Hurry up and Wait

So we left Grabouw for Etosha this morning
We're in Grabouw again this evening... now Grabouw is a fantastic place to be don't get me wrong but not when you planned on sleeping 500km from here...

Now what happened was this, one bike refused to start after our first stop @veliersdorp and even the best efforts of Du Toit and I, which i'll admit may not get us a top position as outo electricians, could not get the bike running again. So we were forced to take it back to the dealers to get it fixed as the supposed 24/7 line wasn't quite so 24/7...

Now ive been told a good adventurer is one who can turn "unfavourable" situations around and emerge stronger. Now whether or not we are in the "good adventurer" class I don't know, and we can't yet establish, but I've heard just about the perfect mix of: "you cant make it", "its impossible" and "rediculous" to take me to Ethosha. As they say 'the faint hart never got the fair maiden'.

A glimps on planing and packing.
Now I had this part sorted, i really did. i mean i had a jean, biker kit, water(cause thats important in the desert), 2 shirts, underpants, socks and additional shoes. O and i have a bear grilles ultimate survivor serated edge knife! The coolest gadget ever!so as you see i covered everything, Du Toit the luxury driven person he is out did me, he had all of the above(except the knife) but he had a lighter charger, 3 shirts, 3 undies and 3 socks! jip we had it covered!

In stepped the parents and experts...
Now we have a stove, a food bag, a FULL bag of clothes, sleeping bags, extra tyres, repair kit, extra fuel, a tent and even a medic kit to name but a few! ja i know them old folks... tjik tjik tjik. But a shout out to all those who helped and offered advice it is appreciated and will surely help a lot. As I said we're rookies.

So tomorrow its go time again hopefully this time the travelling gods will smile more favourably on us. Can't wait for the snow of the karoo and the open spaces of the magnifisant kalahari.

lastly big up to 3 SA teams in the super rugby playoffs!it will give me a semi to see you guys go through...

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biker regards
from the picturesc elgin valley
AGAIN