Bob Skinstad

Day 3- Hermanus adventures

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 February 2010 05:37 Written by Administrator Wednesday, 24 February 2010 21:43

Day 3 - The team wakes up to a cold and cloudy Hermanus but spirits are still high. Bob and Ron (MD: bobsforgood) decide to celebrate with a quick dip in the ocean. The boys come back with a wide-eyed expression that only a double shot of espresso or a seriously cold Benguela current could cause. Lesson learnt.

About 15 minutes outside of this famous whale town lies Lukhanyo Primary School in the heart of Zwelihle township. On our way to the school, we drive past a group of school children preparing for a drum majorette parade, thinking that someone special must be visiting soon. Minutes later we discover that we are actually the VIP guests  (well, us and the major, Theo Beylevveldt) and we soon get to enjoy the drums, singing and dancing that is on display.

The school really impresses with their attention to detail, including welcoming and thank you signs and gumboot dancers. As usual, the choir is outstanding, but with such a wide repertoire base that you start wondering where they find all the time to practice. Incredible.

The team leaves feeling impressed with the level of discipline and pride that is evident in the small school and the children wave us goodbye sporting well-deserved school shoes (not that school shoes need to be deserved mind you).

An hour later and it’s time to meet up with the mayor and his team for an informal chat about education and  the state of the nation, or at least the quiet state of Hermanus. We are grateful for his time as it turns out to be the day before a very important by election, so every minute counts.

in the afternoon we start the trek to Mossel Bay, three hours North. Along the way we get an exciting call – Geoff Brink is unicycling past, would we like to meet up at Raka wine estate? Hell yeah.

If you haven’t heard about Geoff Brink, his story is going to blow you away….

Freelance photographer, Geoff, has been cycling on a unicycle from Durban to Cape Town (a 2000 km trip) to raise funds and awareness for the anti-landmine organisation, The Sole of Africa.

Fred Hatman is supporting Geoff on the epic adventure and is documenting every kilometer at so you don’t have to miss out ….for updates go to: http://fredhatman.co.za/%u2028Twitter: http://twitter.com/The_Heartman

The team caught up with Geoff three days before the end of his epic epic adventure, so you can imagine how tired he was, both mentally and physically. Of course the team all wanted to see how tough it really is on a unicycle so many attempts were made to get up and stay up…which most did by way of a white-knuckle grip on the bakkie.

We salute Geoff for his crazy antics and hope that he raises more cash than he did eyebrows on his 2-month tour.