Saturday, March 21, 2015

DK hike day 1 morning

Accommodations at the Avatior were good -- our 3 beds were split on two rooms, the second of which we discovered a few minutes into unpacking:

The rooms were outfitted with a cool chair:

Dinner was pricy for what it was but still good. I honestly couldn't tell whether it was Western or standard South African fare. Local ginger beer:


Gabe and I spent a while deciphering the rules differences between rugby union and rugby league while watching a match on TV. Need to establish that foundation before we branch out to rugby sevens and Australian football. 

I was woken up overnight by the drumming rain:
https://vine.co/v/OYXZZ7Yr3Od
Reminds me of a certain Toto song. 

Speaking of weather, I'm not sure I'm packed for every kind of weather, but I am ready to face it. Between eschewing cellular-data based weather apps when out of wifi zones and the sparsity of locations publishing weather data, we don't enjoy the accuracy of forecasts that we have at home. It's more adventurous this way. 

I'm not terribly worried about the physical demands of the hike, even though the most steady exercise I've been getting is the 7mi of bike commuting. Expect some complaints about my dogs barking. 

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