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Contents Industry News Gear Review Highway Patrol Dealership Feature Surf & Turn Tour

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Issue Thirt33n Winter is here. As im sitting here, The wind is some new wheels. howling and the rain is coming down in bucket loads. Looks like some of us will have to fight Johan Kroes and his mates ride up to the mudmonster more often this year. Mozambique to find some good surf, in the end it turns out quiet interesting and its ma Back to the issue at hand (no pun) We get must read. to ride the Harley Davidson Fatboy in what I I would like you guys to support our think was one of the windyest days in Cape town. you will have to find out how it faired. advertisers because without them, we wont be here. Till next month! We feature a local BMW Motorrad dealer in Durbanville, to give you an idea of what to Please submit your stories to expect when you are potentially looking for info@adventuremagazine.co.za For more information and sales visit www.hexdiagnostics.co.za or call +27 21 880 1433

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Industry News JHB Yamaha receives GOLD STANDARD OF SERVICE award. JHB Yamaha, situated in the Meadowdale Centre on Edenvale Road in Edenvale, is proud to be able to offer owners of all makes of motorcycles, their GOLD STANDARD in all levels of motorcycle service offered by their highly equipped workshops, GOLD STANDARD in sales of motorcycles and spares, and GOLD STANDARD in service excellence in their accessories department. JHB Yamaha technicians have undergone extensive training in all aspects of motorcycle service, repair and maintenance through the Yamaha Technical Academy (YTA), with two of their technicians having achieved GOLD certification after three years of intensive training and study. And the credentials of the YTA are extremely high, with courses being generated to an international standard by Yamaha in Japan, and then rolled out in South Africa via the local arm of the YTA, which has very strict and exacting standards to uphold in order to maintain its franchise. With one of the biggest bike workshops in the country, JHB Yamaha also offer a FREE 50 point mechanical inspection on any motorcycle, thereby providing peace of mind to the owner that his or her baby is in the best condition at any time. And, if that were not enough of a draw card, JHB Yamaha also offer FREE fitment of any tyre bought from their extensive range of tyres in stock, which are always available at the best prices in the country!!!

And, if you book your bike into their workshops, they will happily arrange to collect it and return it to you fully serviced or repaired to any address within a forty kilometre radius of the shop, again absolutely for free. Of course JHB Yamaha also offer a comprehensive range of accessories and apparel at the best possible prices as well, not to mention, as Yamaha’s second biggest dealer in the country, the full range of new Yamaha motorcycles and quads, as well as an array of second hand bikes. A GOLD STANDARD OF SERVICE is the name of the game at JHB Yamaha, so put them to the test!! Bring your bike in for your free 50 point check, check out the best tyre prices on the country, book your bike in for a GOLD Standard service, or come and get your bike repaired in their fantastically equipped workshops, browse around their extensive accessories and apparel displays, or just pop in for a cup of coffee, you’ll soon be made to feel part of the family at JHB Yamaha – and leave knowing that you and your bike have enjoyed the JHB Yamaha GOLD STANDARD IN SERVICE.

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Win a Blokart Each year thousands of South Africans, mostly children and teenagers, are diagnosed with blood disorders such as leukaemia, marrow failure and aplasia. For most, their only chance of survival is a bone marrow stem cell transplant. The team at Blokart South Africa, as dedicated adventurers and fun seekers, is committed to living life to the fullest and to mark The Sunflower Fund’s 10th anniversary, will be doing their bit to help give those diagnosed with leukaemia a second chance at life and therefore a chance to experience the same joie de vivre. Developed in September 1999 in New Zealand, the Blokart is a light and compact threewheeled buggy complete with sail that propels adventure seekers over beaches and other flat surfaces. Sailors sit in a comfortable sling seat, with legs outstretched, and use a steering bar and sheet rope to manoeuvre the craft. Unlike kite boarding or wind surfing, after five minutes of briefing on controls and safety, you can be on your way. All you require is some wind and the will for thrill. One lucky South African will win a Blokart valued at R17 000 plus one hour’s tuition in a national raffle that will see the winner being chosen in January 2011. The true winners, however, will be

those who will benefit from the growth of the SA Bone Marrow Registry. Searching for a matching donor is a daunting task for leukaemia patients, with the chance of finding a matching donor just 1 in 100 000, and The Sunflower Fund is committed to growing the database of donors, to represent all ethnic groups in South Africa. If you are in excellent health, weigh at least 50kg and are aged between 18 and 50, with no history of Hepatitis or sexually transmitted diseases, you can register as a donor by donating two teaspoons of blood. The Sunflower Fund needs all the help it can get due to the high cost of tissue typing and a decrease in corporate and public sponsorship due to the increasingly tough economic environment. If you want to assist the organisation or wish to register as a donor, call 0800 12 10 82 for more information or visit www.sunflowerfund.org.za Blokart tickets - which cost R20 - are now on sale and available from dealers in Cape Town, Knysna, East London, Durban, Pretoria, Johannesburg, White River and Zanzibar. Alternatively, call 013 751 5018, email blokart@htucker.com or visit www.blokart.co.za

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Highway Patrol Harley Davidson Softail Fatboy

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`2010 Fat boy

Hopping on board the new Harley Davidson Softail Fatboy is nothing new to Hog riders. From the low spun ape handles hanging over the tank to the chrome floorboards, the Fat boy has always been a real cruiser. The Fatboy just can’t be mistaken for any other Harley Davidson in the crowd. The full chrome bullet style wheels are a dead giveaway! The 96 cube motor is nothing new. It’s in use in most of the models currently. It just a great workhorse that‘s ready to ride whenever you are. The relatively heavy weight of 331kg is carried low and the bike with its 17inch wheels in the front and rear gives the bike a low centre of gravity. As with all Harley’s the fat boy also has a teardrop style speedo on the tank. It has a built in trip meter and fuel gauge. There is no rev counter and there is no need to. You ride with feeling. It’s all about the thunderous (or lack thereof with the stock pipes) engine beating beneath you. Short shifting is the name of the game, getting on throttle and just riding the 127nm of torque. 6th gear is pure overdrive and it drops the Rpms considerably for open road cruising. 5th gear has also been hellicut for smoother shifting. The seat is pretty comfortable and I’ve ridden a couple of models and this is top notch. There are no steel bums that are going to 14

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be made out of this one. The Fatboy handles well. Despite its size and weight and the steering geometry, the slow steering Fatboy eases into turns and is very stable. The biggest problem with naked Harleys is of course the wind protection. There is none. The wind hits you hard in the chest above 120kph. We rode it in probably one of Cape Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worst wind days and from a cross wind point of view, its stable, but the wind hitting me from the front was the problem. There are obviously awesome aftermarket parts available and no Harley should ever be ridden standard. They are built, not bought. The fairly quiet stock exhaust tone is just too quiet. I would prefer a meaner deeper roar, but I guess this is to combat emissions all over the world. The fuel consumption is pretty good and we were averaging about 6l/100km. This should give you a tank range of about 320km on the 18.9l fuel tank. Perfect for those breakfast runs! There is no doubt, that this modern classic deserves a place in any connoisseurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s garage. Go check out one at your local dealer today!

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Dealership Feature New Rides

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Hamman Motorrad was established in 2005 when the Hamman family wanted to provide an honest business practice for motorcycle riders across the board. Hamman Motorrad is family owned and their main demographic is the Dualsport/ Adventure and touring market. Motorcycle training is available via the BMW academy and the off road rider academy. Chris Hamman also just happens to be the principal instructor for the Western Cape. Hamman Motorrad competes in the national enduro scene with Clint Rieper as their front line racer on a G450X Enduro. They also provide support for privateers, backing brands other than just BMW. They are conveniently located at 8 Avanti South Block, Cnr Bill Bezuidenhout & Carl Cronje Roads, Tygerfalls Tygervalley. Tel 021 914 5055 Call them for a test ride. 20

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Surf & Turf Tour

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When we returned from our West Coast/Namibia After an early start, we moved off the N2 at trip last year, we all said that the next trip had to George onto the old George road. This is the old main road from George, a combination of gravel be an East Coast trip. and tar over several old single lane bridges also So Archangel, who is also a keen surfer, started called the “seven passes” route. This was magic, to plot his East Coast “Bike ‘n Surf” trip. His initial giving us our first off-road trip feeling. plans were for a three week trip, but the reality of leave schedules for all the people reduced the From Sedgefield we tried to do as much of the eventual planning to two weeks (March 19th to R102 as possible. 50kms from PE, we turned onto the R72 (with some road works) towards Port April 6th 2010). Alfred. Unfortunately a few other bikers had to withdraw, and so we ended up with only me on Pumba, the Close to East London, Pumba tipped over the 1150 GS (on 99k kms) and Archie on Michaela, his odometer to a ton (100k kms) and we had to relatively new 950. Surf gear, spare tyres, tools, stop for a few pics. At East London we stayed at food, water and fuel cans had to be lugged by our friends’ flat. crew Amelia, Jacques and Nadine in our newly Day 2: East London to Hole-in-the-Wall (300 acquired Audi Allroad. km) Before the trip, both bikes (new rear wheel bearing for the 1150, and a new starter clutch for the It was Archangel’s birthday and Amelia had a 950) and the car (new CV joints) were serviced, surprise for him. so we were feeling reasonably ready for the trek. After an early morning surf session at Nahoon Day 0: Friday Afternoon from Cape Town to reef, we were on our way to Kei River mouth. On our way we saw what looked like a bad superMosselbay (Klein Brak) 450km bike accident close to Kei Mouth. At the mouth There was just no getting away early from work. we immediately drove onto the ferry, and were transported across into the old Transkei. The crew got away earlier but got stuck in a major traffic jam in Du Toits kloof. Me and Archie only got away just before 5 and burned the rub- On the other side, some heavies in Land Cruisers ber down the N1, only to also get stuck in Du Toits kloof, but we were on our way and our spirits were high. At Worcester we turned onto the R62 towards Swellendam. This pic was taken as we entered Ashton. After a fairly uneventful 5 hours we all arrived safely for a first night on the road. We stayed over at friends’ beach house in Klein Brak, just outside Mosselbay. Day 1: Mossel Bay to East London (700 km)

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surf spot) (35 km) We were supposed to get petrol at Coffee Bay, but alas, the pumps were bust and the KTM and car were close to empty. We did not anticipate fuel issues and did not fill our jerry cans. With the new GSA tank, Pumba of course did not have a problem. The trip for the day would only be about 30kms so it was not a problem yet, but the next looked us up and down, remarked on how bad the day to Port St Johns would be. roads were and that we were in the wrong place. Anyway, we continued along the first bad gravel So while Archangel and crew travelled to Mdumbi, parts onto Centane. Pumba the tanker got strapped with jerry cans and jogged past the potholes 80kms to Mthatha Chatting to the people at Centane, we were told and back to alleviate the fuel shortage for the that the bridges on the direct route to Coffee Bay next day. were washed away. So we turned West towards the N2, North towards Mthatha and eventually At Mdumbi we all went for a surf and relaxed by East towards Coffee Bay on the tar road. This chatting to the locals. road deteriorated with potholes until we had to slow down to 20km/h weaving from side to side Day 4: Mdumbi, Port St Johns, to Port Edward to find a route, dodge cattle and oncoming taxis. (lighthouse) (400 km) We decided to call this road the one to Potty Bay. At Mdumbi we met Johan. He is one of the owners of the Mdumbi Backpackers and co-founder of From Potty Bay it was a short but beautiful 10 kms to the Hole-in-the-Wall camp site, where we the TransCape NPO working in the area. He has pitched camp in a roaring wind. Two tents did not a radical Honda AT with huge plastic tanks with make it (tears and broken poles), and we ended which he toured Africa and Russia/Asia more than 100k kms on the clock. up with only 2 out of 4 tents. Day 3: Hole-in-the-Wall to Mdumbi (legend

Johan helped us to plan a nice scenic route to Port St John, despite the map warning of “Bridge washed away”. After a magic morning through the Wild Coast jungle roads, we reached Port St John’s by lunch, but not before the crew’s car gave a few splutters due to fuel shortage. From Port St John’s we turned onto the R61 towards Lusikisiki, through Flagstaff, Mbizana and eventually on to Port Edward. The first part was a spectacular pass, long sweeps with a good

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We arrived at Marshalls at 9 am but they did not have the tyres and so we had to wait 2 hours for the tyres to arrive. We used the time to have the crew’s car checked out. We phoned Marshalls to be told that the rear tyre was on and so we chased back to get the bike and to get going. When we got there after an hour, we had to wait another two hours while they took lunch, midway in fitting the front tyre. Unknown to us, and unwanted time wasting, they also washed out bikes. In the end, it took Marshalls close on 5 hours to fit two tyres!! I was not amused. From Durban we ran along the coast up the M4/ N2 to Hluhluwe, where we turned east on the R22. By this time it was dark, (due to our long pit stop in Durban!!!) and we missed the scenery. It was also very dangerous as there were cattle along the road and Archangel narrowly missed hitting one. surface and a real treat. There were huge traffic jams in the centres of the little towns which really look like being in the middle of darkest Africa. At Port Edward we met Dave “Lighthouse Keeper”. This was really a highlight and Dave’s hospitality blew us away. Thanks Dave, we owe you!! Hope you recover soon!! Day 5: Port Edward to Manguzi/Kwa-Ngwanaze (600 km) We left Port Edward early and sped up the N2 towards Durban and on to Pinetown. Archangel organised with Marshalls Motorcycle shop to fit a new set of TKC80 sand diggers for the Mozambique part of the trip.

We eventually arrived at our stop with friends at the Manguzi mission station at Kwa-Ngwanaze at 9 pm. Day 6: Manguzi to Ponta du Ouro (25 km) We were very excited to eventually get to Mozambique!! After filling up with fuel and water, we approached the Farazella border post with excitement. Border formalities were quick and friendly with a lot of banter about our crew’s Audi not making it to Ponta. Our hosts at Manguzi explained that after passing through the border, we had to keep taking the tracks to the right and keep to the ones most used? How’s that for directions. It turned out to be quite good advice and so we were on the highway to Ponta du Ouro!

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Archangel had the first dunk (un-captured on film) and I soon followed. I was quickly helped upright by some amused locals. My full 30L fuel tank did not make this my easiest sand passage ever, but we laughed a lot. It was also blistering hot and our cloths were drenched. At the last dune before Ponta, I dropped Pumba again and the crew had to stop to avoid driving over me which lead to them getting stuck. After 8 kms I saw the car’s belly pan lie in the track which was worrying as it meant that there was something wrong. Archangel strapped the pan to his bike and we caught up with the crew. The Audi’s nose was lieing on the sand, something After a surf session and nap, Archangel and the with the air suspension went seriously wrong. crew went to explore the neighbourhood. Now Amelia had to guide the car to ride with one We were soon approached by a friendly truck driver that pulled the car out in two ticks. We were very relieved to eventually get to the camp and pitched our tents close to the breaking surf.

Day 7: Ponta du Ouro, Ponta Mamoli, Maputo set of wheels on the side of the track and the other on the middle-mannetjie to keep the front (120 km) from scraping. After a few kms just outside Ponta This day turned out to be the definitive day of the Mamoli, we came to a tar section and thought that trip and made this an adventure with a big “A”. we were saved. It was already 10am which meant that it took 4 hours to do the first 10kms of the Archangel said that a trip is not an adventure day and it was humid and in the high 30’s. before something breaks. The route was: 10kms to Ponta Mamoli on a simi- This tar section was so bad, that we were forced lar sandy track to the previous day and then alongto ride beside it most of the time. While driving the edge of the Maputo Elephant park towards on this section the crew suddenly heard a load Maputo. We were aiming to get to Xai-Xai another hissing sound and lost power. After investigation 100 kms north of Maputo. After the previous day’s heat, we decided to get away at 6 am. This did not help as we were already sweating like pigs, even at that time in the morning. As we were worried about the car getting stuck, we decided to follow the car for the first part of the route. I was grinding in first gear mostly, stopping every 500 meters to regain my breath from guiding/ wrestling Pumba along the track.

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I found that a hose clamp of a turbo pipe got pulled off by the constant scraping. Cable ties were used as a temporary solution, and we were moving again, but we were back to sand again. After getting stuck a last time, and being rescued by some locals with a 4x4 pickup the track started to get better. At Bella Vista we stopped to regroup. As we wanted to pull away, I was suddenly struck by a KTM and tumbled to the ground. Archangel forgot the tree stump next to him and got bumped off balance at take-off with a dominos effect. What next!! Just after passing the Maputo Elephant Park, which does not have fences btw, I stopped to check on all. We had 15 kms to go to Maputo. While having some water in the shade, Jacques noticed some oil dribbling from the car. It bumped a hole in the sump on a rock and we were losing oil. This hole was plugged with good old Pratley Steel, and a good thing that we had a 5L oil in the trailer to re-fill the engine again.

After the short 500 meter ferry trip we were in Maputo, 4pm on a Friday afternoon, in peak traffic. We were stopped by a few military guys with AK’s, alleging that we drove up a one-way, demanding immediate payment of R500. Again Archangel’s negotiation skills got us away, without paying this time. With the sun setting quickly, we went about looking for a place to stay. We soon learned that there is no campsite in Maputo and we opted for the Maputo backpackers, all 5 squeezing into one room, but glad to have a place to lay our heads after a very long, hot, stressful day. We took 10 hours to do the 120kms. We parked the bikes and rushed to the beach for a dip in the warm ocean. After the dip, the young ones went to taste some of the street vendor’s treats, while older ones relaxed with a beer, what a day!! Day 8: Maputo to Witrivier (200km)

We were scheduled to go further north for another day, but after a group meeting, we reWe eventually arrived at Catembe at about 3pm, alised that the car was not in a state to continue off-road and thus decided to rather turn west just on the Southern side of the bay and we towards Nelspruit along the toll road. Leaving the could see Maputo. backpackers, I was looking in my mirrors to see if Archangel did some negotiations with the ferry- the car was following, hit a sand hole and dumped men and we could board the ferry. With a scrape Pumba, 10 meters into the day’s trip !! After 100kms we went through the border post and were back in SA. After a quick visit to the Nelspruit Audi, it was confirmed that it was the front air spring that burst and they did not have the part in stock. We proceeded to a friend’s house at Witrivier where we stayed the night. Day 9: Witrivier to Tugela Mouth (600km)

It was a beautiful route through the plantations and grass plains of Mpumalanga which we Capies don’t often see ….

and a few bumps, all were eventually loaded

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We stayed in the log home at the top.... Day 10: Tugela River Mouth rest day (0km)

We were spoiled rotten by the Wiid family at Witrivier but we had to start turning back towards Cape Town some time and the only question was the route. Over the braai of the previous evening we decided that it would be better to stay on better roads until we could get a new front air spring for the Audi fitted. It was Sunday, so it was better to start our southward journey and aim to get the part flown to Durban where we could get it fitted early in the next week.

It was Monday and the car part would only arrive in Durban the following day. After all the excitement of the previous week we also needed a break and the surfers were keen on some time in the water, so we decided to stay put for the day. Some people had to explore the area with a local for directions ….. Day 11: Tugela, Durban, Hibberdene (200km)

We had to pick up the car part from the couriers in Durban, next to the Rugby Stadium and then proceed to Hibberdene where we would stay with Ouma Bessie (Nadine’s grannie). We took a leisurely drive down the M4, all along the beach With all the above taken into account, we till we got to Durban and then on to fetch the planned a route around Swaziland from part. No problem there, and onto the N2 down to Witrivier, Nelspruit, Barberton, Badplaas, Amsterdam, Pongola, Emphangeni and eventually on Hibberdene. to family’s house at the Tugela River mouth. From Hibberdene I quickly drove the car to South As we set off it was drizzling but it soon became Coast Audi at Margate. They fit the new spring in no time and our car woes were something of the a steady rain with fog in places. It was lovely past, yeeehaaa. to cool down and not to eat dust for a change. Day 12: Hibberdene, Port Edward, Port St Johns, Mthatha, East London (400km) It was a nice cool day and a short scenic hop to Port Edward where we heard that Lighthouse Keeper was in hospital. Hope you are OK now mate! From Port Edward we continued on the R61 via Bizane, Port St John’s, to Mthatha. Along the way we

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hiding from the rain. We were drenched and compared the in-effectiveness of our rain suits. The crew also pulled off and upon further investigation we found that we stumble onto MJs roadhouse, famous for magic food for hungry travellers. This lead to a breakfast while we waited for the downpour to subside. When we got to the same road works where we found this guy who takes ATGATT very seriously. sped along the gravel road a week ago, it was now a lot muddier then before, as Archangel found out. From Mthatha we drove south on the N2 towards East London. The Great Kei River pass was We were scheduled to camp at J Bay, but the rain beautiful and magic to drive. At East London we had us opting for the J Bay Backpackers. Archanagain abused Archangel’s friend’s hospitality gel and Jacques went for a surf and returned with for accommodation. After a quick surf, Christy cuts and bruises from the reef. Sorry no pics. also took us to the waterfront restaurant for a great meal. During the night, the Nordic guests in the house really got partying by midnight and by 4am the Day 13: East London to J Bay (300km) manager came around to quieten down the lot. Amelia did not like her bed and we swopped durOn this morning, we headed off on the R72 into a ing the night. Half of me got carried away by fleas light drizzle. Half way to Port Alfred the heavens but I don’t know if it was while I was sleeping on suddenly opened and we were found ourselves the floor or the bed. like riding in a washing machine. There was 100mm of water running over the road and vis- Day 14: J Bay to Mosselbaai (200km?) ibility was less than 3 m. Archangel saw a little shop along the road and ducked in and parked We were all glad to get up and go from J Bay on the stoep under the little veranda. I followed Backpackers. Again we followed the R102 instead him gratefully and we joined a few locals also of the usual N2. We stopped at Bloukrans Bridge for a bite and at the Big tree for some education. At the house at Klein Brak (Mosselbaai) we had a great braai. Day 15: Mosselbaai (Klein Brak) to Stilbaai (100km?) It was again just a hop from Klein Brak to Mosselbaai, then turning off the N2 towards Fleesbaai, via Gouritzmond and eventually onto the gravel towards Stilbaai. I really like these good gravel

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roads. At Stilbaai we split into two groups, a young group and an old group, that stayed at different houses. At last there were very good swells and the guys got in a long surf session before the locals woke up to the good conditions. Our house had a good braai and turned in for the last night of our Moz trip. internet knowledge. Day 16: Stilbaai to Melkbosstrand (350km?) Archangel had an early quicky (surf session) and by 9h00 we regrouped for the last day’s stint. From Stilbaai we travelled towards Jogensfontein until we turned towards Vermaaklikheid onto the gravel. The road was freshly gravelled with course gravel. This was not a big issue but I did get one or two knocks on the rims and the belly plate. Just before Witsand I stopped at a T junction to wait for the crew. As they came over the crest I heard that something was wrong. They had a puncture.

We drove over the tyre to ‘break the bead’ and then used his bike tyre levers to pull the tyre off. Great, now we started to pull the new tyre on. A stranger looked us up and down, commented on ‘city slickers’ and told us how to get the new tyre on. Once on the rim, we connected Nella’s air hose, but it did not have enough flow to pop the tyre onto the bead. Again Archangel came to the rescue. He demanded Jacques’ aerosol spray, filled the tyre with spray and lit the lot with a lighter. BANG!!! We all fell over backwards from the bang, but the tyre was on. A few minutes later we could carry on with the last leg of our journey.

No Problem!! We have a puncture kit and I started to inflate the tyre to see where the hole was. Oh At another T junction, waiting for the crew, us sh1t it is in the side wall. Well plug it anyway. The two bikers were very interesting to a huge flock car moved 20 meters and lost all the air each time the wheel turned pass the hole. OK, so it was down to the space saver spare tyre. This thing has a very narrow tread and was screaming to be punctured by the sharp gravel. But the crew drove slowly until we reached the last tar section to Witsand without incident. At Witsand we wanted to put our proper spare tyre onto the proper rim for the last stint, but it was Sunday. So we stopped at Nella-se-winkel and Archangel proceeded with the job with all his

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of ostriches. They all came to admire the pig of course. Anyway, one took a bite of my peak and another to a shot at the helmet cam. We have these filmed and I will eventually get around editing the video, it is seriously funny!! From Witsand we charged up to the Malgas ferry, our third ferry crossing of the trip. Giving a hand with the passage...... From Malgas it was a last few gravel kilometres to Bredasdorp and then on to the N2 and eventually on to Cape Town. Finally, riding off into the sunset, with a new friend....... Conclusions 1. Archangel did a fantastic job to navigate us all the way on his Blackberry !! 2. Amelia and the crew brought the Audi back home through some very difficult patches, with no prior experience!! 3. We travelled 5500kms, while I did close to 6000 with all the fuel fetching etc. 4. The bikes did not miss a beat on the whole journey!! And so, the definition of Adventure includes the elements of ‘unknown’, ‘risk’, ‘danger’, ‘unusual’, ‘stretch’, and so on. We went to places where we have not been, with vehicles not optimal for some parts of the journey, stayed in places that we would not normally choose to stay at and did all this on a very limited budget. Hey, it was an great Adventure!!

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