It was a lazy start. The days seem to be starting slower and later. Why not. I thought I knew what was ahead of me so no point in rushing to the pain.
Showered and smelling like daisies 🌺 it was departure time. Out the main gate and down the road. Pretty straightforward. Well with all the bends. Into the Padstal. Coffee please my good Sir. It goes down well. I have already done my business for the day so I am not expecting any surprises on my trip. It tastes good and boom chaka lakka I got a free rusk with it. Mmmmmmm soooooooo goooooooood
Back on the road. A few kilometers of easyish climbing. The road has 2 signs. Calvinia or Wupperthal. Are they trying to catch me out 😳🐒. I know where both these roads go. I have been on the google maps for days checking them out. I turn right. Wupperthal road it is. Not much to do here. Up, down, up, down, up, down, left 🤣🤣 got you. Then a massive drop. I mean insane. If there was no road you could probably sky dive off this pass. While I am descending I look over the valley. A huge, massive climb out of where I am descending to. I quiver. What the hell man. Did no one think to just build a bicycle bridge across this valley. Lazy asses. I mean this climb was insane. It looked to be at least 20 degrees incline for 10kms.
So I get to the bottom. Fill my bottles in the river. Get going. Like a ultraviolet light to flies, a bottle store to alcoholics, charlie to a druggie there it is. I feel a song coming on.... I saw the sign. Yes a sign made my day go from zero to here. It said Enjo Farm left, Wupperthal straight. I was elated. My goal today was actually Enjo farm. The road is flat. Even downhill maybe 🙌👏 high five ✋. I turn down said road. 11kms to my destination. It doesn't take long and I arrive.
The boss lady says the campsites are full but I can camp in the overflow area. About 500 meters away. Job a goodn. I'll take it. Camp setup I head back to the house of the head hauncher. Apparently the river I need to cross is shoulder height. I query whose shoulder. She is probably 5 foot, I am 6' 3". If her shoulders about my knee height. The joke is lost on her. I say how far, she looks at me like it is another joke. I say "how far is the river crossing?" Speaking like a child with hand signals. She says 20 odd kilometers. I inform her I will quickly pop down and have a look. She asks me "on your bike?" I say "no, on my pogo stick" done with my jokes she goes indoors to the air conditioning.
I hop on my bike and spin down to the river. Just before the actual river I see the land owners house. Right on the side of the road. We get chatting. Lekka dude. He pours me a coke and we discuss the river crossing. He says I can take my bike over on the pontoon, bring the pontoon back and then use the cable to cross back over. He assures me it is sort of safe. I thank him and leave. It is going to be a fun day tomorrow. The days movement is just shy of 100kms. Add my balls up with the pontoon and who knows what is going to happen. I can almost not wait for the next episode of my blog. It is going to be hilarious or this will be the last post.
Anyway that is tomorrows problem. Today was amazing. Warm, but amazing.
I sit here now, very very remotely. Happy. Sad. Joyous. Emotional. Excited. Thank you to all of you for reading. Being part of this show.
I wish you all good night and sleep tight.
G.
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