Back into South Africa Day 697km

The crappy  campsite was empty but of course a German couple had to camp right on top of me. So I got up at 5am and packed up as quietly as I could of course and didn't rev my bike to much of course,  sure I heard them cursing me as I left. The road down to Gabs was just littered with dead cattle,  every 5 km was a dead animal.

I decided to go to  west to Upington and then snake my way south to Cape Town. Went to the Wimpy in Gabs for my usual  and called Charmain and all is well on the homefront luckily and with a full stomach departed Gabs. However I decided to change my route and go to Pretoria instead where I could work on my bike and have a beer with the Dakr guys,but have to find them.
Due to my route change I hid to do an extra 200km backtrack, crossed the border quickly  and stopped in Zeerust where I was based in the army some 40 years ago. They allowed me in and it's almost the same except a little run down and my Battalion no longer exists and they have the cannon fodder regiment there now, that would be the infantry. Can't believe they allowed me to drive in and check it out.

Got to Pretoria and found Treasury One's office but Hennie had left on holiday but his sister sat and chatted with me for ages and then called Hennie in Plett and he said to stop by.
 I then went and had a few beers with Gerrard and he then he navigated me to the place I found on iOverlander to stay the night. Cecille welcomed me into her home and I was going to camp but she suggested a room , which was heaven, a bed and nice shower and kitchen. She prepared me a tasty meal which I had in the kitchen with her and her daughter who had just returned from the USA where she had been farming. Was a great day and could not have found a nicer place to stay.