I still had to get to Jan-Harms place near Venterstad, so no more dirt riding for the day and I klapped it..... at 4500 rpm... towards Hofmeyer and Steynsburg.
At Venterstad I filled up again and then rode out to the farm 15 km out of town.
As I approached the farm I saw some activity at the kraal and rode up to a very friendly chap that greeted me like a long lost brother.
He was busy loading sheep but quickly took me down to the house to settle in.
I had a nice shower while he finished off his activities on the farm.
Only later I found out that this man is a former Springbok rugby player.
That evening his neighbor joined us for the braai.....and what a braai it was. Some VERY THICK T-bones as starters and lots of the best chops in the world..... I even had some krummelpap.
Turns out Jan-Harm is a knife collector, and on his farm he has a lot of OLIEN wood and he makes the most amazing knife boxes from this beautiful wood. A real artist and that is why we got on so well.... the love of wood brought us together.
Thank you Jan-Harm and family for a WONDERFUL evening.... and all the Kudu biltong that you gave us.
During the evening I had a look at my maps and saw that there are not many attractions left to go and explore, so the decision was made to hit the road all the way back to Brakpan in one go.... all 690 km of it. Mammie wag nou al lankal alleen by die huis.

I rode over the longest bridge near Bethulie, then on to Smithfield and Reddersburg to Bloemfontein.
From Bloemfontein I got onto the N1. Was a bit worried that at 4500 rpm I would encounter big trucks bearing down on me.
So I did the 5000 rpm trip and passed ALL trucks and 4 cars with ease.
At 15h30 I stopped at the house after a WONDERFUL 4015 km trip with an awesome bike.
Thanks to my wife that let the dog loose to go and explore and thanks to the Lord that kept me safe on all the roads.
Thank's for all the generous dogs that offered accommodation, info, help and tour leading during this amazing trip.
Thanks to this forum that brings us together.... WANNEER GAAN ONS WEER RY !!!!
