Y & Today

Yesterday was a lazy day. I rode around the 🆎️ site again. Just taking it all in really. The wind was quite strong and not too pleasant. On top of that I had quite a headache for some reason. Not entirely sure. I have been drinking good amounts of 🚰 so who knows. They have almost removed everything for 🅰️🅱️. Loads of stuff. To the new venue I guess. Looking forward to attending it.

Today was up and shower. Then I meet the guys doing the work. Not in the 🚿,  when I was packing. The one fella with dreads had the biggest joint going I have ever seen or smelt. This was 7️⃣am mind you. I can only imagine how he operates. Like a backwards 🐵. I was actually impressed he was even standing up. We chat briefly. I commend them on their fast work. They smile and bugger off. Their current task is to move all the 💩💩 to a farm close by for fertilizer. No shit I say. Obviously they have heard it before 🤔😅. Packed and ready I vacate my rental apartment. Well piece of land. My plan... yes well none really. Ride and then sleep I guess. Not much 🌬 today. Suited me! On to the 🛣. It is actually joe!! The going is good. Really enjoyable. Check the halfway padstal and it is closed. No sign just a locked gate. Keep going Day've. No traffic which is 🍬. Up, down and around. It is enjoyable to the touch. Then up, Tankwa Padstal. Been looking forward to this. I didn't eat breakfast for 2 reasons. Uno: I was gonna eat here. 2️⃣: I had no food left... again. I was excited. 😳😲😯😮☹🙁😟 tsek. I mean TSEK. Place is closed. Closed every Wednesday apparently. 🤔😅. Flippin 🥩. What you going to do now. Well the next shop is 50kms away. This is not the problem. That road has 700 meters of incline in the first 10k's. I was hungry. The vultures 🦩🦅 must have known I was too. They appeared from nowhere and started circling me. I didn't have the energy to worry about death. I got moving. The major part of the hill was in the first 5kms or so. From the 👁⚽️ it didn't look too bad. Well the bloody eyeball was wrong. It hurt. The legs were tired. Everything was tired and hungry. 

Somehow I kept going. It was a slog. 2 large offroad campers drive past. They don't stop to enquire about my health they just 👋 creating a dust cloud. My Afrikaans kicked in but they couldn't hear me. I reach the plateau and it is magnificent. Beautiful part of the world. Even pools of water around. This is good. I pass the Kagga Kamma turn off. My head is down and I just keep going. The struggle has become real. There is no time for crying now. Down the Katbakkies pass. Yusses bru!❗Can like to be very steep that one. 

Not much left to do here. I keep going. Eventually. The tar T junction. Left turn. ⬅️. I just need to do about 13 kilometers here and I will be golden. It's tough work. I have to ⛏ deep here to find energy. I think the luckiest part of my day hit right here. A headwind. Yip. 🌬🦲. I start laughing. The laughter turns to grimace as I work as hard as I can. A 30 minute easy spin turns into a 50 minute leg breaker. 

Then like a dream, glowing in the sun the sign I have been looking for for hours! You know it. I know it. SPAR (good for you). My body picked up. The speed picked up. I was rolling. See me rolling now. I get to the door 😳🤔🤬🤬🤬🤬😫😭🥺 Closed For Stocktakig. 🤣🤣 just kidding. I go in and get a few supplies. I feel much better now having eaten and a cool drink. Life is grand again. 

🎪 pitched and chilling I am happy. Super good day. Taught me to keep going if you run out of food. 

I hope you are all well. Keep happy. Give a big hug to someone. Sleep well and chat soon.

G.