Tuesday, 07 October 2008

FLAT TYRES AND WELVERDIEND POLICE STATION


We haven't even left the premises, when Maria had a flat tyre. It took a while to fix, because turns out, there were more than one.



Dante and Katryn loved the time to play. This is their favourite spot at Metsi Pepa.
We left about an hour later, heading towards Welverdiend. The road there was quite enjoyable and it was a hot day out. We had no idea what awaited us in Welverdiend, so we cycled along happily. The dogs were loving every second. Once we reached town, we stopped by the first house where we saw people, and asked for directions to the nearest place to overnight. There was no such thing in Welverdiend. No camping grounds, no hotel, hostel or guest house. A bit of a dilemma if you ask me, especially since the people weren't overly friendly to begin with. A lady working in one of the small cafee's pointed to a horrendously filthy piece of land with a shabby caravan parked in the far corner, and said we should squat there, everybody else seemed to.
That was the moment when we decided that the local church or police station would be our best bet. We ended up sleeping in a small little room at the local police station in Welverdiend. We had no complaints, as we had electricity, a hot bath and small, yet warm bed.