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I arrived at the top of a hill which gave a commanding view of the area and before
I free-wheeled down, I stopped to take a photo. I eventually entered Stellenbosch and
stoppedatafirestationtoaskpermissiontousetheirphone.Withouthesitation,Iwastaken
totheirofficeandIcalledPamBloc.AsIwaitedforher,Isatwiththefirefightersandchat-
ted about my experiences throughout the country. Pretorius, the one in charge, allowed me
to leave my bike at the station for the night. So I took a few things and then went with Pam
to her farmhouse- an absolutely stunning example of Cape architecture with a tradition-
al thatched roof. The area was so peaceful and incredibly beautiful. Anyone with writer's
blockshouldspendsometimehereforitseemedsoinspirational.Ihaddinnerwithherand
her husband and was offered to stay as long as I wanted. I actually only spent the weekend
there. The next morning, I walked back to the fire station to get my bike and cycled to the
farmhouse.
I must admit that I wasn't entirely happy there. Don't get me wrong, my hosts were
absolutely fantastic, very welcoming and kind, but I felt uneasy. As I reflected that first
evening in my journal, it was because I wasn't doing any public speaking and as a conse-
quence I felt like I “wasn't earning my salt.”
Just as I was thinking of leaving, opportunities arose to delay my departure from
the Stellenbosch area byaweek. Iwent tostay with Pam'ssonanddaughter-in-law (Gavin
and Natasha) and then we went for a wine tour toward Paarl and went to Fairview to eat a
lotofcheese. ImetayoungSouthAfricanwhowascycling fromCapeTowntoBeitbridge
to raise money for Child Welfare. I commended him on what he was doing (for just getting
involved) and wished him a safe journey.
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