First Stop Kleinmond

We pushed off from Gordons Bay in blustering wind, we made it up the hill and came across the Shark Spotters on the R44 at Kogel Bay prior to reaching Rooi-Els on the R44, we stopped along the road to grab some shade and a drink of water even though the wind was hammering us it was swelteringly hot. We were taking things fairly easily so as to build up our fitness.  We had spent the last 2 months studing for our Final Matric Exams and had not had much time to prepare for what will be 45 days on our bicycles. We stopped in Betty's Bay for lunch, rolls, lettuce, cheese and tomato which we enjoyed in the shade of an empty undercover parking garage so as to get a bit of shade.

After our short lunch break we headed off again towards Kleinmond, we had to cross the Palmiet River to get there and could not resist leaning our bicycles against the railing of the road and jumping into the cool water below.

We made it to Kleinmond before 4pm having cycled a little over 50km, we were fortunate to have been offered accommodation by family who own a holiday house there and hung our hammocks in the trees and chilled for the rest of the afternoon.  We are excited about the journey ahead of us and hope to create awareness about lowering your skin cancer risk by being SunSmart.  Please support us by logging onto our facebook page: www.facebook.com/wingsatourfeet and donate to CANSA.

Thank You for the great send off





Tuesday 27 November 10:00am our Friends and Family where braving the 60km wind to wish us well as we left Gordon's Bay our eyes focused on reaching Mozambique.  We hope to meet lots of young people along the way to share the message of what the harmful rays of the sun can do to your skin and the importance of using sunscreen.  Please log onto our facebook page www.facebook.com/wingsatourfeet and Donate to CANSA











How's this for a few wise words spoken by Sigmund Freud to keep motivate to keep on pushing through?

 “One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.”

Peninsula Tripping

After months of excited chatter, gear reviews and online purchase deliberation we were finally ready to set off. The purpose of this trial expedition was to iron out nerves and practicalities that lie ahead for our cycle adventure to Mozambique.

Setting off from Pinelands at noon, fully prepared for the road ahead, we tripped steadily to Muizenberg beach to partake in the festivities of the earth wave movement.          

Jed at the summit of Bishops Court hill. 

Earth Wave 2012 proved to be a festive event and was awesome to be apart of a world record breaking attempt. Many people showed interest in our over loaded bicycles and were only keen to hear our story. We were even offered to sail Doug's yacht back from Mozambique.   

Our tented camp in front of an abandoned house at Millers point. The featured MSR Hubba tent  kept us warm and dry through a stormy night. Thank you Mark Johnston.

Gnarled wood lies on the rocks of Millers point. Perhaps a bit of foreshadowing.

Cameron's photography at it's finest. 

 Time of the day to relax and enjoy life with a cup of tea watching the skies do a dance of colour.