The adventure is over?

Place: Stellenbosh

Tunes: Nine Inch Nails, VNV Nation

Today was very easy. 200km of driving, a late wake up and some nice scenery to ride through this time. The temperature was also lower than on the last couple of days. The hotel breakfast was shit, but let’s not let that bother us.

We rode through a lot of vineyards, which are very nice and tidy and scenic. It was like riding through a garden. This place is so far removed from anything we have seen in Africa so far. In Stellenbosh we found a nice guesthouse and spent some time buying souvenirs and strolling around. Much good wine was also consumed and the best bit was that it cost next to nothing. Everything we have eaten here was good and not very expensive. Nice place for tourism I have to say.

The boys from the diabled group finally cought up and Peter’s wrist is doing better. They were just as bored as we were from driving through Namibia and South Africa.

We also got a message from Pekka that he has broken a second rear shock of the trip with the 1200 GSA. An Öhlins shock this time, which should be the best thing money can buy for off-road riding. It seems that three weeks in Africa is more than the shock could handle. Those off-road excursions are also getting expensive. This takes the total rear shock count to six.

The dinner in the evening was more than good. Excellent sole fish and a proper amount of it. For less than half of what it would cost in Belgium.

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After reading the above text I realised that something is very wrong here. We are supposed to be in Africa, living in shit and in general we should do only manly things like proper adventure motorcyclists. This day in particular has been nothing like that. What the hell is going on? Are we softening up before the end? Or is there some kind of a massive fuck-up waiting for us before the cape?