Gypsy Biker

I recently found myself in a book store (surprise, surprise !) and came across a book entitled, “Vagabonding…!!”. On the inside cover was a concise description of the term “Vagabonding…” which I copied down and have listed below… “Vagabonding is described in the dictionary as follows: 1) The act of leaving behind the ordinary world [...]

With a leaking rear Ohlin’s shock, I had no choice but to get back to Pretoria to have it sorted, and asked Roger Smith of Bavarian Motorcycles to help me with all the arrangements. By the time I arrived at their premises on Friday morning, the staff involved had been informed and were waiting for [...]

Having to ride back to Pretoria invoked within me a bag of mixed feelings… Having crossed the border into Namibia, I had bid my country goodbye and focused my mind on the journey ahead… A leaking shock absorber was now sending me back to the very place that I had started from ! During the [...]

In many of the places I have over-nighted, since the “Long Distance Riding” bug took over my system, I have found myself either across the road from, or very close to, Churches of various sizes and denominations… Here in Springbok, it is no different… I am staying across the road from a beautiful Dutch Reformed [...]

Last night while updating the site, I sat pondering the next few weeks ahead of me… Until I meet up with Peter and Carol in Malawi, I will be on my own out there, and I needed to get my head around that… Tomorrow will more than likely be my last day in South Africa [...]

The 30 odd km’s to Struisbaai were made especially difficult by the wind that ripped across the road, threatening to blow us off it… I rode hunched over the Tank Bag, trying my best to reduce the effect of the wind, but to no avail… By the time I got to the outskirts of Struisbaai, [...]