Mariental – Kalkrand
47 Miles
Steph:
After saying goodbye to Allan this
morning, we hit the road just after 7. It's a bit later than we
wanted but we didn't have that far to go. I felt ok, especially since
most of it was nice and flat. But as we continued my energy just
tanked. Erik's too. We're clearly still recovering from the "Death
March". It was a nice ride though, we talked a lot and took it
easy.
Erik:
We made it to Kalrand around noon. It's
a small and very friendly town. Everyone talked to us and helped us
get drinking water. There just happened to be a backpackers lodge and
camp behind the gas station (that basically made up the town) called
the Kalkrand Rest Camp and Tea Garden.
It has lots of birds out back, is clean
and classy and we get our own bathroom. All for N$50 per person, as
opposed to yesterday's hole which charged N$80 each.
I think we'll stay here tomorrow as
well. Sunday traffic is supposed to be rough and our space for biking on the road isn't exactly ample to begin with.
Steph was nervous about getting back on
the bike last night and this morning, but we were fine. Just need to
continue chugging water and eating well.
Oh yeah, our dutch lady friends passed
us on the road today! They slowed down and cheered us on. It was
nice.
Now I'm going to kick Steph's butt at
chess. Again.
Score: 4 – 0 Bahahaha!
updated chess score: 5 – 0!!!!!!
updated chess score: 5 – 1 :(
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| Changing landscapes... More grass, a little less "desert-y" :) |
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