Last night Minter slept at my folks place as we had an early start. The guest bedroom has two single beds which are pushed together however due to my fear of attempted spooning, I had pulled the, 20cm apart. Minter looked devastated!
The atmosphere at the start was great with everyone very excited to get the race underway. The first day, despite being a long 116km, does not count towards overall placings as there is a river crossing where we all board dragon boats and paddle across......bizarre but good fun.
The weather was crisp and clear with the blue african skies contrasting against the backdrop of the farmlands, some of which were game farms where we saw buck running along which gets Minter very excited (must be a Dutchie thing???). More importantly, the food stops were great and we got to pig out.
The tracks were generally smooth and the decision to bring the hard tails seems to have been a good one so far.
The only downer was a tunnel we went through which was ankle deep sticky mud which clogged up the bikes and shoes and sent Minter into a fury......which is always amusing to see. :-)
We have been chilling out this afternoon in the race village after a well earned shower, but in all honesty I am a tad worried about the next 8 days as I am already feeling hammered!
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