by Henry
117 km, 614 m total ascent, 28°C maximum.
Mildly overcast. Minimal crosswind for most of the day.
The old lime kiln, despite being neglected, maintaining its pride for another day in the morning light with the setting moon.
We headed straight east for 62 km on tarmac. Cars would speed by at very high speeds, and trucks didn’t always give us comfortable clearance. Flat top mesas are present everywhere around us. Impossible to not make comparisons to the southwest United States.
We then turned south and the road immediately transitioned to gravel. We would ride on this for another 53 km to reach camp.
The gravel was compacted and generally good, with occasional dips in the road filled with thick sand.
All the riverbeds were completely dry. Somehow, the Fish River has enough flow for the Naute Dam.
1 km after the dam, our “coke stop” for the day was at Naute Kristall distillery to sample their carrot cake and dates.
There was the opportunity to taste a flight of their liquor and liqueurs from fermented dates.
We passed a road grader, diligently doing its best to tame the desert sands that continually sweep over the road.
Our campsite at Canyon Farm Yard, again reminiscent of something we might see on Route 66 in the West.
Today was Ken’s birthday and tomorrow is Jeff’s. Our dinner chefs were kind enough to pick up 2 birthday cakes on their shopping trip today. Jeff got everyone in the mood by leading a sing-along to Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline”.
We ate our dinners watching another desert sand-enhanced sunset.
And finally. It was time to cut the cake!
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