Tuesday

Tuesday was the hardest day by far. I now know what the term 'technical' in Enduro speak means. Distance wise it was short, only 78km (compared to 300+ on the other days) but it was all up and down deep ravines and through tricky forests. By far this has been the best day's biking I have ever had..and probably will be the best I will ever have. (I can hear Julie saying "rest assured it is!").

Green team had a good day overall with the exception of Stephen who had to stop after the first two hours with heat exhaustion that was very close to being a heat stroke. The pressure was kept on us by our guide Dave to get to the top of the last ravine by 4:00 latest so the pace was quick and the breaks short, even the puncture repair was done in minutes.

The route kept us very remote and through villages where the only utility service was a single tap to serve the who village with water that still requires filtration before save to consume.

The last ravine was a monster, I was having a sense of humour failure and gasping for water. During Tuesday I drank 4 liters of water...and it all came out as sweat not the other!(photos to follow when I can get faster Internet connection)

We arrived at Kob Hotel by 5:30 and just before a torrential storm and darkness. Unfortunately all the other teams were still in the ravine where the path up became a river. I thought I was having a sense of humour failure but this was nothing compared to the others who were out in the lightening storm for the best part of 2 hours. Meanwhile we were sitting comfortable and being smug in the bar!

Today (Wednesday) is day off and we will be visiting a school that is benefiting from your donations, so look out for the next update.