Mbabane, swaziland

[Andy Rabagliati <andyr@wizzy.com>]

Folks,

I set off to Spashy Fen, a music festival, last Thursday,
only to have my BMW R80 break a clutch pressure plate
and other things in the gearbox.

After chatting with a motorcycle-owning indian bar-owner, he
offered to take it in his Bakkie (pickup) to Durban, to the
mechanic currently fixing his bike, which we duly did. I then
hitch-hiked to Splashy Fen - even with the help of a sign it
took too long to get a lift .. but the magic ride materialised,
and I got there in time for the evening festivities.

Splashy Fen was great - a little more conventional than
Rustlers Valley, with lots of good music. Best band:- Boo!

I hung out with some Indian neighbors - Doctors and Dentists
and a large family - and countless other people. There was a
short hailstorm - and a 2 hour power cut, but they were the only
interruptions in an excellent weekend.

Back to Durban, where I found that my 'bike would be another
week to fix. So I am now visiting old friends in Mbabane, Swaziland,
at a Backpacker called the Chillage. I am at an Internet Cafe
that gets most of its (proxyable..) bandwidth via Satellite,
Infosat. I head back next week, via the Sangoma snake
demonstration in Zululand I talked of before.

Cheers,       Andy!

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