Roadblock โ๏ธ๐ณ ๐ Reroute ๐!

๐ Roadblock โ๏ธ๐ณ 105 km Gravel training ride planned for Saturday, 18 July 2020 ๐ดโโ๏ธ! Enters Life! Madam Roza gets sick on Friday night ๐ถ๐ข! The Love Of My Life doesnโt hold anything down from 10 pm ๐ถ๐คฎ๐! We run up-and-down ๐ถ๐คฎ๐โโ๏ธ! Bedroom-to-Garden-to-Bedroom! This continues throughout the night ๐๐ฅ๐คญ! At 4 am, Saturday morning I stand in my kitchen, exhausted, making coffee โ๏ธ, and looking at my bike gear all neatly set out for my ride. Bike ๐ฒ on itโs stand, gleaming, ready to roll! Deep down I know, Iโm not clocking 105 km today ๐ข! I text my riding buddies, and the event organizer, cancel, and feel like shit ๐ฉ๐ฌ! But, 30 kg of pure unconditional love needs caring ๐ถโฅ๏ธ! By 3 pm on Saturday afternoon, Iโve managed to stabilize Madam Roza ๐! She holds down half a banana ๐ and water. By Sunday morning allโs still good ๐ถ, and sheโs asking for food ๐ ๐ฅณ! She eats 3 small meals on the hour, and drinks lots of water ๐ฆ, still good ๐คฉ! Breathe ๐ ๐! Overjoyed ๐๐ฅณ!
๐ Reroute ๐! By mid-morning I feel comfortable to pop out for a ride ๐ดโโ๏ธ๐๐ฅณ! Instead of local, I zoom off to Hazeldean Valley Trails ๐๐จ๐จ!
Iโve only ever raced on the โCow-Houseโ trails, so the solo leisure ride was super cool ๐ดโโ๏ธ๐! No rush or noise! Just โThe Black Stallionโ and me on the Moo Trails ๐ฎ๐๐๐ดโโ๏ธ๐คฉ!
โญ๏ธ Trail Options ๐ ๐ค 36 km โค๏ธ 30 km ๐งก 25 km ๐ 20 km ๐ 16 km ๐ 11 km ๐ธ 5 km โญ๏ธ
I started out following the green ๐ trail, and realised it was too short, then opted to zip down the red โค๏ธ trail, came short of 30 km, and popped onto the pink ๐ธ trail to clock โฐ over 30 km at least ๐!
Think I made a blaps ๐คฃ! My ๐ธ was not 5 km ๐ดโโ๏ธ๐๐ and my โค๏ธ not full 30 km ๐ณ๐คญ๐คทโโ๏ธ๐! ๐กStarted on ๐ and switched โค๏ธ๐ค! Maybe ๐๐ป?๐ก
Fabulous 5โญ๏ธ trail experience! Trails cut clean! Routes marked clearly with markers. I was lucky to meet the cows ๐ฎ๐๐ coming home ๐! Soo pretty ๐๐๐คฉ! The landscape, a mix of bushveld trees and grassland. In winter, a different kind of beauty ๐ธ๐! Definitely popping into Hazeldean Valley Trails more often from now on ๐คฉ!
Few pics for your enjoyment ๐ธ๐!











Photos by Luculle Stols โย @real.life.rebelย on Instagram