Tuesday. September 7. Day 39.

“If the weather holds up we are in for some good laughs and fun times”. So ended yesterday and started today – with some good laughs and good times.

Arose this morning, with some PeriPeri scrambled eggs for breakfast, and a sun shining like only the summer sun can. Cornell did some interviews for the diary cam and we headed out on the road.

We started skating 5k’s before Cradock upon which we painted Puddy green from head to toe, no it’s not a tribute to The Hulk but rather creating some awareness for another cause close to our hearts. The South African Green Skin Initiative exists to combat racism in our diverse country and advocates racial neutrality and tolerance. We are all green Skinned.

The skating went much better than yesterday. A light wind from the front, 42km/h top speed averaging 23km/h.

Passersby “skeefd” the “Incredible Puddy” as he rolled through town. Closing in on the edge of town, kids from the local neighborhoods started following us and cheering. Before long there were hordes of children screaming and running around the van in total awe of the great green skater.

Stopping we spent some time with the kids, telling them about our cause and the Green Skin initiative. We bought some big bags of chips (filled with smaller packets and handed them to the kids). It was amazing to see their faces light up and really shows one how little they have and how fortunate we are.

After the excitement we headed back to base camp where we relaxed for a bit and started preparing for tomorrow. A mile stone awaits us as we pass the 900km mark. Looking forward to that!