Tuesday, 07 October 2008

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS, STEERS AND GOOD COMPANY

We met a fellow cyclist on our way to Fochville, chatted for a while and moved along. Just as we turned onto the highway, which we were to follow for about 4kms, we found this lovely little roadhouse/bar which was the perfect spot to hide away from the sun for a while.


From here on, the road was magic, with a long downhill into Fochville. I was so hungry, food was all I could think about. At the first thing that looked like a shopping centre, we stopped. We opted for Steers, because they make gorgeous vegetarian hamburgers and fries. We sat there for a long while, chatting to passers by, wanting to know where to and why, until a very energetic young girl named Jacquelene Somers approached us and asked if we wanted to spend the night.
We ofcoarse didn't hesitate, because she seemed an interesting fun soul. Turns out Jacquelene is an mechanical engineer at Anglo. She is full of enthusiasm about environmental change and turning sewerage into bio gas, etc. We talked for hours, but eventually fell into bed exhausted. It was one of those magical days.