Did I mention Springbok?
They seem to graze in small herds and is easily frightened.
When these very fast and nimble bucks are frightened they don't run straight away from whatever scare them, they seem to run wherever the one running in front is going, and that seems to always be across the closest road..
And that is exactly how I got the fright of my life:
So as we were speeding along, these small herds of Springbok, were crossing the road jumping and running and looking pretty. It was amazing until a small herd started running as I came up and tried to cross the same piece of road at the same time than me. Most of them made it across but I grazed one of the last ones' on the hind quarter as it jumped past.
I could feel the slight hit through the handlebars and in shock I froze up, almost run off the road, snaked left and right and almost lost it.
When I get the bike under control my heart is pumping and my hands are shaking.
Now all cocky-ness and confidence was gone.
When I finally continued it was at about half the pace.