Cross Cape Cycle Route by Unicycle

[unishaun]

I'm done! That's it, I'm making Swellendam my end point. It may still be a bit of distance to the end of the official Cross Cape Cycle Route, but I'm more than happy with what I have achieved. 450 km in 10 days of riding on my unicycle! I set out on the trip to have a bit of fun, meet new people, push myself and see a bit more of this amazing country, and I have done just that. The main reason for me calling it here is due to the fact that my butt can't take it any more It is at the point that I can't ride more than 2km before I have to get off the uni and walk to give my butt a break.

 

I will still do a report for the last two days and at some point a full review too.

 

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[shaper]

Am sure it was a great experience and many memories to be enjoyed !!

[i24]

Thanks for writing up your experiences. It is good to enjoy them from behind the keyboard .

 

You posts give some insight into what Ed Pratt has taken on, uni-cycling around the world! The guy has already gone > 3/4 of the way round. He must be an extraordinary athlete, but he has become quite a skilled film producer too. Check out https://www.youtube.com/user/worldunicycletour

[lechatnoir]

Big flipping kudos man!! well done. 

 

but seriously, the first thing that went through my head was "just because you can, doesn't mean you should"  

[Sepia]

Big flipping kudos man!! well done. 

 

but seriously, the first thing that went through my head was "just because you can, doesn't mean you should"  

Only age teaches this.  The impatience of youth does sometimes boggle the brain.

 

Well done on your efforts!

[unishaun]

Cheers all.

 

Ed Pratt is a machine, what I find super impressive with him is how young he is.

 

Now time for beer

 

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[unishaun]

So I have been meaning to put up the last few days and here they are. I know it's like you have read the ending of a book and are now paging back.

 

Day 10, got off to a slow start out of Riverdale. The road pretty much ran just north of the N2. The beginning I was met by nasty winds before climbing into the pine forests. A lot of the area is diary country, so plenty of farms and livestock. Rode for about 50km and it was starting to get late, so I thought it a good time to find a spot to camp. Found a good spot just out of sight, behind some trees and called it home for the night. The day was warm, as was the evening, so much so, I did not even use a sleeping bag.

 

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[unishaun]

Day 11 was my ride from my camp site in the middle of nowhere, into Swellendam. The distance was about 45km, but mostly on tar once I got near Suurbraak. I stopped for lunch in this quaint little town. The rest of the ride to Swellendam was via the N2, so no highlights to speak of there. At least there was a coffee shop that sells Origin coffee, so that lifted my mood.

 

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