Ermelo to Volksrust/Newcastle-
Today was also a long walking day as we once again covered a little over 100km. Like in Middleburg the Ermelo police escorted us out of town, and we were excited to be heading on to KwaZulu Natal. The weather for the day turned quite cold and bits of rain and construction work on the roads made much of the day slow going and frustrating. Finally around 16:30 we arrived into Volksrust, pilled into the vehicles and made our way to Newcastle where we would be hosted by the Rotary and Rotaract Club of Newcastle. The night was spent at the Rotaract meeting and we were able to share some of our stories on the road as well as plan for the next couple of days in the area. Newcastle area has a very high prevalence of HIV/AIDS and it was heartbreaking to her one of the Rotaractors describe a community in the area that has close to 200 deaths a week due to HIV/AIDS. These realities cannot be ignored.
Today was also a long walking day as we once again covered a little over 100km. Like in Middleburg the Ermelo police escorted us out of town, and we were excited to be heading on to KwaZulu Natal. The weather for the day turned quite cold and bits of rain and construction work on the roads made much of the day slow going and frustrating. Finally around 16:30 we arrived into Volksrust, pilled into the vehicles and made our way to Newcastle where we would be hosted by the Rotary and Rotaract Club of Newcastle. The night was spent at the Rotaract meeting and we were able to share some of our stories on the road as well as plan for the next couple of days in the area. Newcastle area has a very high prevalence of HIV/AIDS and it was heartbreaking to her one of the Rotaractors describe a community in the area that has close to 200 deaths a week due to HIV/AIDS. These realities cannot be ignored.
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