17/03/18

Ok this was going to be the longest driving day of the entire trip. We are leaving Upington and heading to Johannesburg in one hit. A total of 750km.

So, an early start and 80mph all the way along the N14. Martin will have to eat as we go today as we are leaving before breakfast is available here.

As you can guess there won’t be much to say apart from ¾ of the way I knew we were down on power and made a stop to get the exhaust checked. Yep, a 2inch crack along the pipe, so a grinder to cut out the broken section, and another new piece of pipe that is lying around cut to size and then welded into place. £10 and 1 hour later we were off. Regardless of the assurances we were given I bet it doesn’t last the trip.

Also, soon after Martin complained that his feet were getting soaked. Air con malfunction. It has to be fixed but not today.

We reached Martin’s friends flat at about 5. A lovely apartment in Sandton and over looking The Wanderers golf course. Phil is a nice guy, loves sport and a drink so should be a good couple of days. We watched a recording of the England Ireland game, that was waste of time and then headed out for some beers.

Sandton was rocking and a million miles away from everywhere else we have been on this trip. Late to bed, actually a blow up mattress, and out like a light. 😉