The Police escort! While sitting at Harrys Tree, the fallen down Baobab about 10km from town, i look up and there is a traffic police car, with its blue lights flashing puling up to my bike. Oh no, what now! A very friendly police women rolls down her window and Says You must be Tim!, we have been expecting you! Now i have had many very friendly encounters with the police over the last two months but none of them have known me by name, so a thousand thoughts are going through my head. Im here to escort you into town, the rest of the group is only a few kilometers away!! The rest of the group!? i ask her very confused!! The cycling club, they all waiting for you! Come, i will drive in front of you till we get to town!. Little to my knowledge Deon Trollip, the family that is putting me up for the weekend had organized the local cycling club to come out and join me. A few minutes later i spot 3 cyclists approaching, they turned round and pulled up with me. Welcome to Mesina Tim, the rest are only a few kilometers away Well 1km outside of Mesina a see a load of kids on bikes about 4 vehicles and another police car!!! What a welcom, and i am a total stranger to all of them. A very big thank you to the Trollip family( Friends with Mike Mills), for for organizing the best welcom into town i have ever had and for opening up there home to me!!!!!
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 08:15:45 +0000