Woman Gray, South Africa – Comfrey Cottage B&B – Bicycle Touring Professional

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For plenty of totally different causes, I enthusiastic about lastly making it to Woman Gray.

To start with, Woman Gray was what I used to be calling the half-way level of my bicycle tour in South Africa. As soon as I reached Woman Gray I used to be half-way (or greater than half-way) between Cape City and Swaziland/Johannesburg.

Secondly, I had organized to stick with Grant, one in all my BicycleTouringPro.com readers, in Woman Gray… and he owned a B&B within the metropolis. Although it had solely been two days since I had final had a bathe, the chilly, moist climate of the final couple days had actually taken a toll on my physique, clothes and spirits. I couldn’t wait to take a heat bathe and sleep indoors.

Greater than something although, I used to be trying ahead to assembly Grant and eventually having somebody to speak to.

You see, for the primary month or so since leaving Cape City, I had had virtually nobody to speak to. I had transient conversations with cashiers and lodge reception desk staff, however any conversations I had had have been transient and shallow.

I’m penning this now that my bicycle tour in South Africa has come to an finish and I can let you know that that is the factor I missed most whereas I used to be within the nation – deep, clever dialog with one other particular person.

After a brief, however chilly day on the bike, I made it to Woman Gray, discovered the Comfrey Cottage B&B and was rapidly launched to Grant and his mother and father, each of whom stay with him on the Comfrey Cottage property.

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Grant’s property is gorgeous! What was as soon as three or extra totally different properties has been mixed into one massive property with a number of buildings, alpacas wandering round munching on the grass, a restaurant/lounge space, and an entire lot extra. I had been anticipating a small one constructing B&B in a sleepy South African metropolis, however the Comfrey Cottage B&B was a lot greater than that.

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Throughout my first evening in Woman Gray, I showered and bought a short tour of the property. However it was raining, so Grant and I frolicked inside more often than not and did lots of speaking (which I used to be joyful about).

Grant is an skilled bicycle traveler himself, and I cherished listening to all his tales about bicycle touring in Europe, South Africa and North America. He loves cycle touring a lot, he additionally runs a small on-line store the place folks in South Africa can order bike touring merchandise. His web site is: www.cycletouring.co.za

Grant additionally has plenty of totally different bicycles. A few of that are actually, actually totally different. I bought a kick out of seeing (and driving for myself) his tricycle and his two-person tandem bicycle (which is what his mother and father are likely to trip).

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When Grant advised me that he rode unicycles as nicely, I made him bust them out so I might exhibit my expertise. In actuality although, I didn’t do any displaying off. Grant is a much better unicyclist than I’m. Whereas Grant appeared completely in management on his unicycle, I used to be flailing about, simply attempting to remain upright. It was enjoyable although. A lot of enjoyable!

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Throughout my second day in Woman Gray I took a protracted stroll across the metropolis. I jumped a barbed wire fence and climbed to the highest of the mountain overlooking the town and bought soaking moist on the way in which again down.

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Fortunately, by the subsequent morning the rain clouds had disappeared and I used to be blessed with good climate for the brief two-day bike trip to the border of South Africa and Lesotho.

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Grant rode with me for the primary 45-minutes or so out of city. Then we stopped for a couple of minutes to take some pictures earlier than he circled and headed again to the B&B whereas I continued on alone towards the Lesotho border.

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