Top speed for the fearless....
Started the sun kissed day aprox 17km before the Olifantskop Pass. At the foot of the pass Puddy racked himself for the monster that he was about to conquer. Initially we thought he would take the whole day getting to the top but it actually went real fast. Puddy did it k for k stopping for a short breath in between. The team was amazed at the pace he made it to the top.
On the summit we discussed safety measures and padded up for the epic ride to the bottom. Puddy rocked his biker jacket and some pads and James kitted some sliding gloves and donned the safety vest.
Skating down a hill of this size might seem like fun but it’s a whole different “board” game when you actually speeding down the hill. Even more so when you skate a short board made for tricks and street riding as opposed to n long board which is more equipped for this kind of riding.
Puddy started off on 35km/h and gradually increased until he reached a top speed of 62km/h. EPIC!! Keep in mind that he did this on a short board. James flew down it on his long board and you can see a yellow speck down the road in some of the photos. In the words of Puddy when we reached the bottom: “Dit was beter as wat ek al top spoed met my Yamaha R6 gejaag het.”
Back at bass camp in Patterson (which we are yet to skate past) we relaxed at our camp site trying to avoid the blistering sun. We organised another nights of accommodation before we head out to Colchester tomorrow.
We ended off the day’s skating with 35km in total. A new top speed and a another bet. We bet Human that he won’t be able to get a fire going armed with a newspaper, wood and a light. Human owes us R10. HAHA.
We are closing in on the coast and we are looking forward to catching a glimpse of the ocean soon.
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