I have a dream. I dream to take a motorcycle trip around rural South Africa, visiting all 9 provinces. The idea is to rarely go more than 400km on any given day. We will avoid all ‘N’ routes, popping into small, out of the way towns and finding out from the locals what makes them tick. I want to experience local food, and round it off with some good coffee and conversation. The emphasis will always be on stopping, rather than riding. I want to experience life away from the convenient. Gauteng , where I live, has become a fast-paced place of instant meals, instant cash, where ‘instant’ cannot happen fast enough. I want to experience life as it should be. There is just no way we can begin to plan this trip, save for a very vague outline of the intended route, and even that is not cast in stone. We intend to take pictures of people and places we come across, and listen intently to their story.