Thanks, Mother, what an awesoem ride-along. Did you plan routes? Toss a coin when you got to an intersection? Or just ride with an idea of where you want to end for the day? I assume also you did not book any accommodation beforehand?
Thanks again for sharing!
mostly i would look at my map a day or so before........i more or less wanted to go around the country to see places i hadn't seen for years or not at all.......most of all i wanted to enjoy my ride
where exactly i ended up for the night was random.......i never booked other than to call like Trennerys to see if they were open and rates ..... because i didn't want to do the hectic ride to the coast and find them closed because of Covid........I called them from Butterworth only when it was getting time to decide where to crash for the night......the other place i called as i got to their sign saying closed was Klein Pella........i didn't want to waste doing a 50km gravel return trip......luckily they were open for camping only R115 per day bargain
everywhere else i just rocked up and negotiated a place to stay
even when picking a route i would change my mind based on time where i was
i packed to be self sufficient ie tyre repair pump food water tools washing power for clothes.......
but the thing in SA is you are never too far from civilization either
at Klein Pella no shops so i was able to eat and drink my own supplies for two days...
thats what made my trip so nice was that it wasn't too planned
if the road was too shitty i would slow the pace or take an alternative this also contributed to where i got for the day or where i slept
Topic: Three Weeks and 6300km Around SA on my Bike (Read 4220 times)
