Today we ride from Mthatha to Umhlanga (North suburb of Durban) through back roads and following the coast. I rode with John and Dave this morning until we caught up with the rest of the group (Peter, Bob, Phebe, Patrick, Otto, Ellen, Murray, Peri and Ian) at Port St. Johns. The town was more rural than I expected. People stood in the streets and gawked at the strange gang of motorcyclist cruising down Main Street. I was at the back of the pack so by the time I cruised by the locals they were out lining the streets. Main Street dead ended, so I had to loop back out of town on a secondary street. The crowd rushed to the next street to keep watching. Being the focus of attention made me so nervous that I
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