I was still feeling rough this morning but forced some breakfast down in an attempt to get some calories in me for the day, then headed out on the road. For about the first 20km Roger, a new rider from…
The three horsemen (stage 72)
For over two and a half months I had no stomach problems at all, but in the last two and a half weeks I’ve had nothing but problems which started all over again at 0230 this morning! By the time it…
From farms to desert (stage 71)
In the end we were up too early this morning – breakfast was at 0500, but it was still really dark at that point so we had to hang around until it was light enough to leave which given that…
Climbing till the end (stage 68)
Out of town, no police check, tail wind, downhill, castle in the wrong place, big climb to lunch, roadside butchery, fall at railway lines, old airport, wrong distance, boy being brakes on the cart, long climb, Grant at coke stop,…
Off to the beach (stage 65)
We were back to 0500 breakfast this morning which meant it was still completely dark as we were getting up and getting organised – not my favourite way to start any day! For the first 20km the road wasn’t too…
Follow the river (stage 64)
So I managed to get a decent night’s sleep without needing to climb the stairway to heaven (well the toilet actually) which made this morning considerably better than yesterday morning. While and I was feeling somewhat better I wasn’t really…
Telegraph Road (stage 61)
A long time ago came a man on a track Walking thirty miles with a sack on his back And he put down his load where he thought it was the best He made a home in the wilderness He…
Movin’ on up (stage 59)
It was another chilly night – 4ºC in my tent when I woke up just after 0600 this morning – and check that out – woke up just after 0600, such a civilised hour for waking up 🙂 As I…
Acclimatisation day (stage 57)
Getting somewhere shady for my tent last night proved to be unnecessary – the clouds rolled in before the sun set and once the sun was gone it got really pretty cold. The forecast was also for rain overnight, so…
Spoke too soon (stage 55)
I was chatting with Adam yesterday afternoon and saying that I’d managed to escape the upset stomachs which had caused a number of other people issues. Unfortunately that was my undoing, and a night of constant trips to the loo…