RIDING THE GARDEN ROUTE
When I booked myself on the Motorrad Tours South African Garden Route tour, I had my mind buzzing with thoughts of lions, elephants and miles of exciting roads to ride. And not much else.
To find out more, I googled it. The first page that came up was the UK Government’s travel advice. It started well: ‘Over 430,000 British tourists visit South Africa each year. Most visits are trouble-free.’ That last bit made me twitch a bit. What did they mean by ‘most’? Was it most as in ‘Most people in the UK get dressed before leaving the house’? Or, ‘Most people in the UK voted to leave the EU’? Both statements are true, but I’m sure you’d agree there’s a big difference in what kind of odds you get.
Oh well… I reminded myself that no South African I have ever met has been a baddie. Some seem overly keen on strange dried meats and rugby, but otherwise ok. And my friend Lynn is South African, and she is one of the sweetest people ever to walk this earth, so on balance, they must be ok as a nation. Decided, it was all going to be ok!
