To make it easier for people to find me I have decided to get my own domain. My new blog is http://longdaysafaris.com. If you search on google you just need to put in longdaysafaris.com. Or type the full domain name on top bar. It is linked to old blog name longdaysafaris.wordpress.com.
Getting out into the world renowned birding hot spot Nylsvlei.
Cape town is buzing today. The excitement of race tomorrow can be felt. Over 35000 riders expected to ride.
Take a look at the sub pages of countries travelled in to see impressions of Countries travelled in .
Have also streamlined pages to give room for more bicycle adventures to come.
Did this by adding page on trip Via Alma to Vaalwater. This will make it easier to find different trips.
Have done a basic plan for traveling from Johannesburg, then cycling the length of Lake Malawi and back to Johannesburg. If you are interested in joining, take a look at my page” Next long trip”.
Well it turned out to be a meeting of the local chiefs. SABC TV was invited to document the happenings for Roots program on TV 3. Then there was entertainment from community groups that did dance and played traditional music( with electric guitars,keyboards and drums).I was squeezed into program. However there was no screen to put up my presentation. Expecting this would happen I resorted to presenting some of equipment needed to take long trip on a bicycle. Ending in businesses and uses of bicycles to help create a living for people.
There was a second presentation of a Chines engine that is bolted onto bicycle frame.This mode of transport will give you one liter petrol to 100 km. This drew a lot of attention. There is a big demand for cheap modes of transport out in these very rural communities. As a result one of the chiefs gave permission for a community activist to get a office at his offices. Here she can train children to ride bicycle and teach them to repair them. She will also co ordinate giving sponsored bicycles to deserving learners, to help them get to school. They are setting up a web page for interested persons.
Saturday 19/10/2013 there is a community activity at the Ga-Morwe Stadium. It is transport month so they trying to base it on cycling and cultural entertainment. I have been asked to talk to promote cycling and to share some of my adventures. After I have spoke I will post a condensed version.
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This weekend did a nice friendly ride around the neighbourhood of 100km. I got to see the bush and wild animals.
Well did the 342km ride. I rode through Rus de Winter village. It has passed its hay day. The irrigation ditches and canals are in disrepair. Trading store empty and vandalized. Post office has grass growing out of it. However it looks like the government has big plans for it. They are on the go building big roads around it to the local villages. Fencing along the roads. Looks like it is the next residential village to be built for people to commute to Pretoria for work. Seems to me the days of irrigation are coming to an end here.
Will they stop functioning if it becomes a town?
Run down sign of what was.
Water is flowing
Road out of village.
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