Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Tuesday. September 28. Day 60.


Double time.....

It was evident today that the weekends rest paid off as Puddy pushed whopping a total of 51km’s today.

We woke this morning to the friendly faces of the guest house owners and after a healthy breakfast made our way to the marker.

The weather was great for skating with no wind pumping from the front.








The weather was great for skating with no wind pumping from the front.

The road surface was abit rough and after a couple of k’s Puddy started complaining about the constant vibration in his calves. Puddy kept pushing though, and soon the surface took a turn for the better.






A visitor from “another planet” joined Puddy, for a brief moment on the road. A team of engineers were driving a solar powered car past us, escorted by a van. Much like we are doing. They contacted us a while later and organised that we take a photo with them but unfortunately we couldn’t manage to locate each other.

Trucks were a bit of a problem as they sped past dangerously fast causing Puddy’s cap to blow off.

We made it back around lunch at grabbed something to eat at a local coffee shop. The friendly owner gave as a friendly R100 donation after he heard what we were doing.

Puddy felt recharged after lunch and said he wanted to go out on the road and do another session. So off we went to burn some more rubber..

DJ Fresh from 5fm phoned Puddy while on the road. He does this on Tuesdays and Fridays to get an update on the tour. Soon after Puddy said good bye people started responding and recognising us on the road.

Further down the road the road looked better as the surface smoothed out again. Some more "visitors" came to say hi to Puddy as he skated along. A pack of baboons lurked over the road to have a look at this strange being that is Puddy. At first Puddy was scared shouting "hulle gaan my buit" but luckily he moved past them without being attacked. Planning this trip we never thought we would have to prepare for animal threats.






We made it back to camp with a great 51 km's on the clock for the day. 31 during the morning session and then 20 in the afternoon with a 19km/h average and top speed of 24km p/h.

Be sure to catch Puddy on 5fm during the Fresh Drive show on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Monday. September 27. Day 59.

Up and at it again as we went out to the High Wat to continue our mission. From Jo Burg to Cape Town on a skateboard in order to raise funds and create awareness for the SOS Children’s Villages across South Africa.

Packing up we were delighted to find our 3G connection enabling us to update the blog and get back in contact.

On the N2 heading to Kareedouw we were unfortunate to find that the surface was rough and practically impossible to skate that and the wind had decided to keep on blowing like it had some kind of vendetta against us. Puddy kept pushing and managed to reach the days target.








The scenery is also started to change again as we head into a more mountainous and forest like conditions.

We are now stationed in Kareedouw for the next tow days.

Sunday. September 26. Day 58

Our last day in J Bay we spent resting and preparing for the road ahead of us. Hopefully it’ not like the one we encountered coming in. The wind has not died down yet either and we hope that it will die out before we get back on the road.

The weekend in Jeffery’s Bay was definitely a good one as we managed to gather some much needed support from holiday makers. Puddy also got some good skating done at the Quicksilver Bowl which he says is undeniably one of if not the best bowls in South Africa

We would like to remind you about our Skate For Change shirts produced by Quicksilver. We will have photos up shortly and you can order them from us by mailing us at human@skateforchange.co.za. After we have contacted you we will post it to you where ever you are. The great thing is that a percentage goes to our cause so not only do you receive a rad shirt but you also support as well.



Saturday. September 25. Day 57

Saturday might as well not have existed as the weather was so terrible that skating would have been close to, if not impossible. Luckily we are ahead of schedule on the tour. Like true “binne landers” we made it outdoors whilst on the coast, took the weather head on and made it to the beach front. We spoke to some friendly locals and pushed the sms line to everyone we met.

That night we went out to a local eatery known for its incredibly hot Habanera. Puddy made a bet with Max that he wouldn't be able to eat it without breaking a sweat but Max took it like a man.

Friday. September 24. Day 56


Last night at the Parrow show proved a success with Parrow embracing our cause and promoting it full steam to the fans at the show. We got too meet the man who turned out to be a really cool and friendly guy who supported our cause.

We moved to J bay and soon started stressing as we couldn't manage to find any vacant lodging. Luckily we found a place at the caravan park and settled in.

The weather was really rough and unpleasant but we embarked on a journey outdoors to promote the cause and spread some awareness.

It happened to be the Skulpie Fees in town so we were able to promote to a large amount off holiday makers.




Monday, September 27, 2010

Thursday. September 23. Day 55










Skating against a strong coastal wind is no easy task, throw in a rough and worn out coastal road and you get the conditions Puddy had to embrace and conquer on the days skating. None the less fitness and perseverance prevailed and Puddy pushed through and we made it to our next marker in J bay. Our base camp is still in St. Francis so after the session we went back to unpack. We also managed to misplace our 3G connection thus the blog being a bit behind schedule over the weekend.











The local supermarket in St Francis organised a meet and greet with Puddy and some local kids in the parking lot. The wind was really troublesome but the enthusiastic crowd and response from the locals made it worth it And Pud managed some tricks for and "over" the kids.

Arriving in J bay over the September holiday, and being ahead of schedule we decided that we would spent the weekend J Bay after our stay in Cape St. Francis as to push our cause and gather support from the large amount of holiday makers in the area. The legendary Jack Parrow was performing that night and we set out to get him to punt the cause to the fans.

Thanks to all who supported the cause and for their donations.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Wednesday. September 22. Day 54






Twice the fun, double the pain....

We packed up from The Gecko Lodge to make way to our next base camp, St. Francis and to skate the day’s k’s into J bay.






First we had to stop and purchase a new 3g connection as the previous one broke over the weekend. Puddy was blessed with the skating today with lovely weather and road surface as smooth as a baby’s bottom. The conditions notched up our average to between 26 and 32 km/h. Not only was the road smooth but rocked with a natural quarter pipe alongside it providing some awesome fun skating.









Puddy managed to bail not once but twice on this leg. The irony of it all. Not one bail has been sustained by Puddy on this trip and then on this day he managed two. First he stepped in front of one of his wheels and falling quite hard. After that his wheels caught on a gap in the road ensuring a solid slam. Despite eating tar Puddy had all the reason to smile. First, after arriving at the quicksilver shop we received our new SKATE FOR CHANGE SHIRTS (more of that later) and he got to skate the indoor wood bowl inside the shop. After all of that, when we headed back to Cape St Francis a huge welcoming sign protruded from the ground as we entered making Puddy forget about the slight injuries.

SKATE FOR CHANGE SHIRTS ARE AVAILABLE NATION WIDE @ R150 from Quicksilver. email human@skateforchange.co.za with details and we will get back to you with how we will send it your way.

Such a great day on the road .