Day 19: The long road

Comrades day and my thoughts are with those athletes ticking off the kilometres one after the other. It is a long way and most of the time it is the head that drag the legs over the line. To some of us who has experienced the long open road, the longing to go back and experience it again, and again, and again is always there.

Day 18: Together

It is weekend and I have a HUGE family braai to organise. How to keep all the family warm, food ready, seating for all and not to mention parking! It did remind me of the bikes huddling together overnight on the Joberg2c. Same, same....

Day 17: My bike is loaded with.....

Gone are the days that we would hop on the bike, ride to the nearest cafe and buy bread and milk, and ride back home with the bag swinging on our handle bar. (Talking about SA). Come on, be honest, who is still doing that? I still see many commuters from the outer parts of the cities riding their bikes with all sorts of things, from planks to buckets and even saw once a small cage with a chicken in it.

Ok, so seeing that we're not doing it anymore, if you had a carrier attached to your bike, what would you like to cart around?

I think I would like a chocolate cake at the back, but it would mean some careful handling of the bike..hahahaha

Photo by Silke Gruner

Day 16: It's COLD

The first real cold is here in Gauteng, but I heard about snow in Barkley East. It made me think of the beautiful roads travelled last year during the Freedom Challenge. All the best to all  of this year's riders. We'll be glued to our PC screens to see what is happening to you and to watch your progress along this route. And if you do encounter snow, we'll know how cold it really is.

Day 15: Happy Africa Day

Well, I wouldn't have known it is Happy Africa Day if Google didn't tell me so. Who decides that Africa will have a happy day today? Let us not go into politics or evolutionary explanations, rather let us happily ride our bikes while we are in Africa. Some little people living in Africa need better bikes. Who will make the difference?

PS. Thanks for all the votes coming through.....just a reminder that the pictures for Day 24 and Day 31 still need to be loaded...hahaha. But have fun clicking away!

Day 14: Tough day in the office

Sigh...really battled a bit to get the poll of blogger.com to work, but alas, not the case. Tried to resuscitate it till late into the night. But a new poll is up and running. So, go back and vote for your favourite picture.
This is all in a day's work, and if you have a tough day in the office, why not let your mind go to the last ride, or the most beautiful one, or just riding.......mmmm nice

Day 13: Choose a bike

How do you decide on the right bike for you? hahaha put them all together and pick one!
How about the purple one, naaah, the one with the basket!