South Africa

DAY 1: 300kms

Riding out of the train station into Lagos came as a bit of a shock.

How the hell did I end up in Nigeria?

Did a miss the border? Or a few stops? I know the train was a few hours late, but surely not so late to deposit me in this filthy city?

No… wait… This aint Lagos, I recognize a few of the tired-looking grubby buildings…. This is downtown Johannesburg, looking a lot worse for wear than I remember.

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It was a rainy miserable day on the public holiday of the 1st May 2009 at 6am to meet a CRAZY bunch of high adventure seekers at the Engen one stop on the N7. Giz and I had bike problems which delayed us in joining the group but later that arvie joined up in Vanrhynsdorp after they had finished lunch. Only once we fell in, did we start relaxing and enjoying the outing. Geoff informs me there were 19 bikes, three pillions and with Abie and his son John totaled 25 people at Jurg se Kaia. This is the picture of the wild, wild west ......................coast tour of May 2009: Its always always about the people

2009 Baviaanskloof Rough and Ready Group pick on the top of the 4x4 route on a private farm. Rony our leader was confused when he should be rough and when ready? The first night I must tell he slept in all his gear, boots and all as he worked and partied so hard he wanted to be first dressed and ready the following. The reason I loved the tour was because it was so informal. morning. Tired listeners during the mornings briefing from Rony

After much pre trip planning we had all the fine details for a sucessful trip and everything seemed to go according to plan. We plotted the route after speaking to the guys Wayne Haylett, Cobus Botha, Hendro Scholts (5 Capped springbok), Niel Duplessis (Coach for the Cheetas.) and myself Russ Rathbone ROUTE: Day1: Packing and loading Bikes · Bloemfontein After a long trip by car we arrived in Bloem exhausted