Word amongst the Imana elderly wasnt encouraging. Day four had confusing sections of inland riding with plenty district road intersections like Spaghetti Junction and other that if wrongly navigated, would make for all day affair detours via Umtata. Worse yet, that would mean missing the 5 star buffet at the Umngazi River Bungalows.

(The Umngazi River - with the finish on the sand dune opposite)

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Watch the video clip below of the opening event at Albert Falls of the 2008 Jeep Msinsi Multisport event two weeks back…

(Hiding from kids with a water gun last year)

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I missed the truck yesterday. Had to beg to get my baggage into an SUV to toward The Haven. So this morning Max and I set the old alarm for one minute earlier than yesterday. It’s tricky. Having to pack all into your bag long before race start. It takes twice as long for the truck to get round than for us to bike along the coast. Either way, issue was we had a few minutes to spare after breakfast, so we crawled back into bed (you would have too) but had no watch or time indication with us in the room…

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