November 7

November 7

Windhoek – Stephan's farm.

69 Miles

Erik:

Dustin rode out with us today. He went about 20k with us (an official escort) before turning around. We enjoyed the ride and the conversation. 

We saw warthogs today! A bunch of little Pumbas running away from us with their funny little tails in the air. Pretty funny little creatures. Also saw quite a large group of Baboons by the road. AND this HUGE Kudu standing by the road. It was definitely over 7 feet tall. Taller than the road sign it was standing next to.

At about 1 we stopped and took a nap. We both zonked out for like 2 hours. When we woke up it was 3:30 and cloudy! So we rode on a bit further. We found a nice spot to bush camp on a side road a bit away from the tar road. While setting up for the night a truck drove by, stopped and came back our way. A big German speaking white guy gets out and goes "wouldn't you rather sleep inside for the nigh?"

We said yeeeeesssss. And he told us his farm was just a bit down the road, and we could sleep in the extra room there. So we got a nice shower and a bed to sleep on.

That night he had some people over and we watched a champions league football game. The Germans beat the french 6-1.

The generosity we receive from people never ceases to amaze.

After our climb out of Windhoek

Dustin, our official escort. . . from north carolina