Well the day could not have started off nicer, as opposed to the end of the day !
Greg and I went for an early morning body surf, the water was utterly divine and surfing where the perfect wave is added to the beauty of the swim. ( Endless Summer the movie )
I showered up and Greg prepared me a scrumptious breakfast with a real cup of his special brew of coffee which jolted me to my senses. What a way to start the last day. The family were all awake and sadly I had to depart.
Now it was onto Baviaanskloof a 170 km trip through some passes and all on dirt roads and many river crossings. Took me exactly two hours to go through the park and about a total of five hours to get to Willamore. Arrived at noon and decided to shoot to Cape Town which I could make before sunset . Gunned down Route 62 and then cut through Seweweekspoort Pass which was beautiful trip through the mountains to Laingsburg. Back on the asphalt highway to Cape Town, 280 km easy peasy.
Coming down on the last turn on the Hex River Pass the bike was hard to turn and I knew something was horribly wrong and the front end was going down and was able to save it, the front wheel was flat. After I gathered myself I wheeled it down off the side of the highway and found a flat spot to park the bike. So once again had to perform the tyre change , the fourth of the trip and got it done in a reasonable about of time and before the sunset.
Arrived in the dark at about 9pm and then had to go to a dinner party and had a great time. The first and last day I had a a puncture with another two in between !
May your Christmas be puncture-free, Roy! Merry Christmas
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