Bicycle Tour, Day 3 - Man Alone
One of two steep passes
It was decided that I would take a rest day to allow my injuries to heal and leave Jaco to do day three, “Man alone”. Jaco got a short head start on the support vehicle. It wasn’t long into the trip and the day started with a climb imagined in some freakish Hollywood adventure movie, approx 500m in the first 13km.
Just being in the vehicle made me feel tired. We headed down thinking a valley would sort things out. Sadly to no avail, just another serious climb. Gradually things eased off. After the two initial downhills the rest was all gradual uphill until Damsedrif.
Whilest Jaco was grinding away at the steep climbs, I got to take in the beauty of the Baviaanskloof. It’s beautiful and the wildlife is spectacular. If one is to follow our route, a 4×4 would be required. I will certainly return to this region again. You can’t go wrong with friendly folks and true beauty all around.
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Ascent Today
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Traveled Today
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Ascent: 1357m
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Time Traveled: 5hrs28min
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Overall Trail
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| Distance Traveled: 77.7km |
