High and going Higher

I just rode 178.4 kilometers!  Check it out on #strava :http://app.strava.com/activities/42953344  about three hours sleep I was surprisingly fresh -Malcolm -A true legend arose  before me and made me some french toast and a cup of tea -what a top man!  Leslie also got up to see me off  - Thankyou so much for having me Leslie and Malcolm !!! I am so lucky to have met you!
I was heading out of Bulawayo when I cycled past this msn sitting under a tree -he looked like he had lost a leg or two  - I just felt like giving him some money to buy some food so I turned back and introduced myself to him  - he was repairing shoes that had been thrown away -stitching them bsck together under a tree on the ground he was such a humble honest and loving person ! With 4 kids  it really moved me to meet such a man whi some would say he had so little but on the contrary     he had so much- he had God and integrity - it is men like this man who give you perspective and make you think of whats important - your next car or holiday or coffee or forgetting those things to give someone who could use it that money -after all what if that were you isnt that the 10 commandments summed up into 1!! I havent written much about the poverty that I have seen so far in Africa  it is probably quite a complex issue and also a simple one too - I think Michael Jackson summed it up  "If you want to make a change , it starts with the man in the mirror!"
I decided to chuck on some house music and get going  to make a dent in the 180 before lunch   the road was flat and I was pumped my thoughts were elevated and I was off ! People are very friendly here - waving and saying hi all the day .On the side of the road were these little gangs of boys I stopped to say hello and half of them ran off into the bushes, on the table were there slingshots I think they also look after the cattle - some were only about 5 years old couldn't help but wonder about what it would be like growing up fo them.Another group signalled me fo some food I had 3 apples so gave them a feed.Made it to Lupane in 6 hours 5 minutes averaging just over 28kmph smoked it -asked a lady at the servo about  where to stay and found a place for $10 US per night I was in my room when I heard these people singing across the road   I had to go check it out  - no instruments only a tin roof and some seats - so beautiful - I recorded them to listen to when I ride - Awesome Sadsa for dinner again ( stew with ground up maize) shouted these guys a feed only 2 bucks then Reverent Africa came and introduced himself to me and gave ne his address at Vic falls while the other guy disappeared into the dark with apparently a prostitute  which I think there were a few around  - No thanks!