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Update on the injured rider: We had to call an Air Ambulance to evacuate a rider with a possible spinal injury. He fell in a really awkward spot and we did not want to risk further injury by stretchering him out. The gentleman spent the night in hospital, but has been discharged this morning. Bruised, sore and with a few stitches, but luckily no serious injury. His son will pick up his bike from me later today.

Thanks for all the comments. We take them all seriously, positive and negative ones.

Less than 1 km on the long route. Depending on skills level.

actual elevation is 1450 for long route and 850 for medium

I love Ladismith's Cultured Butter (on special at PNP for R29.99 at the moment). Quality differs a bit throughout the year, but like most Southern and Eastern Cape dairies it is from mostly sillage and grass fed cows.

Grass fed beef fat I get from Ryan Boon meats in Paarl, but Franky fenner in Cape Town is also a good source. The secret to good kaiings is to slowly boil the fat in water to cook it. As the water boils away it will start to fry. You'll hear it pop when the magic happens. This is when you have to be careful when you open the lid to stir things around - the fat pops and splatters all over. Stir often from this point on. Drain through some cheesecloth when done.

I buy suet and leaf fat from grass fed animals (that's seripously the only part of a grass fed or pasture reared anything that I can afford!). I then render my own tallow/lard. The scratchings ("kaiings" in Afrikaans} that remain is the most amazing snack. With salt and your own level of carbs in dates/raisins/cashews added it can fuel any endurance event. I've used it to achieve my own pb's (which unfortunately is nothing to write home about) in both the Transbaviaans and the DC last year.

Well done Mads. this one is still on my lto do list!

He must have been quite slow in the first place to be run over by a combine. At least now with his blade runner blades he'll be quicker on the draw.

Good study - I'll make sure all the animals I eat are fed only plants.

Why do you want to upload IDT sessions to Strava?

Nice pics. Those cucumbers are the best - can't imagine that I will have to eat bland shop bought cukes is winter again. If you have a glut of those it can be made into a delicious white gazpacho.

Just remember that peppers / chillies are extremely promiscuous... they interbreed freely and if you had any other varieties around they will not be true to type. Peppadew is a trademark - nurseries sometimes have stock and sell them as pimento or peppadew-like peppers.

http://www.thepinkgeranium.co.za/ has some large asparagus plants available. I grew mine from seed, but it takes 3 years before you can safely harvest any. Seems like your marrows got powdery mildew and were also stung by pumpkin fly. They are very prone to it.

http://mrace.co.za/ergofit/