It's Sunday afternoon braai time.

Wish I could skate half as good as this kid, Alfonso, when I was his age. And wish I had that skate bowl then!! (Even if only a quarter the size) 😅😎🛹💥🔥🧡 So stoked for the kids!!! Wanna see it for yourself? Join us, next week Saturday, 20 July, when we're officially opening our newly constructed skate bowl! The day will feature live graffiti artwork, professional skaters ripping it up, and boerewors rolls for sale. So load up your #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork ⚡️wallet, pack your wheels, remember to bring a helmet, and pull in!! And if you haven't got Bitcoin, no stress, we'll exchange your fiat for sats, and assist with your first freedom money transaction! Enabled by a Blocks and CashApp #Bitcoin Discovery Grant. @jack 🧡🙏

I'm positive about the future of South Africa. Not that I have any faith in any politician, not at all. But it's a big deal for a liberation party like the ANC to avoid steering hard left when losing their majority vote. Which is what just happened in the recent election. The conditions were (and still are) ripe for radical far-left communist policies to take hold, and yet, that's not what we're seeing. Instead, we're witnessing a "return to the center" with a coalition between the ANC and their sworn enemies, the DA ... which is pretty miraculous, if you think about it. Many people say the miracle came in 1994 when the country did not descend into all out civil war with the first democratic election. But perhaps 2024 is the real miracle. The transition from an authoritarian apartheid regime to democracy started in 1994. And only now, 30 years later, the final stage is in play. Things could easily have taken a turn for the worse. Rampant poverty, state failure, massive inequality, desperate living conditions for millions. This is the stuff that advocates for communism and total state control breathe and live off. And the already leftist ANC had the option to go that further down that route with a different coalition. And yet, they did not. While the west is in obvious decline, and the East is gravitating toward authoritarian regimes, I feel quite comfortable sitting where I am, knowing that, at least for now, more common sense seems to have prevailed here than in most other places. This not a vote of confidence, it is too early for that. But it is a tentative feeling of positivity. I've always known that there's massive potential here. If politicians allowed it. By applying more common sense, sticking to their job and mostly just getting out of the way, there's no reason that that potential can not be realized. Yes, I'm quite positive about the future of South Africa.

4,865 km later, we're back home in Mossel Bay, South Africa. We left Praia do Tofo, Mozambique, on Thursday, and arrived home today, 4 days later, driving 8 to 10 hours every day to get here. Travelling that far by motor vehicle is something else. Sure, it's slow. You could cover twice that distance with an overnight flight. While doing it by car took 3 weeks, all in all. But there's something else about it. You see things you'd otherwise never see, from a perspective you'd otherwise never have. Especially if you're doing it with a 4x4.

👉🏾 Money Badger 💥 I don't know how no one else claimed this name.. because this is the coolest name ever for a #Bitcoin company!! @MoneyBadger 😎🤘🏽🤩 You wanna know what else is super cool? 1. The founders of the company pulled in to help paint their own logo. 2. Thanks to Money Badger, you can spend sats at approx 1,600 PicknPay supermarket locations around South Africa. Insanely cool! 💥🤯🧡🇿🇦🌍🔥 And the painting is super cool too! Thanks to @LuthandoSABTC🇿🇦 and the crew, @npub1y77f...dd2m, Mbasa, and Sandiso for another beautiful township painting!

By far one of the most epic experiences I've ever shared with my 7-year old son. Swimming with a whale shark. This one was about 10m. They grow up to 18m. The largest living species of fish. Praia do Tofo, Mozambique 🇲🇿

Life is better in boardshorts in Mozambique 🇲🇿

Inhambane city sightseeig self-guided walking tour with the family. Mozambique 🇲🇿

You don't always need a 4x4 to get there😂😅

Fresh fish for dinner in Moz🇲🇿

Good morning!

Next stop: Tofinho 🇲🇿🏄🏾‍♂️

Baby Want Suck? Not sure what they were trying to say, but whatever it was, an ice cold soda at the end of a long sandy road is a super welcome relief😂😅🥤🍼🍻

Good morning from Mozambique 🇲🇿

We've arrived in Mozambique. 2,250km later..

I'm super proud of this dude! @npub1g3aq...0l3q just finished reading 'The Bitcoin Standard' by @Saifedean Ammous Bongani is a 15-year-old learner in Gr. 10 at Indwe Secondary School in Mossel Bay. He's been with The Surfe Kids for several years, but when we opened Ekasi Center in 2022, he gravitated towards learning more about #Bitcoin    Everyday, after school, Monday to Friday, he works as a teacher's assistant with our full-time teacher, @npub1lsgu...mmvv, at Ekasi Center, helping her run daily Bitcoin Diploma classes, as part of the My First Bitcoin network. Bongani started working his way through 'The Bitcoin Standard' in Oct 2023 and finished it this week, with the help of a volunteer tutor, @jasonb. In Bongani's own words, "this was the longest book he's ever read", and he had to learn a lot of new vocabulary, which impressed his tutor. The feedback from Jason was very positive. Jason and Bongani had weekly calls, where they would discuss the book, chapter by chapter, often breaking chapters up into sub sections. Super appreciative of the effort by @jasonb This is an incredibly valuable contribution for which we're beyond grateful. Jason and Bongani will continue their work together and I've been told that the next book in line is 'Why Buy Bitcoin' by Andy Edstrom. I am optimistic about the future because of kids like Bongani. 🙏🏿🙌🏽🔥🌍✊🏽

First day of a three-day drive to neighboring Mozambique! 750km done. 1500km to go.

Pull in!!!

We're building something really cool at The Surfer Kids Diaz Beach HQ!!! It's blue, it curves and if you can't surf, it'll let you pretend you can. You wanna guess what it is😅😂

Proof of Work.