Well, as you can see from the heading - we were camping somewhere not quite anywhere....
Our day off (the 3rd) was spent mostly in the West Coast National Park. We did not see many animals and the wind once again was blowing. Maybe I should move back to PE, I think we had less wind there! We did however see many Black Shouldered Kites and a few other raptors.
The ride from our campsite to St Helena Bay and my friends Sandra and Frank, was a short one and with a lovely Southerly blowing, Nerina decided to tackle the route with me. The first few km's were a pleasure - good tar road, wide shoulder, strong wind from behind. This is when I really enjoy cycling! We then took a left and got onto some very bad, corrugated dirt road. I was expecting Nerina to chicken out all the time, but she surprised me by riding it out!
The Sishen-Saldanha railway line runs through this area, and up ahead we could see a train that was so long that you could not see the end or beginning. Thys said that this train can be up to 5km's long! An amazing sight.
We were back on tar again soon enough and were flying along with the wind from behind. For more than a km, we had an ostrich running along the fence, trying to keep up with us. This was a very special and beautiful experience.
After an enjoyable 26.1km, we reached Sandra's beach house. Believe me when I say, you can not find a house closer to the sea! The sea around this part of the West Coast is spectacular, with large white boulders in the water, and the bays sheltered nicely from the Southerly. We had tea, hot-cross buns and then Nerina had a shower and the two of them headed off to Paternoster to find a campsite for the night.
After I had a shower, Sandra, Frank and myself headed out to a Swiss Bistro where we had a lovely lunch and glass of wine. Back home, I was instructed to have an afternoon snooze. What a pleasure. My body did not know what to do with the comfy bed and no wind flapping my little tent around.
Later in the afternoon, Sandra and I went for a drive out to Brittania Bay and the surrounding bays. The wind was pumping and we decided against a walk on the beach. On the way back home with the sun setting, we came across a tiny "Kaapse Grysbokkie" (type of antelope).
After dinner and a lekker kuier, we all headed off to bed.
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