tsiklonaut
Pack Dog
We did not spend too much time in Cape Town, although it proudly stands on many a traveller's final destination on their venture through Africa, something like a longing or a grand finale. For us it wasn't. We were there mainly for business - to apply for an Angolan visa which they say Cape Town is the most likely place to get one. Meanwhile we saw a little of the legend, but maybe it was because it was so little that we could not really appreciate what it had. It was very civilised though, so you could almost have it mixed up with some cities in the Old World, but somehow we missed that special something.
Or maybe not… While trying to find some space to park in the city centre, a guy called Stefan (or was it Patrick, we are bad with names! If you happen to be reading this, please correct us if the spelling is wrong!) came talking to us "All the way from Estonia!" he said to us and our jaws dropped open that anyone can know us by the first sight - saying that he had been following us on ADVrider. Then he went and came back in a little while, and… put some money in my hand. It is only later that we counted the money and found it to be a considerable amount. We really felt humbled. Thank you Stefan!
And also, thanks to the anonymous guy in a Harley who rode past us on the N2 soon after Tsitsikamma National Park whom we caught again in a toll station queue and who waved us to pass him as he had paid the toll for us. Totally unexpected and absolutely heart warming!
South African biking community has received us extremely well, sending us invitation letters, providing us with food, shelter and heaps of useful information, and just being there for us. A great bunch of people. Thank you Ian, Conrad, Steve, Michnus, Elsebie, Donald, Charl and Sean!
Or maybe not… While trying to find some space to park in the city centre, a guy called Stefan (or was it Patrick, we are bad with names! If you happen to be reading this, please correct us if the spelling is wrong!) came talking to us "All the way from Estonia!" he said to us and our jaws dropped open that anyone can know us by the first sight - saying that he had been following us on ADVrider. Then he went and came back in a little while, and… put some money in my hand. It is only later that we counted the money and found it to be a considerable amount. We really felt humbled. Thank you Stefan!
And also, thanks to the anonymous guy in a Harley who rode past us on the N2 soon after Tsitsikamma National Park whom we caught again in a toll station queue and who waved us to pass him as he had paid the toll for us. Totally unexpected and absolutely heart warming!
South African biking community has received us extremely well, sending us invitation letters, providing us with food, shelter and heaps of useful information, and just being there for us. A great bunch of people. Thank you Ian, Conrad, Steve, Michnus, Elsebie, Donald, Charl and Sean!