It was with an incredible feeling of relief as we peeled away the wood planks, revealing our bikes in perfect order and ready to ride. With expert assistance from Seaboard Maritime, we breezed through customs and we’re off on the open road just in time for afternoon showers.

It was back to Porterville! The Flyer’s Lodge had become our South Africa base camp. With great food, wonderful people and ample room to sort kit, it was the next best thing to crashing at your parents house. We had intended to head off early the next morning, but woke up to a flat that needed to be attended to and Terina was cooking ostrich for dinner. Only a fool would pass up Terina’s cooking.

Following a sweaty tube change on the F800’s front tire, we zipped out into the local backcountry to explore some of our first African dirt tracks. We were not disappointed!