispatched in an hour or so. As I am riding to the camping site I see the 🏢 that's hotel 🙃. I stop in. Greetings my good lady. How much is a room for the night. R500. Um anything cheaper? R250. Sure. Can I see the room? Same room she says 🤣🤣🤣🤣 you are having a 🦒 I say. She looks confused. I say I will take it. Come back at 🔟⏺3️⃣0️⃣. I ask if she is taking the paint off the walls. Again a 😶 look. See you then I say. 

Being a return visit to this place (after I absolutely vowed to never come 🔙 here) I wanted to pop down to the coffee shop I enjoyed a brew at previously. Off I go. Luckily they are open and I pass the time there until my room is ready.

Back at the hotel the kind lady shows me to my room. A 🛏. Pillows 🤩. A shower. Aweh mey bru. Tonight is night number 22 on the road. I am pleased with life. Sunday 22. Night 22. Time for a vino de rouge. Cleaned and clothes washed, boom. You know where. Or do you? 🤷‍♂️. SPAR, lunch bar. (good for you). I get to the wine sales 🕺. No wine sales on Sunday 😳😳 excuse me! We are level ⭕ covid. What is this crime here. I ask where I can buy a rouge. Apparently nowhere. Jussssssssses. Tsek this town. I am never coming back here again! 

Anyway I pay for my 🛒 of goods and leave. Nada I can do. Back at the room I am pleasantly satisfied at my find. It is a 🆒️er day so happy times. Tomorrow has the promise of warming up and being better "Greg" style. While I can wait for it I am excited to be going into the Tankwa again. Possibly a new route tomorrow. I never really know until I get to the sign post informing me of how far it is until I can get some more 🚰. The bush sleeps are fun. Very very peaceful. But missing 2 showers was not. While I 🧼 every day with a cloth, a shower is quite grand. 

So maybe 📴 for a few days. No signal where I am going. Just roads. Roads to ride your 🚲. 

I realized last night how good this trip has been so far. The enjoyment. How fortunate I am. Even after yesterday's 🚾 headwind I was still happy at the end of the day. Nothing happens without our permission. Without our guidance. Only we allow our actions. 

Thank you for being part of this. Being part of my life. I am truly grateful. I look forward to drinks with you on my return. To hear your stories and happenings. 

Happy Sunday. Be safe. 

G.