Meeting with fellow Enduro's

With 6 days left to wait for our departure to the Wild Coast, I set off Saturday lunchtime time to the Navigation Inn at Overseal to meet up with Mike Poxon and Graham Merrick, just two of our fellow enduro's. Unfortuneately Rathers was unable to make it due to working in M01, the northern motorway car on days. I arrived to find Mike waiting in the car park next to his Yamaha TDM, after a brief introduction we went in to partake in a pint of bitter shandy and a chat whilst we awaited Graham who was in this neck of the woods following a funeral.
Mike is a wealth of knowledge on SA, having lived there for two years and still makes regular trips out there in the course of his business. After a while Graham turned up with his family and we sat down for a good chat about luggage allowances, kit, riding skills, expectations and fears.
I wish I had been able to make the dirty weekend in Wales, it not only sounded like a good night, good food and entertainment, but a lot of past experiences were shared by Enduro Africa vetrans.
Thanks both, it was good to meet you before we go, I have now finished work and will be in a frenzy for the next few days, I think you both finish at the office on Weds, happy packing and look forward to seeing you at the airport.
Now then, tomorrow night at the Ambleside club, sometime after 7:30pm we will be drawing our prize tickets out of a hat, if you can make it, please come along for a drink and see us off. Thats Tuesday 29th of September. Hopefully see some or even all of you there, if not the next time you see us will be when we return, hopefully not too battered and bruised!