Progress Report 5 - w/c 22.12.08
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
it is 2 days before christmas and this is the first chance i have had to write on my blog in over two months, time is flying by! so, what has been going on...
most importantly business has been busier than ever, we have client calls today and next phases of work commencing the first day the office opens again on jan 2nd....certainly a time for making hay while the sun shines, who knows what 2009 will bring! everyone at moving brands has worked their back sides off this year and are knackered as a result, so hopefully this break will help us all re-charge our batteries.
i have not managed anymore bike training since my knee op in september, apart from spinning at the local gym and crazy exercises with becca my physio, to build up the strength in my leg. however, i have lined up two weeks off-road training on a very good friend of mine's farm in the western cape, one and a half hours north of cape town. i have had to find an old bike to buy, as renting too expenseive, but with the rand at 14-15 to the pound (even today!) it makes this viable. i have been very fortunate to find exactly what i need, a honda crm 250cc enduro and even though i was searching the whole of south africa online, the bike is only a few mile from the farm in hopefield. i fly out on jan 1st, and i can hardly wait!
the farm is a very special place, both in terms of it's raw beauty and history, having been in julian's family since 1770. the cape dutch manor is located next to the berg river, which waters the few date palms and willows sheletering the house from the intense heat - 40 degrees in the shade - and provides a very refreshing dip! check out his farm http://www.kersefontein.co.za/accolades.htm
i have also managed to find a great deal on a nissan navara pick-up which i will use to transport my bike for greenlaning and enduro next year. the manual turbo deisel is a bit different to the 4.4i v8 that i was used to, but it is a lot of fun and chobe can sit right behind me, so she's happy : ) hopefully my neighbours will buy the volvo too, so that will be one less vehicle to worry about!!
i hope to provide some great photos and stories when i return in mid january, but until then, i wish you all a very merry christmas and a healthy and prosperous new year!
it is 2 days before christmas and this is the first chance i have had to write on my blog in over two months, time is flying by! so, what has been going on...
most importantly business has been busier than ever, we have client calls today and next phases of work commencing the first day the office opens again on jan 2nd....certainly a time for making hay while the sun shines, who knows what 2009 will bring! everyone at moving brands has worked their back sides off this year and are knackered as a result, so hopefully this break will help us all re-charge our batteries.
i have not managed anymore bike training since my knee op in september, apart from spinning at the local gym and crazy exercises with becca my physio, to build up the strength in my leg. however, i have lined up two weeks off-road training on a very good friend of mine's farm in the western cape, one and a half hours north of cape town. i have had to find an old bike to buy, as renting too expenseive, but with the rand at 14-15 to the pound (even today!) it makes this viable. i have been very fortunate to find exactly what i need, a honda crm 250cc enduro and even though i was searching the whole of south africa online, the bike is only a few mile from the farm in hopefield. i fly out on jan 1st, and i can hardly wait!
the farm is a very special place, both in terms of it's raw beauty and history, having been in julian's family since 1770. the cape dutch manor is located next to the berg river, which waters the few date palms and willows sheletering the house from the intense heat - 40 degrees in the shade - and provides a very refreshing dip! check out his farm http://www.kersefontein.co.za/accolades.htm
i have also managed to find a great deal on a nissan navara pick-up which i will use to transport my bike for greenlaning and enduro next year. the manual turbo deisel is a bit different to the 4.4i v8 that i was used to, but it is a lot of fun and chobe can sit right behind me, so she's happy : ) hopefully my neighbours will buy the volvo too, so that will be one less vehicle to worry about!!
i hope to provide some great photos and stories when i return in mid january, but until then, i wish you all a very merry christmas and a healthy and prosperous new year!
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