This is The Soul of South Africa 🇿🇦 vA22-S2

This is The Soul of South Africa 🇿🇦 vA22-S2

(Eastern Cape, South Africa) – Hey! – What the hell is that? This is a toilet break for me,
but what the hell? Look at this chaos. How do you manage to break those tables? Wow. – Hey, hey, hey! – Hello! Molo! Waiting time ± 20 minutes.
Wow. Hello, hello! – Hey! Hi! – Hi! – Where do you come from? – Today from Cradock.
– From Cradock? Wow! – Yes. Hello! – Hello, hello! – Hello! – Shap. – Shap shap! – From…? – Hello! – How…?
Where are you coming from? – From France.
– You came from France?! – Yes. – You’re traveling with the…
– Traveling with this. Yes. – From France overseas? – Yes.
Slowly, slowly across Africa. – Okay. – Yeah. – So you never had a plane,
maybe to land? – No. – So the intention? – Just to see how it is. – Okay.
– To travel. I like to travel. – Yeah. Okay. You’re just pursuing that passion.
– Yes. – Okay. So when are you going back? – Now I’m heading back. I’m starting
my way back. – Back to France? – Yes, but it’s gonna… But with this.
So it’s gonna take some time. – It’s going to take some…
How many days of traveling now? So until here? – Four years.
– Four years? – Yes. – Traveling? – Yes. – Okay. But people
are helping you on the road? – Yeah, people are friendly
on the road. Yeah. – Okay. – If I have problems, people help me.
– Okay. Then with the service as well? – Huh? – With the service.
Maybe to maintain. – Oh, yes, yes. If I have small problems,
some things I can repair myself. Otherwise, I go to… – To maybe
a car… – …a bicycle shop or… – Okay. – Otherwise, I get things
sent from Europe. – Okay. Oh, man. That’s… Can I just take a photo? – Yeah, sure.
Yeah. – Just one. The last one, this side. Yo, I took one. Anyway, I took one.
Okay, two. – It’s okay. Okay. – Yeah, even. – No worries. Thank you. – Okay, I’ll just put it
in the group to tell at work, at church. – No problem, no problem.
– You must go well. – Thank you! – Danki! France is next
to Italy. – Yes, it’s next to Italy. It’s our neighbor. Yeah. – Hello, sir!
– It’s a neighbor and friend. – Hello! – How are you? – Good. How are you?
– I follow you on TikTok. – Oh, nice! – Yeah! Where are you from now?
– Today, from Cradock. – Cradock? – Yes. – Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo! I’ve told
this guy, “This is the guy from France.” – How are you doing, man?
– How are you? – Okay. – Yes, yes. – Okay. – Now, where are you heading? – Queenstown. – Queenstown?
– Komani, Lesotho, Mozambique. – Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo! – Hey, man!
– I’ve been following you since last year. – Since last year? – Yeah. – Okay.
– I’ve seen you in Botswana. – In Botswana. – Yeah. Yeah, have a nice one. Shap shap!
– Shap shap! Yeah. – Good luck, good luck! – Have a good day, man! Good luck
to you! Yeah. – Shap shap. – Okay. from France… – Okay, brothers. – TikTok! – He knows me.
Yeah. – Yeah, this guy knows you very well. This is good, man. This is… You know,
I saw you when I passed… I went to… – Ah, you overtook me. Yeah, yeah.
– Yeah. Yeah. No, no, I was going… We were still coming this way.
– Ah, okay. – I went to Cradock. – Okay. – So I thought that… – Oh,
so you saw me the other way. Okay. – Yeah, I saw you the other way. So I thought that maybe
you were just from this town next to… – Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. – Yeah. – No,
I’m going far. – Yo! You are going far, man. Yes, yes. Yes, yes. But are they
still contacting you from France to here? – Yeah, with the internet, it’s easy
now. Yeah. – Okay, yes. – Yeah, yeah. – With… Okay. Yeah, man.
I’m so shocked or surprised. I never thought you were from France.
– Yeah, yeah. Somehow, yeah. – Yeah, some… – Ah, it’s surprising. I… – Yeah. No, I think all the people,
neh? Yeah, yeah, yeah. – Okay. No, that’s good, man. Yeah,
cause the sun is making a little bit of… – Yeah. Yeah, exactly. Yeah.
– Making a little bit of… – Thank you! – You’re welcome! – Sister,
[asking in Xhosa to take a photo] A little bit low and… But maybe take
some 2 s, 3 s, and then… It’s a photo. Anyway, I’m a little bit… – No worries! – Yeah, let me… I like being a…
I should have been a soldier, man. – Oh my god! – So, danki, man! – Hello! – Hello! How are you? – Is it
real? – It is real. Yes. – Yes, yes. – …one more. – From France?
– Yes, from France. Yeah. – He’s from France. – Welcome! – Yeah, yo, yo! – Where are you going
now? – Today, Tarkastad. – Tarkastad? – Then… – Oh, you’re gonna sleep
in Tarkastad? – Yeah, tonight. – Okay. – And then tomorrow to Queenstown.
– To Queenstown? – Yes. – That’s great. You’re almost there. – Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Now it’s… All the climbing was before. Now it’s easier. – Yeah. – Yeah.
– Yeah, yeah, yeah. – Yeah, it’s easy. – Yeah, yeah. – Because of climbing. – So after this South Africa thing,
where are you going? – Lesotho. Mozambique. – Mozambique? – Zim.
– Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Zim. Yeah. – And then back towards Europe
via West Africa. – Oh, that’s nice. – Yeah, awesome! – Three years
or four years now? – Yes. – On the road? – Yeah, four years
now. – Four years on the road? – Yes. – Yo! But I still don’t believe it.
I still don’t believe it. Yeah. But it’s great. – So… The chain
works on the… – It’s like a bicycle. It’s the same as a bicycle. – Oh, this… Okay. – It’s just that the design
is different, but it’s the… – The same everything. – It’s
exactly the same thing. Yeah. – Oh, okay. – It’s the same. It’s just that the chain
is much longer, but… It’s very long. But no, it’s the same. Yeah.
– Okay. – I can see you enjoy this. – Yes, I enjoy it very much. Yeah.
– You don’t miss France? – No. Sometimes, I go back. Once
every year… – All right. – …I go back for a few weeks,
one month. – You fly. – I fly. I see my family. I leave this
wherever I am. – Okay. And then you come back.
– And then I come back. And I continue. – Okay.
– Continue. Yes, yes. – I have a tent. – Really?
– So if I need, I have a tent. Yeah. – Okay. – But usually, it depends
on the place. Yeah. – Yeah. – Usually, I find
there is always a small hotel. – Oh, a small… – Yeah. – Just to…
– Yes, yeah. – For the night. Then the next day, you go.
– Yes. Otherwise, I have a tent. I try to hide myself in… – Okay. – Hide in the bush and… – Yo, man! – And go to sleep. Yeah.
– Well, those are funny. Okay. – Photos, please. – Yes. – Yeah,
man. – I don’t believe this. – Look at the camera.
Ready? – Thank you! Yes. – So you don’t get a puncture
here? – Punctures? Sometimes, I get punctures.
Yeah. – Okay, where is the spare wheel? – Huh? I can repair. I know
how to repair. – Oh, nice. – Yeah. Oh, the motor is here. – Okay.
– Okay! – And the battery is here. – All right. – Okay! So how do they
recharge? – Just in the plug. Anywhere. – Oh, you have to be
somewhere. – Any normal plug. Yeah. I can remove it and… – And then… Oh, you remove the…
– I remove it, and I can bring it. – Yeah, man! Yeah, I know. That’s…
– Okay. Nice journey, bruh! – Thank you very much! Yeah. – Okay.
– Good luck to you! Yeah. – Okay. – Shap shap. – Mr. Yves,
from Queenstown… – Yes. – …you’re going via…
Not Bloemfontein to Lesotho. – No, no. Via Barkly East.
– Lesotho. Oh, Barkly East. Okay. – Via the mountains. – Oh, okay.
– Dordrecht. – Oh, Dordrecht? – Yeah. – Okay. – Yeah. – Yeah, I see. To go
already to… – Yeah, across the mountains. – …here. – Yeah, yeah, yeah.
– I’m from the Free State. I’m from… – You’re from the Free State? – Yeah.
– Okay. That’s why. – First in… The… Maybe you’ll pass by Harrismith,
Bethlehem, Welkom. – Okay. – Virginia. – Nice! – I wish you came by my place.
– Yeah. Maybe not this time. – Yeah. – But maybe one day, I’ll pass by
there. Yeah, yeah. – Neh? – Yeah. – Oh, my brother. That’s good, man.
That’s good. – Yeah, it’s very good. Yeah, yeah. – Okay. Hey, man.
We don’t have anything. But we should give you something
for the way, man. – No, it’s okay. I have plenty of things. Yeah.
– You have a lot of… – Yeah, yeah. I have a lot of food. – It’s dry food
and, I suppose… – I have… Yeah. I have a lot of nuts and dried fruit.
– Okay. – Yeah. – Oh, that’s good, man. Man, I’ve just heard Italy
is a good place. It’s a rich place. – Oh, Italy is nice. – Yeah. – It’s
beautiful. Yeah. The food is good. Yeah. – Yeah, we see. And then,
also, the quality of clothes, man. – Oh, they’re good at clothes.
Yeah. – Yeah, they are made in… – For fashion, yeah. – Yeah, yeah,
yeah. They are very good at that. – Yes. – But I’ve never been there because…
You see South Africa, man. – Yeah. It’s difficult. Yeah. – But thanks
for being here, Mr. Yves, man. – You’re welcome!
Thanks to you! Yeah. – Yeah. I’ll tell my wife
to follow you on your Twitter. Because she’s got all these things.
– Okay. Okay. – Yeah, I’ll tell my wife. – It’s Kino Yves on… – Kino? – K-I-N-O.
– Oh, K-I-N. Let me write this. – K-I-N-O. Space, Y-V-E-S. – Man, let me take a pen. Otherwise, I’ll forget it. – Yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah. – Yeah. K… – K-I-N-O. YouTube or Instagram or TikTok or…
– Okay. – Yes. – I can go through this. – Exactly. – Okay, Mr. Yves. Thanks!
– You’re welcome! – Bye, my brother. It’s… – Nice meeting you! Yeah.
– You’re a good man. – Bye-bye, brother! – Oh my god! Bye-bye! – Bye! – Bye-bye! That was a funny
roadwork stop. Oh my god! The people are so friendly. Hello, hello! – Hello! – Hello! Molo! Hello! – Yeah! Hi! – Hi! – Hi! – Hello! – Hello, hello. – Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! – Hello!
Molo! – Hello, hello, hello! – Hello, hello, hello!
– Hey! – Yeah, good one. – Oh, man. – Bye-bye!!! – That was the best roadworks I ever had. Oh, man! It’s the never-ending roadworks. Hello! Mholo! – Hello! – Hello, hello! Hello! Mholo! – Hi! – Hello, hello! A lot of climbing today. Not steep, but a lot of climbing. And I think that we can
already see Tarkastad in the distance. Hello! And another one. Oh my god. Hello! – Hi! Does this move like a motorbike?
– It’s like a bicycle. – Oh! – Yeah. – You’re not tired?
– Yeah, I’m tired. Yeah. – Where did you come from?
– Today from Cradock. – Cradock? – Yes. – Up to here? – Yes. – Wow! – I’m from France. – Good afternoon!
– France? – Good afternoon! – How are you? – Good. How are you? – Good, good.
– Where are you coming from? – France. – From France?! – Yes.
– France?! – All the way?! – Yeah. – Where are you going? – Huh? – Where are you going?
– I’m going back to France now. – Back to France? – Yes.
– So you’re doing a round trip? – And to Lesotho and Mozambique.
– Yo! – Zim. – With this? – Yes. – All the way? Strong. – Yeah.
– Very strong. – Yeah. – Yes. That’s good. That’s good, that’s good. And you’ve got it loaded also. – Yeah, quite loaded.
Yeah, I have many things. It’s a long journey, so… So I have… – But you’ve probably got gears
on it, also, neh? – Yeah, it’s got gears. It’s electric. It’s assisted also, so…
– Ah, okay. So it’s… – It’s less hard. – …and here and there. – Well, you
still need to pedal. It’s still hard. But… – Ah, okay, okay. – It’s less hard
than a 100% bicycle. – Yes, yes, yes. Yeah. And it’s more comfortable, also. – Yes, it’s more comfortable
with the design. Yeah. – Yeah. Yeah. I wish you good luck. – Thank you
very much! Yeah. – You’re going strong. Everything… All the best!
– Thank you very much! – Yo! – All the way from France? – Yes. Yeah, it’s far away. – It’s far away. Safe journey! – I can go. Enkosi! – Bye-bye! – Thank you!
Enkosi! – Thank you! Bye! – Bye-bye! Oh, what a beautiful day today
in the Karoo! Hello, hello! – Hello, hello! – Were you…? – Yeah, downhill is fast.
Yeah, yeah. – Yes, where are you from? – Yeah. But now here, it’s getting cold
at night. – Yeah, yeah, I know. Yeah, it’s very cold. Yeah, yeah,
yeah. – Yeah. Okay, enjoy then! – Thank you very much!
Yeah. Have a good day! – Yeah. So where are you going? – Hello! People are houting
because I’m creating a traffic jam. Hello, hello! Hello, hello! – Hello! – And up there is Tarkastad. Oh my god! Big, big traffic jam.
So this time, they waited for me. – Hi! – Hi, hi! This country is awesome, man. Everyone is smiling in the cars
when they see me pass by. Oh, I’m dead. At every roadwork,
I pushed as much as I could, not to create too much traffic jam. Hello! And half
of the afternoon was roadworks. Ah, we can see the church! Yes. Hello, hello! So here we arrive in Tarkastad.
So now, let’s find a place to stay. There was nothing online,
nothing on iOverlander. Yeah, but there were a couple
of apparently small places on Google Maps. So hopefully, it will not be
too complicated to find. – Hello! – Hello, hello!
– You are coming from Cape Town? – Yes! – Can we take a pic? – Huh? Sorry? Ah, I didn’t… I was focused on the road. Hello! – Hello, hello! – How
are you? – Good. And you, sir? – Good. You wanted
to take a picture? – Yes. – Okay. – You are coming from Cape Town? – Yes. – Where are you going now?
– Queenstown, Lesotho. – Sweet. – Thank you, sir!
– Thank you! – You’re welcome! Have a good day!
– You too. – You too, sir. – Hi! – Hello, hello! – Hi! Where
are you coming from? – France! – Cape Town? – Yes! – Wow! Wow! – Wow! – Wow, wow, wow! Hello! So one place is supposed to be around here. There’s no sign. Maybe I’ll try to call. – Hello! Good afternoon! Peter here.
– Hello! Yes, I’m calling you because… Do you have a guest house in Tarkastad? – Yes, I do. That’s true.
– Okay. So I am in Tarkastad. And in front of the position
on Google Maps of your guest house. But I don’t see any sign.
– Hang on a moment. – Okay, okay. – Can you see a house
with a blue painting on the wall? – Yes, the bottom of the wall is blue. Yes.
– Yes, you are in the right place then. – Okay, great. Perfect. I’m on a tricycle. – On a tricycle? – Yes. – Okay.
You are welcome to come here. Anybody on a tricycle is welcome.
– Okay, great! Thank you! Where… Oh, around the corner? Okay,
so… I’m going around the corner. Okay, I see you. Yeah. Hello! – How are you doing? – Good.
How are you? – I’m extremely well. I’ve been waiting for you to arrive. – Oh, nice! Why? – I’ve seen your picture
all over. My wife… – Oh, really? Okay. – My wife watches every movement.
– Really? – Yeah, absolutely. – Okay, so… So you know me then. – I do.
– Awesome! – It is! – Yves. – Yves? – Yes. – That’s right. Yes. – Y-V-E-S.
– Exactly, yeah. – That’s how it is. – Awesome, yeah.
– Well, you’re most welcome. – Thank you very much! Yeah.
It’s funny that you know me then. – Yeah. Well, by now, you should be
well-known. – Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Some… Yeah, quite a few people
know me, but not… – Not that well? – Not that… Yeah, well.
– I am delighted to see you… – Awesome! – …in the flesh. – Yeah, you see me
in the action. Yeah. – Yeah. So now, we will find a place to park. Would you like to park
your vehicle under cover if you can? – I mean, it’s just for one night.
So if it’s outside, it’s fine. If it’s safe outside, it’s okay.
Yeah. – It is because you’ll be inside. – Okay, yeah. Yeah, I… – …side,
but inside. – Are you Yves? – Yes. – I watch you on my smartphone.
And here you come to my gate. – Yeah, it’s funny. Yeah. – It’s
funny. I have seen this before. Peter, my husband. – It’s funny. When you told me that anyone on a
tricycle is welcome, I suspected something. – You said, “Oh, what are you watching?
You’re watching your friend on the bike.” Yeah. You’re looking for a place to sleep?
– Yes. – One night? – For tonight. Yeah, one night. Yeah, tomorrow,
I’m going to Queenstown. – Great. I can show you what we’ve got.
– Great! – Where is he gonna park? – I can park here. I guess if it’s…
I can lock it, and I have a cover. So it… – We lock our gate at night.
– It’s okay. – Yeah. Yeah, go straight. – Hopla! – Peter, I’m just going to lock
the… Lock the door. Come! Come in! And unfortunately, the room
that we have available is inside our house. – Is? – Inside our house. – It’s okay.
It’s no problem. – Is that okay? Come through! – It’s quite funny that…
– It is funny. I couldn’t believe it. Then you’re gonna come
through the kitchen. – Okay. – And that’s an extra room
there if you need it. Come through the scullery.
You make your own tea or coffee here. – Nice, okay. – You bring your food.
You eat it at the table. – Thank you! Okay. – That’s our room. – Oh, that’s your room.
Okay. – That’s our room, and this is… – Oh, so I’m just next door. – You are. Okay, so my maid has put a blanket on here
because the previous people were very cold. – Okay. – And so, they had
the blanket on here. Okay, so… We’ve got an electric blanket here.
– Okay. It’s okay. I don’t use it. It’s okay. – You don’t use the blanket.
– No, I don’t. It feels weird to me. – Yeah, I’m sure.
It’s actually not healthy. – Yeah, I’d rather warm it
with my body. It’s okay. – Yes. – Yeah. – No, that’s strange to do it.
– It feels strange to have the… – You can hang some things in here.
Ah, there’s the blanket. – Perfect. – You can hang some things in here.
You just turn this to release it. You can put things in the drawer
if you want to. I’ll bring you a towel. I’ll show you where the bathroom is. – Perfect. – Yeah, cause that room
doesn’t have its own bathroom. – Okay. – That’s our laundry. We’ve got a guest staying here.
– Okay, so you’re… You’re busy. – Yeah, there’s always someone,
you know? And this is your shower. And you just close your curtain here. Otherwise, you’re going to get
the floor wet. – Oh, yes. Okay. – Okay. Do you know how this gadget works?
– Yes. Yeah, yeah. It’s okay. I guess you pull it. – Up and down. – Yeah, up and down. Yeah, perfect.
– Here for the bath. And up for… – Yeah, I’ve seen those ones before.
– Yeah, very old-fashioned. – Yeah. That’s nice. – Okay, so if you’d like
a cup of tea or coffee, just tell me. I can make it for you.
– Oh, no. It’s too late in the… In the afternoon. – Too late?
– Yeah, I won’t… – What’s the time? – I’m quite sensitive to caffeine
and all this. – Okay. – Tomorrow morning. – We don’t have a TV, but we’ve got Wi-Fi. – Oh, you’ve got Wi-Fi. – Let me
show you this. – Fantastic. – Come! Come back! Sorry, I’m taking you
backwards and forwards. – It’s okay. – We’ve got a… This is called
Peter’s protocol. – Peter’s protocol? – Protocol and Peter’s rules. – Okay.
– You see? Peter’s got all these… – Oh, okay. – …all these rules here.
And here, you will see the Wi-Fi number. Here. – Ah, perfect! Okay, yes. Okay.
– Yes, that’s the… – The Wi-Fi password. – Yeah. – Awesome. – Come!
– Perfect! – All right. – So it’s 540 then. – Yeah. – Yes? – Yes. – Yeah. – 540.
Yes. – We will make it a round figure. 500 will be fine. – 500? Okay.
– All right, all right. – Thank you! – Welcome! – Thank you very much! – And tomorrow morning,
if you’re not leaving too early, I’ll put some cereal on the table there. – Ah, okay. Yeah, I won’t leave
too early because I think… It’s kind of downhill to Queenstown. So… – Yeah, that’s right.
– It should not be too… – So… Yeah. – So I can have breakfast. – Yes. – Okay. – It’s just a sort of continental-
type breakfast. – Okay, you… Okay. You’ll tell me how much for the breakfast.
– No, I’ll just include it for you. – Okay. Thank you very much! – Yeah,
you’re most welcome. – Thank you! – We are privileged to see you
here. – Yeah, it’s quite funny. The… – You’re making yourself famous. – Yeah. It’s… Yeah, it’s funny. It’s not that common, actually,
that in a place where I stay… – Yeah. – …people come like, “Oh!”
– We know you. We’ve seen you. – Yeah. – With those flags
on your back. – Yeah, yeah. I am quite easily recognizable.
– Yeah. – Yeah. Yeah. – Yeah, very easy. – Awesome! You wanna take a… Let’s take a photo. When it’s all loaded, it’s easier.
Really. – Yes. – It looks better. – And we will put it on your phone. – Yes,
please. – Catherine will be… – Yeah. – …delighted. – Awesome! Let’s take
a picture then. – Yes. Please. – Yes. – Okay, so you want to bring your bag in. – Yes. Well, we’ll take a photo
first, maybe, or… – Okay. – Yeah. – You’re gonna take it to the right here.
To the right. – To the right? Oh, okay. Oh, you want to… Okay, I thought
you wanted it with the… – Oh, we can do two.
– With the tricycle, but… – I do. – And with the tricycle…
– Yes, I do. – …we’ll do the one. – But the light is gonna be better here.
I don’t know how… – Yes. – Oh, I’d love… – Oh, you have to pull it like this.
Okay. Oh, it’s beautiful here. Where do you want?
– You would like this one… One side. As long as it’s not shining… – Yes. – …too much in your eyes,
you know? – It’s okay. – Yes. – Okay. – Did it take? I can’t tell. Do you
know what? This isn’t my phone. This is my wife’s phone.
– Yes, he does the… I know he won’t have
a phone like that. He’s had his old-fashioned little…
– The phone’s just for calling? – No… Yeah, no Wi-Fi, no WhatsApp. I’ve got WhatsApp,
but the funny thing is, he’s always saying to me, “Oh,
have you got so and so on your phone? Just please send them a message
from me.” – He likes some of the things… – Yes. – …these phones can do. – He likes
some of it. Yes. – The smartphones can do. – All right. Yeah. – [Speaks
Afrikaans], my darling. Baie danki. Ah, how
do you like that? Thank you! – Awesome! – And we will take
one by the tricycle. – Yes, I do. – You want one
with the tricycle, maybe? – I do. So this car belongs
to our guest. – Oh, it’s… Okay. – And she sleeps in this flat
here. It’s a self-catering flat. – Oh, so you have three rooms. – [Both] Yes. – So you are almost
fully booked. – [Both] Yes. – Oh, wow! – Yes, yes. – I would not expect
that would be that busy here. – Tonight, we are fully booked…
– Tonight is… – You took the spare room. – I took the last… Okay. – That’s right. – Yes. – So the Lord Himself
blessed you just in case… – Yeah. – … you didn’t know. – Yes, yes.
– because I’m telling you the… – Yeah, it’s true. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
– Because there’s a lady in the flat. She’s a doctor. – Okay. – A young lady. But she’s doing an internship here
at a hospital. We’ve got a small hospital. – Oh, okay. – So she’s here from…
– So she stays for a while. Yes. – She… Yeah, for a year. – Oh, for a year?
Okay. – She… – Yeah, because it’s true. In the comments, I saw it was
a self-catering thing, so… Yeah. Wow! So it’s… – So how did you find us?
– On Google Maps. – What did it say? – It says… Even if I make
“hotel”, it doesn’t show up. But then I just zoomed. And it shows… – Yeah, it’s called Peter’s Place,
but… – Peter’s Place. Yeah, exactly. – And there is a… – So it shows up
like this. – Yes. – It shows as a bed. So, I looked at Tarkastad and I’ve seen,
“Okay, there are a few beds.” And I looked at each place.
And I looked at the comments. So here, I… Because I looked
at the comments and I saw… Well, there was one comment
that is a year old. So it’s quite recent. So I thought, “Okay, the place
is still here. It’s still active.” – Okay. – And… Yeah, and some people were…
No. Oh, self-catering accommodation. So here, it’s written. And I… Yeah,
there was one recent comment. So that’s… – Only one picture? – Yes,
there is only one picture because maybe… You didn’t put the place on Google Maps.
– No. – Not on Google Maps, but he’s… – No. No, no. – He did… – We didn’t.
We didn’t put it on Google Maps. – No, we didn’t. – Somebody else
here in Tarkastad put it on for us. – Okay, so that’s probably why. That’s why, probably,
there is only one picture. Yeah. But it’s useful because otherwise, in all the other apps, there was
nothing in Tarkastad, so… – No, it’s not much. – Yeah, so… Yeah. – I’m gonna put my arm
around the bike here. – Yeah. – It’s okay. No problem. Yeah. – Okay. – Okay. – Oh, nice! Perfect. Yeah. – Yes, yes.
Thank you! – That’s beautiful. – Okay. – Do you cook dinner or something
like that or…? – What…? – Or… – What would you be okay with? Because if we do something,
we’ll do a simple thing for you. – The same as you. If I can eat
the same as what you’ve got. – Well, you wouldn’t want that
because we don’t eat at night. – Ah, you don’t eat at night. Okay.
– Peter has… – No, otherwise… I mean, otherwise, it’s…
I don’t know what time it is. – Peter has changed our habits.
And he’s made us have two meals a day. – Yeah, I only have… – 10 o’clock
and 3 o’clock. – Yeah. I mean, other-… Oh, actually, I have pasta. Otherwise,
if you… I can cook my pasta, actually. I actually have some pasta left
from Cradock. So If I can just use the… I can cook pasta myself. – Yeah,
you can. We’ve got a gas stove and… – If I can just use the pots…
-…a microwave. – …then I can do. – That would be easier then. – All right. – And yesterday, of course,
we had no power. – Oh, okay. – I suppose you know that story.
– Oh, well, I… Surprisingly… I know the story, but surprisingly, since I entered South Africa,
I’ve never had even one load shading. – How is it? – Okay. – I’m good, I’m good.
– Yesterday, it was a Tarkastad story. That’s why… – Oh, it was only here.
It was only here. Okay. – Yes, yes. You know, things got off. This is the lady
that’s sleeping in Bedroom 4… – Okay. – …down the passage from you. – Okay.
– A very happy lady. – Yeah, I see that. – Her name is Claudine. – Claudine.
– Hi! – Hello! – Claudine, this is Yves. Did you ever see this bicycle on Google? No, you don’t watch that.
You just listen to your… – Hey! – Hello! – Do I close it? – I will do it.
– Okay. – That’s no problem. – Thank you! – At your service, madam. – Thank you! – So maybe, if you want… Or you can… I can take those two. – Yes.
– And you can take the small ones. And maybe… Maybe if I can… – You’re
taking this one as well? – Yes. – Okay. All right. – Let’s go. Yes. – And if there’s any other loose stuff, you can just keep it here in the garage
and not let it stay outside.

I finish my ride from Cradock to Tarkastad in the Eastern Cape, in South Africa.
I arrive at yet another roadwork, but this one turns into a very pleasant and funny encounter. Many of the people waiting to continue their journey come to see me. Some know me, and some discover my adventures, completely flabbergasted. A man from the Free State can’t believe what he is seeing, his reaction and his genuine friendliness are absolutely priceless. After a final roadwork, I finally reach Tarkastad, and I am welcomed in a hidden remote guest house by people who actually follow consistently my videos. This afternoon in the Karoo, in the Eastern Cape, turns out to be a pure moment of joy.

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