FCRASA day 6
We left Vuvu at 06:00. Johan R and myself were taking the alternative route via Mcabalala while the rest went over Lehanas Pass. I went for the Lternative because I felt Lehana's would be too streneous on my back. We found the entrance to our valley 2.4 km down the road snd started our journey up the side of the mountain. I found that this was not as easy as when I went up here in 2016, but after about 2 hours, we reached the plato. We cycled along the plato and went past the abandoned Philipspost Police Station. This was followed by some of the best riding to date! The gravel road was very smooth, the wind was on our backs abd the sun in our faces. We were racing along at about 40 kph for the next couple of kilometers. The road surface and elevation changed quite considerably once we joined the local road which took us through to the Mount Maclear/Rhodes road.
We stopped here for a break and then tackled the 12 km to the top of Naudespass. Johan suggested we take turns at the front off we went. The wind was right into our faces most of the time with one or two quiet spots behind some cliffs. I had my doubts about maintaining a good momentum but dug deep and we covered the 12 km in 2 hours. When went over the top, there was a marked drop in temprature. It also was nit diwnhill all the way! We encountered a number of serious climbs. Along the way we were passed by a number of vehicles going up the pass who obviously was on a 4x4 journey. One did pass us again going diwnhill. Halfway down we found them stopped next to the road, admireing the scenery. We stopped for a chat and posed for a photo. We continued down encountering a number if short vicious climbs and arrived at Alpine Swift at 14:05. The other guys arrived about an hour and a half later.
Dankie !
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