Eugene at the send-off |
After all the important people had made their speech, which was quite touching, Eugene was let loose to do what he does best with red balloons and fanfare under police escort nogal. Yippee, we are on our way and I double back to "Urbancamp" to pack up the caravan and zip through to find Eugene along the B1.
He has already done 30km in the first hour. I think to myself, stadig meneer, we only have another 2 170 km to go! Well, Eugene was certainly cycling that the stof gaan staan, quite literally as our other fear, roadworks, was kicking up dust clouds that the visibility was as close to a Cape skin diver in the South Easter trying to catch kreef. Yes, this is what he signed up for so off he goes without any further ado. The road proves undulating from Okahandja towards our first overnight stop at Wilhelmstal.
Its windy and the car's a/c cranks up along with the temp gauge (29 degrees). I am not on the bike but beads of sweat remind me that the bakkie is the more sane option. I go up ahead to do my thing but come back after seeing the non existent town feeling like an incompetent cuckoo with an empty nest. Oh boy it looks like Chile all over again and that on our first night! Signing out - Curt
hahahaaaaa Curt you have a way with words which puts us right there with you. Eugene, I know you always enjoy your cycle trips but having such a fanfare of appreciative people to send you off must have made the whole thing so much more worthwhile for you
ReplyDeleteGuys great job by all at the kick-off. Got a debrief fron Sr Anne in our meeting last night. Everyone was great! Thank you guys for your participation. Long after you completed this trip will your contribution continue. We meet the WC Min of Health 9 Sept. He will hear about your great adventure across the border to make a difference. Sterkte manne!!
ReplyDeleteForgot to mention we like the sweater, red balloons and the haemophilia banner pics. Great job guys!!
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