I set my alarm for 06:00, but it went off
at 05:00! That turned out pretty well as I found the FNB VIP toilets and was
able to brush my teeth and put my contact lenses in relative comfort compared
to the confined space of the porta toilets, which was provided for tenet crowd.
Breakfast was served from 06:30 and once again was excellent! Muesli, Weetbix,
bacon, scrambled eggs, boerewors,, toast, juice, coffee – eat your heart out! I
settled for muesli with yoghurt, some fruit juice and coffee.
Our result from day one got us promoted
from group F to group D, so we started at 07:30. The first 3 kilometers was
uphill again, but we only gained 100 meters, which was not that bad. There
after the route was very much a case of regular of ups and downs. We encountered
some magnificent singles tracks and the ground condition was quite reasonable
considering all the rain we had the day before. We also got an opportunity to
negotiate the wonderful Paul Cluver Amphitheater, which will only be opened to
the public during December. This consisted of some wonderful single tracks,
bridges and various similar challenges over a distance of 6 kilometers.
This led us to some forest tracks, which
was very muddy and also quite tricky. The mud got into the drive train again
and this led to chainsuck, which sucks! We were fortunate again in that the terrain
was such that I could get away with negotiating most hills in the big chain ring.
We maintained a good pace and completed the 68 km in 4:54, finishing 151 out of
537 teams and moving up to 159th overall.
The campsite was in a much better
condition, although there were still quite a few soggy patches. Supper consisted
of roast lamb, mussels, roast vegetable, savory rice and salad. This was
rounded off with chocolate mouse and flavoured milk!
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