165km from Francis Town to Selibi Phikwe – a massive thank you to the Byrons that hosted us like royalty in Francis Town.
At our campsite last night two women wanted to take a photograph of the team. We were awkward and embarrassed by their fascination with what has simply become our day job. We seem to have lost perspective out here. It is so easy to forget that what we are doing is a little extraordinary. We are restricted to the company of the team and the crazy people that we meet en route:
Andy – the bizarre Scot who cycled from home in Scotland to Durban in order to run the Comrades Marathon. He would train a couple of hours running every morning before cycling anywhere between 100 and 200km. Good luck Andy!
Eric – The Swede that cycled from Sweden, via the Middle East en route to Beijing to arrive in time for the Olympics. We met him and managed to distract him in Sudan. It seems he arrives in Cape Town, via Namibia, shortly before we do. Mad.
Random Aussie – Yesterday the team met an Australian who has been cycling since 2004. Seriously mad.
These men are testimony to the fact that no matter how strange your challenge, there is always someone doing something a little more intense, more physically challenging or more bizarre than you are. Nevertheless, this is the adventure of a lifetime. I have to keep reminding myself that I am close to the completion of a cycle across Africa!
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