Cape Town - Thabazimbi and back. An all tar affair.

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Left Cape Town Tuesday 3 June and did some work in Paarl and Worcester before I 'hit the road Jack' to Stilfontein. Due to time and availability constrains I decided to make an 'All Tar Affair'. Dit is nie lekker nie maar ek het vas gebyt en van die 3200km was net so 100km grondpad.  Slept in Victoria West then StilFontein where I had to work but the customer werent ready yet.  From there I went via Muldersdrift (near Krugersdorp) to Thabazimbi.  Here the address was just GPS co-oords.  It is a new Cement factory on a farm.  Die roete terug was (sou) basies so reguit moontlik Kaap toe wees maar verkieslik die minimum N1.  Back home Saturday 14th June.  Coldest on bike, -7 on the way to work in Thabazimbi on a gravel road.

Die roete wat gedoen was

Die roete wat gedoen was

 

The plant I worked on

The plant I worked on

As you can see there are Chinese involved. I think they got the best idea for a wheelbarrow.

Chinese kruiwa

Chinese kruiwa

Dit is eintlik moer smart.  Die twee groot wiele maak dat dit orals kan loop en sommer as 'n wa gebruik word.  Dit is geen probleem om 6meter lange pale te vervoer.

And I was invited to eat with the Chinese in the mess. That is a story for another time. Laughing (Stokkies en krokodil)

Nie een van my ander kliente was klaar en ek het maar teruggekom om vadersdag by die kinners te wees.

On these solo trips one can get a bit lonely and will eventually make friends with anyone as your own 'geselskap' become boring.  One can only listen to a joke that many times.

Op pad terug het ek in Hanover oorgeslaap.  Daar ontmoet ek toe die vriendelike paar ouens.  Ons het sommer dadelik aan die kuier geraak.

Dit is winter

Dit is winter

Unfortunately my choice of friends is not always my best ability.  These okes did not talk much, must say seeing that they are FOUR COUSINS they are probably gatvol for one another already.  The evening was still young...

Hulle raak nou nog stiller

Hulle raak nou nog stiller

Dit was ook nie lank nie toe is die manne in die bed.

My Pelle slaap

My Pelle slaap 

Alone again I went to bed early as tomorrow will be a wet and windy leg home.  Hit the rain just before De Doorns after a chilly -2 degree morning in Hanover.

Ek het nog heelwat van SA om te sien voor ek 'retire' en begin reeds beplan aan die volgende trip.  Hope it wil be more gravel again.

Tot later

Adie

Laat ons stof maak.

 

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Dis nou die regte manier! Jy bike die land vol en die kliente betaal die koste. Gelukkige duiwel.

Work hard; play hard; never play when you work!