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Highlights

Transversed Limpopo
First 90+km day (97km Diphuti - Tzaneen)
Eating as much as we could in KFC after cycling 91km before lunch

Lowlights

Diarrhoea and vomiting as a result of KFC (Pol)
Being shown a selection of kitchen knives in an outdoor shop when I asked for the chat on the knives (Pol) (pol subsequently bought the biggest baddest knife you have ever seen!)

Things we like

KFC

Downhill lorry signs

The Yellow line (stops lorries hittting you)

Creative furniture

Friendly logging lorries up steep hills

Artistic fruit vendors

Limpopo's flat roads

The Dedicotes

Limpopo's luscious Citrus fruits

Things we don't like

Cycle short tan lines

Limpopo drivers who think honking at cyclists substitutes avoiding them

KFC

Uphill lorry signs

The cat who ate almost all our bacon when we weren't looking in Diphuti

Hope you've all had a good week.

Currently you can only donate to Lulisandla Kwmtwana - foster care project. Read 'HOW TO DONATE' then click on the link.

You are unable to donate to the Hipporoller project.. we're working on that.

W[map=188404 lat=9.54545454545455 lon=-2.8421709430404e-14 zoom=1.98]ill put the full route on when get a chance.. watch this space.

Rob has been fidgeting since he got off the plane. "When do we go to Cardiff?" "When can we pick them up?"

TODAY

The bikes look even better than anticipated. Good work Rich. We bombed into The Bike Shed on arriving in Cardiff yesterday to see tools, boxes and bikes everywhere. A few tweaks, a smaller frame and it was sorted. For us at any rate. I know the guys at the Bike Shed pulled out all the stops to get everything sorted for us.

So today as we got into Canton the wheels were built, the pedals were on, the frame fitted and the saddle was comfy. All in time to try out the bike whilst we're in the UK so there's time to do any necessary adjustments.

I need a smaller frame which will arrive tomorrow. However we won't be bombing into The Bike Shed to pick it up until Saturday as James and Helen's wedding takes priority tomorrow. We are so looking forward to their much anticipated wedding :0)

This afternoon we met up with Rachel from the South Wales Echo to chat about our plans and aims. We are really hoping interest in our pedalling will raise awareness of the projects we are sponsoring - Lulisandla Kumntwana (or LK) for which we aspire to raise enough money for a 4x4, and HippoRollers - an ingenious solution to water collection.
We really enjoyed meeting Rachel and so much appreciated her enthusiasm.

We will add more details of both the projects and how to donate shortly - please check back.

In the meantime check out The Bike Shed in Canton, Cardiff: www.bikeshedwales.com