Updates from the Road
T-9 Days
Tailfin Bags and kit are currently due to arrive 24hrs before departure. Brake fluid already has already been spilled. Kilometers Hamish has ridden in preparation: 40. BUT HERE IS OUR ROUTE !! (give or take 1000km). Big thanks to everyone who has donated so far.
Current Donations: $3242 NZD
T-14 Days
Bikes arrived! However the to-do list is still longer than the ride to Zimbabwe…
Massive thanks to Solis Wanaka for helping us source the last two Kona Units in the country.
Current Donations: $1945 NZD
T-18 Days
The last few months have mainly consisted of writing emails, doing gear reviews, MANY hours on the phone talking to people about the MANY different situations we may encounter. Minimal riding in sub-zero Central Otago winter by myself (have recently turned to running as a warmer alternative), and recovering from the 9 vaccinations needed to leave the country.
I’d love to say that we’ve both been putting in the k’s, doing heat sessions and getting ourselves physically prepared. Unfortunately, getting logistically prepared has taken a lot more time than anticipated and has taken priority over putting in the big training days - that will have to be a learn on the job kind of thing, and to be honest, probably more of a Hamish problem. Despite my lack of training, Hamish is currently managing an Olympic sprint kayak program - yet to be seen how that translates into a 4500km bike ride…
Current Donations: $879 NZD
