Friday

Yesterday was up. Ready to 🚀. Said 👋 to the other campers. The gentleman had given me one of his prized 🍺 the day 🅱️4️⃣. We had chatted like old friends. I have met and continue to meet some amazing people. I enjoy this aspect of my trips enormously. 

Off it was. I knew where I needed to be. 💯 ➕5️⃣⭕ kilometers down the 🛣. It was a famous start. Turn to the ⬅️ and see a bird in the tree. It is big. It is maaaaaaaaasive. It are a vulture. As I stopped to look, it took off from the 🌴. Well the size of this thing. I figured a wing span of at least the very least 3️⃣ meters. Never in my life. I just watched this thing get going. 

Time to move. Sort of a side/tail wind. Not much in it but at least not a 🌬🦲. The going was ✅. Just keep pushing Greg. The legs were keeping to the schedule. I count a few dead 🦇👂🦊 in the road. About 4 in total. 2 small ones and 2 larger ones. Not in the same spot. It was an awful 👀 every time❕❗😔.  Conditions for the most part still the same. I am going full gass. 

The 🚛🚚🚙 have all been just exceptional. Loads of space and a greeting from every driver. It was 🆒️. 6 ⌛ in and I am cooked 🍞. The legs feel intermittent. The body is taking strain. The 🍑 well 🤕🤕 eina.

I had ridden past incredible dunes. Some bare. Some covered in green. A couple of pans. One still mining 🧂. Big hills of white. Pablo will know what I mean. Trucks. Many many trucks. People going up to the Kgalagadi and several returning. For a road with this much traffic it was in great condition. 

Suddenly to the left of me ☁️⛈🌩 and to the ➡️ same stuff. The 🌬 has picked up dramatically. From all angles at the same time. I was in the 💩 less the 👀. I had to pick it up. Mustering what I could I dropped the 🔨 and all the other stuff I would not be needing. My 🥅 was within reach. Would I make it in ⌚? I gave it my all. 

Round the bend and there it is... my campsite for the 🌚. I get to the 🚧. 🛎🛎 hellooooo. A dry spot for the evening please. Paid and set up. I was at least there dry.

The evening was loaded with huge 🌬🌬🌪🌪. No 🌧🌧 but I moved abode about 8 times during the night. I definitely did not wake up where I put my ⛺.

The morning was a different 📜. Having survived the night I thought I was in the clear. 😅🤣😂. The 🌧🌩⛈🌬🌫☁️⛈ opened. My ⛺ NOT waterproof. 🤿 fitted my ⛺ was now a 🏝. 500 lengths was order of the day. Stuff dries. What you gonna do.

Eventually the heavens cleared and everything dry, I hightailed it for town. 🆙️ℹ🆖️t🅾️N. Safe and alive I am blessed. Gerhard has out done his previous work for keeping me alive. I am safe, sound and very comfortable. Again... I owe this man a debt of gratitude. 

Admin done. I am feet up for a few hours. 

Tomorrow sees me embark on the beningin begeening shit man... beginning of my return journey. Through Oudtshoorn. So for now that is my goal. Again as usual, no ⌚🖼. Just ride and enjoy. I am excited for it. Will keep this going. So stay tuned.

Peace

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