Author Archives: Ryan
Loxton to Victoria Wes – heard of these towns?
Tweet Neither had we, but that is what has stood out for me on this adventure so far; going to places you would not normally and having the chance to meet amazing people you would never have given yourself the opportunity to. We rode from Loxton to stay with Wilma at her guest house “Victoria … Continue reading
Denomination Danger Donation
Tweet We are staying at this farm midway between Victoria West and Britstown tonight. It is in the middle of nowhere. The people who are hosting us are salt of the earth and run what seems to be a religious camp here. They have taken us in and been unbelievably generous to us, giving us … Continue reading
Stage 07 – Pick of pics
Tweet A selection of pictures taken by Trigger Monkey Photography during stage 7:
Entertaining kids and killing monotony
Tweet So I got suited up and we headed out to a couple of schools in Fraserburg to do a little entertaining and educating. By the way the kids were laughing at me (not with) I suspect that more enetertaining got done. It really is not difficult to get kids excited when you are dressed … Continue reading
Stage 05 – Pick of pics
Tweet A selection of pictures taken by Triger Monkey Photography on Stage 05:
Dusk til Dawn Danger Donation
Tweet We previously posted about Doug’s close encounter with a Cape Cobra and how it is not child’s play out here. We asked you all to please make a Danger Donations to the One Gear cause. Well things have picked up on the side of menace. To elaborate on my previous post “Ghosts and a … Continue reading
Ghosts and a relentless easterly
Tweet Yesterday consisted of a 6 degrees Celsius start, 93 km’s of dirt, 7 springbok, a family of Dassies, 437 windmills, a total of 5 cars, 2 tortoises, a relentless Easterly wind and 2 rusty old wrecks in a ditch. The road was in pretty good condition and there were only a few sections that … Continue reading
Stage 03 – Pick of Pics
Tweet A selection of pictures taken by Trigger Monkey Photography on Stage 3: This stage has been sponsored by Realfin:
Open Spaces, Clarity and Laughter
Tweet I have said this before in my life and it seems to be a human condition to forget or regress when stuck in routine, but when you put yourself out there and allow the magnitude of nature and adventure to distract you from your own significance for a while (for it to make you … Continue reading