"Peaches!"
Race Across South Africa 2021 As I pluck the final Hakea thorn out of my finger, I find myself ready to write this. While out on the trail, I kept reminding myself, during the many hard moments, that “This is type two fun”. As each day passes, I find it easier to forget the hard moments and appreciate the value of the adventure. Something I have come to love about endurance events, is their ability to challenge one. To an extent, you can decide how hard or how easy you want your experience to be. The groups I found myself in, rode hard each day with the intent to have a solid night's sleep. We opted for the "tourist visa", although having said this, even the "rest days'' were hard. Some of the Family I made along the way 📸: Gavin Horton The sun was rising on our fifth day on the trail, my teenage stroll uncontrollably kicked in as we began the Lahanas Pass portage. We thought ourselves lucky as the day seemed calm and clear. The wind began to pick up a
