A long drive, with lots of luck

On Monday I specially drove to Worcester to have the trailer serviced - GOOD to GO i was told in the late afternoon
I departed Thursday after collecting my repacked chute and saying goodbye to the family, just as well as there was an accident in the Hex River Valley the next morning and traffic was stopped for four hours
After the overnight stop at the Beaufort West, i was in two minds whether to stop for fuel in Colesberg or 70k's later. I changed my mind as i left Colesberg and dropped in at the last stop (where i have never stopped before) only to find that the hub of the right wheel on the trailer had broken. And the petrol attendant had an arrangement with a local mehanic Gawie Brits, a wonderful guy, who had a replacement hub (must be the only one between here and Cape Town, or perhaps even the South Pole. Phew. Thanks to Gawie and his family i only lost 3hours on the journey (when i saw the damage i thought - there may go the GTR) IF i had broken elsewhere i probably would still be stuck there. THANK YOU MR BRITS
The west wind was blowing strongly and in the distance i could see the trough line. It was only at nightfall that i was under the clouds.
Tomorrow is a practice day and then we are on.
EY