South Africa at Last!
To mark our departure from Ai Ais and our arrival into South Africa we decided to have a 22km time trial….all on dirt. Sounds fairly straight forward with the first few kms uphill and then pretty much flat and downhill until the finish line. However, no one had counted on the ripping tail wind that came through today and believe me the talk at the finish line was not how strong the riders felt but how fast they all went. Nels H asked 'Pinch if I am dreaming but that was awesome!’ After the excitement, the riders then headed off for a quick bite to eat with Elaine and Thor at the lunch truck made their way to the border crossing and into South Africa (country number 10!!). Our destination tonight is Fiddlers Creek, a camp on the Orange River. You can swim, play volleyball, the showers are fantastic, the staff super friendly, the bar has a fun atmosphere and the South Africans amongst the group were happy to be on home soil. So, with the rolling hills back in our own back yard and with less than a week to go…..start times are later, distances somewhat shorter, riders are smiling and the tour is now definitely in the home stretch!!!
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Posted May 07, 2007 by Field Writer
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