2 cycling days down...

There is free internet at the library here in SA. That is a major plus. Well, we have made it about 100 mi north of cape town. We are on a one day rest period, and tomorrow we head to Lamberts bay.

the first day we made it to Yzerfontien and camped out there. It was about 48 miles from cape town and lots of ups and downs. Very hilly. We went through a major down pour right at the begining, but nothing could ruin the views and scenery around us. Verdent and green. Bright pinky, yellow and purple flowers everywhere! We saw our first wild ostriches. Funny birds. After we got into town we found the only caravan park (overpriced due to the local) and stayed there. Yzerfontien is a little getaway town for Cape Town. So we watched the sun set over the Atlantic and went to bed very early.

The second day we got off to a bit of a late start. We both slept in a little bit. So we were off at about 9. Same glorious scenery, wind at our backs, and a wide skirt (shoulder) to ride on. The up hills were much steeper, but the down hills were long and enjoyable. The ocean is a perfect blue green color. We saw our first WILD ZEBRAS! woooo. It was sureal. There were 2 zebras just staring at us, and 4 Springbuck with 3 baby spring bucks. The road cut through a nature reserve, and these guys were chillin right next to the fence. After that it was all farms and wheat/barley fields all the way into Veldriff. Everyone we talk to is really nice and interested in what we are doing. Tonight we are staying gratis at the ex mayor, ex parlimentry representative of veldriff and western cape. Cool dude.

We were wiped out after our ride, so today we spent relaxing and reorginizing. Our quads are going to rock after this venture.

So far SA hasnt seemed to third worldly, I certainly feel safer here than I did in mexico city, but you can still see some real poverty around as you go through. All in all it has had its ups and downs, but we haven't given up yet (that's good right? 3 days and still going strong!). I am about out of time on the computer so until next time!