I Folded Like a Penknife.

I woke to my alarm at 7.30. Down for breakfast. I was forgotten so the usual 2 minutes wait was a good 15mins. I needed more relaxing anyway.

A good 90 mins putting my bike together. Down to the supermarket for some travel supplies. I forgot to get a camping gas bottle 🤦

4 minutes out from the hotel I was on gravel. I had got Komoot to design a gravel route. Probably 80%of today’s 90+kms was on gravel of various grades.

I have to admit today was a real tough day. I’m fat, I’m old, and I’m unfit. There was many a time I just stopped and started to walk pushing the bike. Even one time on a flat track with the wind behind 😲, the stones were big and just in the way of rhythmic riding. Eventually I was riding 3 or 4 kms then stopping for a rest. My legs were wobbly and it really was a struggle.

I had a campsite in mind eventually I hit a road that took me directly to the site unfortunately it was 15kms long. Half way I stopped at a petrol station and smashed 2 cans of orange Fanta. That gave me the boost to get to the Campsite. I arrivetmdcat about 7pm.

On arrival there was no one around I waited eventually Rogier arrived and informed me the campsite was full (i had little humour)…. he pointed to a bit of grass, is that OK. I had my tent on it before he could change his mind. Rogier runs the Villa Carmen Camping it really is great.

I ate, they have a gas cooker I could borrow.

During the ride I had a yoghurt disaster, 2 cartons crashed and dispersed all their contents inside a bag.