In the morning we finished up on breakfast, retrieved the washing from the line and packed up the Bullet. It was dead again, very dead. While looking at the caked dirt that’s accumulated on the top of the battery something occurred to me, just then: when was the last time we checked the battery water? After cleaning off the dirt, using a R2 coin, I started to unscrew the wells one by one. Sure enough, four of the 6 wells where bone dry.
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Well I’ll be. This is basic stuff man, very basic. I cannot believe we ALL missed it. Too late now, this battery is probably toast by now. I grab some distilled water and will the cells up again just for in case, you never know your luck in the big city. After another jump start we’re back in business. We say our thanks and goodbye, load up the food and baked pie we need to take along for Annelie’s cousin and head out to Kimberley. It’s a short drive so we reach Kimberley, about an hour and a bit. The directions to her cousin’s house is as straightforward and we meet up with them there. I’m introduced to Anneke and her boyfriend Brendon, proud parents of a very tiny and ridiculously cute baby girl, Danika. Oohs and aahs abound (mostly from Annelie).
While Annelie and Anneke catch up, Brendon and I chat about this and that. There is an inn quite close by so after another running start we finally manage to push all 3 tons worth of 4x4 down the road fast enough to get it going (this is getting old. Fast). Check in at the Bella Vista Inn (I leave the car running) and get back to the cousins place. The rest of the day we generally spent outside in the sun, occasionally if I was inside I’d be chased outside for “the feeding” of Danika.
In the evening we head out to grab some take-aways (Steers Burgers... delicious!) and call it a night.
Tomorrow I’m going to get this car battery sorted out!
Highlights: uh... BACON!
[G & A], out
right about now, the phunk soul brotha
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