Long day but an awesome day - in the hotel car park 6.30am and didn't get off our bikes til the next hotel car park around 6.30 that night - if not actually a little later.
Two options "today" - 130k or 213k.
My brother in law Iain and I were doing this ride in NZ last year so we missed the 213k day last year. Was fairly brutal last year by all accounts including head winds and rain so thick it impaired vision. Only two of the group did it last year..
Happy to report nothing like that this year. After some cross winds during 130-140k we had the wind mostly behind us for the rest of the way and all highway road ...bliss for those of us on our cyclo's
Big Matty Talbot turned up today - ( my roomie in previous years) he's been ridiculously busy with work so went the shorter 3 day version of the ride this year Not one ride in training but still smacked out 130k day 4 (day 1 for him) and 116k day 5. Impressive. Losing none of his individuality is our Matty T and the ride and charity is always the better for his presence. The big boy has started up Sidecar Sausages in Singapore where he lives which are gluten free and nitrate free etc. As my sister observed the only thing about them not free are the actual snaggers themselves. They are taking off..get on them..
Quite a big recovery session in the pool of Spring rolls and a few Tiger beers after the ride
One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee before I go
To the valley below
Your daddy he's an outlaw
And a wanderer by trade
He'll teach you how to pick and choose
And how to throw the blade
B Dylan.
I caught sight of one of the girl in the groups Sarah's pictures of the day and couldn't believe how great they were so deleted mine and asked her to send me her whole days output..outstanding..seriously , how cool are these...I had to include them all - she's missed her calling..
Here's one of Henry and I getting our bill from the tuk tuk driver..
Back with day 5 shortly...
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