Friday. October 8. Day 70

Then team had the day off which all enjoyed thoroughly. Fist we all slept in, seeing sleep is somewhat off a luxury on the tour. After waking up we made our way to down to the dining hall at the hotel where they treated us to a lovely free of charge breakfast.

Puddy and Human challenged each other to a life size game of chess where neither of the actually won...

We took the van and headed through to George as a family member of Max living in the area organised us an interview with the local paper, The Herald.

Back at the beach, we took a stroll, and made a mission all along an abandoned rail way track. We passed through a tunnel that looked pretty sketchy at first, but passing through we stumbled upon a hippie commune tucked away from society.

The night we kicked back at the hotel, played some table tennis and knocked off early as we are hitting the road again in the morning.

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.

Monday. September 20. Day 52

A day of smiles and sunshine faces amidst the rainy skies.....

Today was one of the reasons why Puddy embarked on this historical Journey, to raise funds and awareness for the

SOS Children’s Villages across the country. Now finally, after 52 days he finally managed to roll into one of the SOS Children’s Villages in P.E. Known as the windy city, the friendly city and on this day the rainy city lived up to all three of these titles.

Upon arrival at the village the kids wore smiles bigger than theirHeads whilst singing and cheering like only happy children can. They even made hugebanners in all colours of the rainbow promoting the cause and the tour.

After our welcoming we moved into a hall where Puddy and Human spoke a few words about the tour and what it’s all about and also encouraging these kids to stay motivated considering their situation. The mic was passed to one of the people working at the Village and she quickly prompted the children who burst into song which they had specifically composed for Puddy and the team. By far the most beautiful and hart warming moment we have experienced as a team, reminding us that there are children less fortunate, and its initiatives like the Children’s SOS Villages that help kids like to reach their goals.

SABC news crew popped in again to film the episode giving us some much needed and more national exposure. Hopefully people saw what we are doing here and donate towards the SOS Children’s Villages. Puddy did a few tricks for the admiring crowd and camera who looked on in awe and kept on cheering the roof off the building.

Outside Puddy and the crew spent the afternoon (despite the rain) learning to skate (the Village had provided the kids with boards).We had scrunches Boere wors rols supplied by Shoprite Checkers.

A great amount of thanks to Shoprite Checkers and Marine Protea Hotel who made this day possible and provided us with some great accommodation.

Sunday. September 19. Day 51

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Sunday. September 12. Day 44.

Sunday in small town.....

We said good bye to our comfortable accommodation in Somerset and packed to camp in Patterson. On the way there, James driving the Tazz, realised that he was low on petrol and had to turn around to avoid the inevitable. At first he struggled to find some petrol as small towns seem to close down completely on a Sunday afternoon. Eventually he caught up with us and we could continue in peace.

The road to Patterson was unforgiving. Wind from the front and a surface similar to “Road to Mordor” which we encountered on day 28. Skating behind the van, to avoid the oncoming wind one of Puddy’s wheels broke AGAIN. This is the second wheel on the tour blowing out from rough roads. James rocked him a new set and Puddy was back on the road in no time.

Not one of the best days as he only reached 35km/h top speed, averaging 18km/h and a total of 25km’s. Considering the conditions the team is still proud on the day’s progress he made.

In Patterson we struck another Sunday in a small town dilemma. Finding accommodation was practically unheard of. The one place we found couldn't hook us up free accommodation so we kept on searching. Luck was on our side as the friendly tannie from the caravan park sorted us out with some free accommodation.

After packing out and settling in we rigged a camp fire and started playing some hackie sack. The game has become a lot more intense as everyone’s skills are improving making for some exciting play. Darkness delayed play and the reminder of the night was spent next to the fire sharing stories until the small hours of the night.

Tomorrow is set to be enduring. Puddy has to skate up the Olifantskop pass and from what we saw today, we can only say that its going to be tough. On the other hand, a epic downhill awaits him on the other side. Maybe a new top speed...

See you tomorrow.

Saturday. September 11. Day 43.

After yesterday’s off day we were back on the road and started on our marker by the Somerset turn off. James and Human had a swim to shake the heat and to wake up...

We are now moving in the direction of a place called Patterson. At first the road was rough but quickly smoothed out in some sweet downhill enabling Puddy to reach a top speed 54km/h. Passing a rad ditch on the side of the road we got our gambling hats out and made a bet that James won’t be able to crawl through a sewerage pipe under the road. He managed to do it, winning the bet and generating many laughs form the crew.

Cornell spent the night in Graaf Reinette, visiting some old friends in the area and will join the crew again tomorrow. After the session Puddy and James went for another session around d town whilst James cooked us up some nachos of note and Human watched the soccer.

Tomorrow we pack up and head to our new camp, Patterson.