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Mazeppa Hotel from the block Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Wavecrest Often ride there for Coffee, then back to seagulls for a beer, before the trek over the Kei

My point of view Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Don't know how the riders survived on so little food Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

That pass"4km of heaven and hell" From our chief Aldersons medic Allan Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Taking the Tiger line at the Toise bridge Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Ja Fanie?

Pity, that's never lekker breaking a collarbone. Look forward to welcoming you next year. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Thanks for the race report Fanie. How amazing were the Traffic cops, much to our amusement. They were happy to escort the riders into Komga. And Chris is a legend, with his support of cycling in the area. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Thanks Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

First year Kranzie. Not too bad for a first year. 40 2man teams. The race organiser and trail master Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

And more. Any one that has pics please load them. I'd like this thread to document the event Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

More pics Between the Toise Bridges Under, around and over the bridge The leaders at the bridge Georgie taking a pic of me taking a pic You can't take a Freedom Challenge rider anywhere without him finding the tiger line Bridgestone Bolo Farmers WP2 day 2 Twizza and Komga Farmers WP3 day 2 'n Boer maak 'n plan, and he was a farmer too, how to deal with a big tyre slash The Cathcart farmers at Komga Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Wow, what an experience. My first time being involved in an event of this nature. I must have driven over 2000km over the last 2 weeks marking, visiting landowners, organising water points. And the riders, awesome bunch. I even had the leaders marking the route for me because of a hiccup in land access, when they caught up to me. Daughter and friend helping mark the route Thurs night Thomas River Race Village Deanbean getting his rights mixed up with his lefts See what I mean!! Water point 3 Day 1 Thomas River farmers Riders arriving at WP3 MC Liam having a kip before the party started The last hill was a slog, we were only talking, I promise Aerial view of the race village at Thomas River Photo Credit ZU-ELC Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

If anyone is at any of the overnight stops on the day, Queenstown, at the Rec on Friday, Thomas River on Saturday, Komga Show Grounds on Sunday, or Kei Country Club on Monday, come and have a beer with us. Afterparty at The Deck at Morgans Bay Hotel on Monday

So who is riding this weekend, the final route maps If you are in the area on Monday and want to ride the last day, enter online at https://greatkeitrek.myactive.co.za/capturedetails/registration.aspx , or you can enter Monday morning at the Komga showgrounds The route has been affected by the extremely wet autumn we've had, so excuse the length of the gravel roads on day 2. I got chased back to my bakkie last Sunday by pig-hunters and their dogs, and an Ngulube on my recce, but the route was too wet anyway. My bike after the recce

What's with the sanctimony, Mr Waugh? https://es.pn/2uzDmap via ESPNCricinfo app

Take a read herehttp://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/5ab4fc97d42ca/Pages%20from%20TheCompleteFlyFisherman_2018_02_01.pdf Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

That wasn't on fly, but still. But those aren't my pics. My biggest kingie on live bait was about 7kg

Oman GT I agree, me too

He's from Dubai, and has shown me some pics of Red Sea GTs. Those things are monsters. They had to hold a mutual friend on the boat, because the GT was pulling him off, and he's not a little oke. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

The fish, and lots of GTs Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Buddy has just spent a week at Astove. His pics make me verry jealous Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Bass are loads of fun on a 6/7 wt setup. I either use a streamer or a hair popper that I tie myself, on a floating line. I have stepped on one of these buggers, it bit me on the top of my foot, but luckily couldn't get through 3 layers of leather. I shat myself