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I had a wonderful conversation last night with Rae and Ursala who will also be riding in the Tour this year. I made contact with them through their blog site. It was exciting to be talking about the upcoming trip. Just to hear what tires they were going to use was so helpful as the tires I need are the last items that I have to purchase. They also have Stumpjumper bikes….hmmm…do I see a club starting here! We talked for about an hour and the adrenaline was certainly flowing with me.

In talking with them they mentioned that they are planning on spending a few weeks after the Tour in South Africa and plan to ride to Cape Point. I have driven there on tours with the boys when we travel to Cape Town and like Rae and Ursala I plan to ride to the tip of Africa as well. I know that it will be a windy ride but after almost 12,000km what is a bit of wind!

I spent part of last weekend putting all the stuff that I need to take with me into 70 liter and 50 liter waterproof duffle bags. As I began to see it all come together it reminded me of all the small steps that I have taken to prepare for this trip. If I had thought about doing all the steps I am sure I would have been overwhelmed, but by doing it slowly it all got done. Each day on the trip will be a day of steps…or revolutions of the bike wheels… that will eventually lead to my arrival in Cape Town. Again my intention is to arrive in Cape Town safely with all the other members of the Tour. And, speaking about members, there is close to 40 full time riders the last I looked and on top of that are all the sectional riders…I am sure we will look like quite a spectacle at times as we ride with the latest spandex clothing in all various colours.

After talking to Rae and Ursala I will send an email to the others in the Toronto area and see if we can get together to meet before we go. What an amazing world I am a part of!

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