Yesterday I learnt a new phrase – a rather astonishing one at that. But then, it’s American, so go figure! When something is absolutely brilliant, or really great, they say it’s “the shit”.
As opposed to when something’s awful, they say it’s really shitty.
So there I was, hauling up the Sani Pass in a 4×4, having made three unsuccessful attempts in a rather crochety Landrover the previous day, with two very enthusiastic American tourists and one polite Italian student, all travelling around SA on separate adventures. The pass was as winding and steep as I expected, but sadly we weren’t able to see the massive drop-off because the mist was so thick that in parts we had almost total white-out.
We took 50 bone-rattling minutes to drive the 8km from the SA border post to the top, and as we created the escarpment, we literally popped out from the wall of mist into clear blue sky and bright sunlight. It was spectacular.
Wow! It's beautiful. I've only ever been there in summer. Keep warm, please, breathe very deeply and take some time to read a good book or two when you're not running or eating copious amounts of pasta, rice and potatoes. My heart is with you.
It looks absolutely amazing I must get there some day, but what I don’t understand is just why were you driving up the pass! I don’t think I could be in a car on a road like that I would just have to run…
Hope you guys get some great runs in look forward to reading all about them.
I'm running the Sani Stagger in November. At least it will(should) be warmer then.
Go Linda Go! and God speed and great writing! Donna