South Africa!

Hello!
It's been a few days since we've had internet. To be honest I don't even know what day it is. If the first week is running together I can't imagine what we'll feel like in 4 months. What I can tell you is that it's been pretty awesome. Also, that the hospitality of South Africans we've met has been incredibly generous and amazing.

I don't have much internet time left (we called our parents) so this can't be a super drawn out "stephanie message". I'll give you the main points:

Lambert's Bay! Very pretty little town on the coast. We rode 60 miles that day! Our farthest and fastest yet! Most of it was a slight downhill (the best) and the wind was at our backs. We went up our first legitimate hill...and had to walk it...like pansies. Haha. Don't worry though, since then we've gotten better. The night was spent in a secluded "caravan park" right by the beach. It was very nice. As far as animals, we saw a few turtles on the road and a bunch of cats stalked us at the camp site. That's the closest we've gotten to a lion.

Lutzville! The next day was a little slower. We left the coast and headed inland, which means that the wind was fighting us a little more and the hills picked up. Part of this route took us on a dirt road, a toll dirt road. It really wasn't that bad! Our skinny tires did very well and we saw at least 40 turtles. They were everywhere. They're pretty cute.
That afternoon we were pretty tired though so as soon as we entered town, we looked for somewhere to stay. We found the loveliest people! Marzaan and Riann own a B+B and took us in like we were family! The room was lovely and the Braai (bbq) that night was epic. We drank, stayed up late and definitely felt it the next morning...but it was well worth it!

ok, I'm out of time :( But we'll update you on the rest of the week in a few days. By then we'll have crossed into NAMIBIA!!! Our first border crossing! Woo!

We miss and love you all!

-Steph