Noors, soous, oos 'nd west

You're very special people indeed, when you open up your beautiful home to 60 people dressed in Lycra, helmeted and covered in Camdeboo dust! Hansie and Charonne Terblanche were amazing hosts as they chatted eagerly with all the inquisitive guests while preparing the venison and lasagne pies and sipping on Stone Road thanks to Louisvale. The fourth day began with a smooth jeep  track through thick Noors and our first taste of the teeth of a strong westerly wind. Before long we were grinding south on a testing undulating road south, with a lead group that decided to push to the limit. After Amy and Gary Hobsons water point, 35km in, we were treated to a spectacular kloofing, Haaspoort, folds of rock in peach Melba, south towards the mighty Cockscombe looming afore. By now the westerly was kicking up quite a stink and it was time to tuck up to the water point in farmer van Rensburgs goat kraal, perfectly positioned out of the wind and catching the warmth of the sun. It was proving to be a tough 110km but the picturesque Hottentotskloof, south to the Baviaansberge took ones mind off the soreness of the saddle for some! This was the day that saddle wore down the riders shorts, literally. The winter afternoon sun brought out every detail of this remote mountainous area on the edge of the Grootrivierpoort and heading east to Doornrivier farm at the end of another excellent days cycling we were welcomed by an array of Red Cherry tents on farmer Hayward's front lawn. Pooitjie in the boma that night, what a great to celebrate the end of day four!