Tom, Dick and Harry strategy deployed without camp guards knowledge

The Cape Crusaders are now following the Cape Epic from the comfort of a B & B in Worcester and support the local brewery turnover. The quality of the administration for the event is unbelievable A tented city is constructed to support the entire caravan including full television coverage. However, if you are not racing during the day, there is not much to do other than share war stories with fellow participants.

The boys decided to 'tunnel' out of the camp and explore the Western Cape before re-joining the race for the finale on Sunday in Lourensford where Watershed will be playing live.

The service in South Africa has been fantastic. The camaraderie amongst the cyclist has also been phenomenal............. for the most part. At dinner last night, we shared a table with a lady of German extraction who was massively disappointed with the man she had paired up with for the race. He had not measured up to the 'marketing material'. She felt her previous female partner from last year was much stronger. Noticeably, her current male partner was not present at dinner! Clearly enjoyed enough tongue soup for one day!

With the Wingman on paternity leave, the duo had to resort to commercial arrangements for car transport ( and not a pedal car). As we waited for the Avis Car to arrive, a fellow competitor who had broken a rib, was waiting on his car from Avis. He subsequently directed his delivery ladies to our waiting position and they gave us a lift back to Worcester, their nearest depot, where they could fix up a car. This avoided the need for us to return to Cape Town to pick up a car.

It also removed the need to make a decision on where we would next visit on our 'new' South African tour destination.

In Worcester, we visited a clothes shop to buy a wardrobe as our normal kit was waiting for us in Cape Town and lycra cycling kit without the bike stands out a bit!

The tourist information office fixed us up with a brilliant guest house with the most amazing views over the mountains ............................ and The Cape Epic goes past the drive end tomorrow!

With the Duracell not travelling with the Posse, The Ironman is taking up the challenge of feeding The Bigman. Not an easy challenge. Product identification in Pick 'n' Pay was the first challenge. When a lemon looks like an orange, and a tomato is mistaken for a Royal Gala apple, you know the outcome is going to be interesting. No complex issue with buffalo mozzarella on this trip. Bigman was sent for the flour and on a 50:50 chance, got it wrong.

On return to the B & B, we were invited down for a beer as Bill had arrived home from work. Did we fancy a beer? After considerable time for reflection, The Ironman was first to make the stairwell. He is so fast!

A great chat and some really interesting insights to life in South Africa and then it was time to return to the self catering to watch highlights of today's Cape Epic on TV whilst the Ironman creates a masterpiece.

Tomorrow we are taking a drive through the mountains to Stellenbosch to sprinkle some more Scottish humour with unsuspecting South Africans.