A lazy day today but not short on scenery.
A gentle start in the van was order of the day today as we eased up ready for the big event tomorrow. After a short drive we stopped for a coffee and a couple of riders got out to do a 20km section through the countryside whilst the rest stayed on the bus and chose to meet them down the road and cycle along the scenic coast road to Gordons Bay for about 20km or so.
The scenery was fantastic as we cycled along the False Bay Area with Dolphins, Baboons and numerous sea birds all over the place plus a view across the bay to Cape Town and Table Mountain shrouded in mist.
We arrived in Gordons Bay and once we’d dumped the bikes I had a lovely fish lunch overlooking the harbour and then we drove for about 40 minutes or so into Cape Town to the Football Stadium to collect out riding packing have quick look around the bike stalls before heading to the hotel.
Cape Town is a bit of a shock after the countryside. The Townships seem to go on for mile after and look horrible with shanty style buildings everywhere. The centre of town is much cleaner and our hotel is ok and positioned about 500m from the start of tomorrows ride.
We had a bit of a cock up upon arrival though as the driver, who is new to us as Steve and Liam have had to leave us to pick up another tour, drove off with all our bags in the trailer. It took a while to get them back so that scuppered any walkabout we had planned before the England V Scotland rugby started.
Martin and I have just spent about an hour getting the bikes ready for tomorrow and now he’s getting all excited about the West Ham football match on the TV.
I’m off to shower and then we'll hit the bar for the rugby, hopefully.
So the touring bit is over as such and I would highly recommend it to anyone. Now we just have the small matter of tomorrow sportive with 38000 other cyclists and an extreme wind warning to deal with.
Lets hope all goes well.
Dinner is in the Hotel tonight.
Today’s Stats. 14 miles and minimal climbing.
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