The saga continues:
- Drag weary body onto bike and head back on same route.
- Find the technical going much easier especially uphill
- Pass the turnaround point of yesterday in double quick time
- Cruise along a strong jeep track in the middle of nowhere
- Could this possibly be enjoyable?
- Stop for lunch and wave at astonished 8 ton wood trucks as they strain past
- Experience decent river crossings and panoramic views
- Start concentrating when the rice paddies start
- Ride over bridges of logs plastered together with clay and hope wheel doesn't enter gaps
- Ride two log bridges over water canals
- Ride over canals (best do this this without thinking)
- Climb to the top of the mountain and feel sorry for mountain bikers
- Descend awesome tracks off mountain into pine forests
- Avoid massive mud puddles and aim for the narrowest footpath to get around
- Mountain bike skills RULE
- Decide to ride district road back to town
- Provide entertainment for locals when falling into ditch and pinned by bike (note: make sure the bike leans onto the kick stand)
- Limp to cafe for comfort coke (warm)
- Proceed to ride the gnarliest most technical road that could ever be called "district"
- Watch the smoke and flames of the tavy (slash and burn) carefully as you power through
- Stop every 10kms to rest bum - no one tells you that you chafe worse than cycling
- Stop at village for tea or should that be tea with my sugar (and flies)
- Admire the fruit trees in blossom
- Admire potholes that should be called bomb craters (bikes disappear in them)
- Ride clay wave trains from the rainy season
- Pummel body some more with broken cobble sections
- Stop for comfort chocolate
- Focus on getting back before dark.
- Ignore bum
- Concentrate
- Ease through traffic in dusk
- Arrive back at hotel
- 150km of hammering - decide whether this is getting enjoyable
- Whimper while waiting for ice for foot.
- Throw down dinner
- Sleep
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