Day 7

Day 7 - 294km
Morgans Bay to Port Alfred
Today was the big slog!, the first 120kms were fast washboard dusty roads in almost unbearable heat which gave you pins and needles in the hands, at times the dust was so thick it was like riding in fog! Lunch was a very welcome respite at the Stutterheim Country Club. The afternoon started with a long cool forrest climb on fire roads which broke out into beautiful hills by the Gubu Dam, we then dropped into the valley and the temp shot up again to furnace levels on a mix of gravel and rocky roads. After refuelling we hit the tarmac and the last 30kms was a flat out race to Port Alfred with plenty of slip streaming and lying prone on the bike to eek out the last couple of mph. At the end of the ride the bar was littered with tired dust bearded bikers.