It's 4.30am and we're going on a 110km ride!

Yikes! This morning we left Somerset West at 4.30 am to ride from Klapmuts to Malmesbury, then Wellington, Paarl and back to Klapmuts - a total of 110kms (not 107kms as I said in my twitter post before leaving)! It was a great ride! A bit windy, but lots of fun! We did the ride in 3h56mins, an average of around 28km/h. This is not bad. After the first 25 kms I started to cramp in my left leg... At that stage I couldn't imagine how I would do the full 110kms, but with a bit of help from my friend Poens Venter (who did the WHOLE ride on his mountain bike with Nobbly tires - sure it is a R40 000 mountain bike, and sure, he does do the kind of offroad riding that most of us only watch on TV) - he gave me some cramp stop, half a banana and told me to stick in his slip stream for about 20km's. I stopped cramping, recovered nicely and got back up to pace! I think the problem is that I fast on a Friday - not eating on the day before a long ride like this is not good news. But, spiritual discipline is more important than physical discipline. All ini all I am feeling that a good Argus seems to be on the cards!

On another note, can you believe that 1 year ago (15 February 2008) I broke my leg in multiple places and ended up with pins, screws and plates in it (see this link for an x-ray of the metal bits)- this came as a result of a motorcycle accident. Well, I am thankful to say that here I am a year later; still not walking perfectly, but fitter than I've been in years and riding this kind of distance!! I am so thankful! God has been good to is in the Cape!

Happy valentines day everyeone! May you find love that transforms you, and experience the love of The One who can truly transform!

In Christ,

Dion