Day 21: Anysberg – Montagu Johnny, Estelle and I had breakfast together, Estelle seemed a lot more chirpy after a good night of sleep. Just for a change we set off in the dark and it was chilly. The day promised easy nav and a fairly easy 70km ride to Montagu including the long descent down […]

Day 19: PA – Gamkaskloof Another pre-dawn exit into the cold and dark. I managed to get away a little before the other riders that had stayed the night in Prince Albert. We’d all had a great night around the warmth of the log fire, great dinner and warm welcome from Ria, Lindsey and Johann. In […]

Day 14: Kleinpoort – Hadley I woke with sore legs, no surprise there then after the previous couple of days. I took my latest start of the trip, waiting until 7am for the road side cafe to open for breakfast. Then took a gently ride to Bucklands for second breakfast. ” Ohh we were not told people are […]

Day 13: Gegun – Kleinpoort Around 1130pm I was startled awake by noises in the house, then I heard the tick, tick, tick of a bike freewheel and the rustle of a waterproof jacket. “I should really go say hello”. I rolled over and went back to sleep. Martin Dreyer is course record holder for […]

Day 10: Romansfontein to Hofmeyr I woke with a throbbing headache and feeling like crap despite a good night of sleep. The food the evening before had been too nice and I’d over indulged on the carbs, finishing off with chocolate cake and custard. I’d been walking a tightrope all week with the carbs, just […]

Day 7: Rhodes to Slaapkranz “Seems that Shane is not sure there is enough beer at the stations. Being the first one is a good strategy.” ~Sjirk Another day another pre dawn exit, another day chasing the sun. The next few days would be mainly on district dirt roads with the occasional hike over a […]

Day 5 : Malegonlonyane – Vuvu On the road again at 5am, the 8 hours of sleep had done wonders. Zooming down the concrete road was an absolute pleasure. Well, until I almost crashed avoiding some cows. Things went well all morning. I hit the turn off at 10km at daylight as planned and took […]

Day 4 : Masaka – Malegolonyane ————————————————- “Whilst you are on the spur look westwards towards the mountains. Below you you will see a floodplain. In the distance, on the far side of the flood plain (if your eyesight is good) you will see a tar road that is fairly busy. You are wanting to […]

Day 2+3: Allendale-Ntsikeni-Masakala —————————————————————– At 4am we were gently woken by Xavier Rudd singing from my phone: This song would wake me daily and remind me that my mission was to chase the sun. Each morning longing for it to show so I could warm up and in the afternoons racing to get to a […]