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.
