tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76613416626077863042024-03-13T05:10:56.578-07:00The Phoenix Flyers Journey Through Beautiful South Africa.........ON WHEELS!PhoenixFlyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803448755512793765noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661341662607786304.post-90313031268161222182014-11-20T01:31:00.001-08:002014-11-20T01:42:42.552-08:00A Tour Through the Langa Township<div class="MsoNormal">
After the Red Cross Hospital we were taken to the Langa
Township to see first-hand the conditions most of the injured children come
from. We were shown through a number of hostels and shacks that held families
in cramped and extremely basic conditions. Overcrowding means paraffin stoves
used for cooking and heating are often positioned next to children’s beds, or
locations that playing children can easily fall on to. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of what the shanty houses looks like. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cooking up some meat.. </td></tr>
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The conditions in the township were confronting for many of
us. Multiple families were often crowded into single room shacks or condemned
houses, with minimal hygiene and living facilities. The entrenched
inter-generational poverty meant most residents had never, and would never know
any other way of life.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Despite the overcrowding and tough conditions, the spirit
and resilience shown by many of the township residents shone through. The sound
of children playing echoed down the narrow alleyways, with toddlers appearing out
of nowhere to hold our hands, be swung around and cast curious eyes over our
watches and cameras.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kids playing with their local "toys"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The little boy seeing his picture on Catherine's phone for the first time. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone loves swing time!</td></tr>
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We were taken to a shebeen (pub) and taught township
drinking etiquette. A large can filled with a frothy, fermented alcoholic
beverage was passed around, each of us taking turns to blow away the froth and
take a sip. It soon became apparent that the trick for us interlopers was to
feign a long swig whilst consuming as little as possible. As usual, comedic
relief was provided by Catherine, who despite her Irish genes was unable to
swallow the noxious concoction. With nowhere to spit and in the glare of our
cameras, frantic gestures turned to panic, until a kindly local brought her a
tissue.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the local pub, aka shebeen.</td></tr>
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Now for some final words from some of our Phoenix Flyers, it's been a great ride!<br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Serena</span></b><span lang="EN-US">:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN-US">“<i>This experience has reached my
senses in ways I never anticipated. The physical and mental challenges of
400km cycling was overshadowed by the team dynamics we shared, to seeing into the
lives of children living in true poverty and the life-long effect and impact
this has in their community. While the children we met in Langa have no
concept of opportunities outside a shanty-town life they are bright,
intelligent, creative and talented deserving children. It has been a
privilege to be part of this experience - one that I cannot forget and hope to
build on in some way in the future.”</i></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Jason</span></b><span lang="EN-US">:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN-US">“<i>The residents of the Langa
township were happy and seemed very welcoming to all of us. As we were being
shown around by a local resident, our visit connected us directly with the
income we would bring to the stops along the way. The kids were happy and
active, and there were lots of them. The best part was the dancing girls and
boys, they really enjoyed dancing for us and it was great to see the African
Style they had retained. The most confronting stop however was the little shack
the beer was made and drank in. Earlier that morning we were told of the issues
the communities face with alcoholism, and this being a major contributor to a
side of what we had seen in the hospital that morning. I found this confronting
as it seemed to be the major pastime of a lot of the males in the township.</i></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span lang="EN-US">Overall the experience was
fantastic, I loved the variation in the weather, the hills, the views and even
the headwinds. It was great to do it with this bunch, I can’t recall one
disagreement for the entire trip!</span></i><span lang="EN-US">”</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Fiona:</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“</span><i style="color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This was an experience that I
have truly cherished. Not only did I achieve something I never thought my legs
could, but I also got to see the real effect of how something we consider to be
so small (a stuffed toy), can have such a great impact on kids who gave grown
up with the bare minimum. After visiting the hospital and talking to the nurses,
mothers, and children themselves undergoing treatment – this really put
everything into perspective and was a really touching moment to see that all of
the hard work we have put into raising funds has gone to a terrific cause.”</i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Local girls dancing in the street :)</td></tr>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">David (aka Andy Schleck):</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">“</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US">I was impressed that all the children we saw in the
township seemed healthy and happy, despite living in what looked like fairly
modest circumstances. There also seemed to be a good sense of community in
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span lang="EN-US">The whole trip was great fun from beginning to end – there were a few
challenging bits (involving rain, mud, hills and/or wind) but they quickly
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The local boys showing the girls their "gum-boot dance".</td></tr>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">“</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US">Kids in Township make do with what they have, Little
girls playing games with little stones (throwing one up in the air and removing
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PhoenixFlyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803448755512793765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661341662607786304.post-73886298679854400202014-11-19T02:49:00.001-08:002014-11-19T04:15:14.640-08:00A Visit to the Children's Red Cross HospitalAfter finishing the ride on Friday and recovering our sore and tired legs, we went to go and visit the Children's Red Cross Hospital in Rondebosch on Saturday morning.<br />
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While completing the ride during the week, we had donations coming through thick and fast as people could really see how hard and challenging the ride was, and the efforts we were pushing ourselves to. This made our trip to the hospital even more special. We were able to say that we had raised <b><span style="color: magenta;">~745,000 RAND/~$74,000 AUD (!!!!) </span></b>which has the potential to really change these kids lives with burns for the future in a huge way, as well as the lives of their families.<br />
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Visiting the hospital was a really emotional experience, and I don't think one person left with dry eyes.<br />
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We visited the ward of children with 'minor burns', being dominantly hot water burns, however this can still cover up to 60% of the children's skin. While there, Dr. Roux Martinez gave us a really insightful overview as to how and why these children are burnt, the treatment process that they go through, and also what specific areas the funds we raised will go towards being burn treatment, rehabilitation, education for families; and also tangibles such as fire recovery kits, clothing, and toiletries for families who have lost everything.<br />
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While at the hospital, we were all able to pick out a few toys and present these to the children going through burns treatment. This was a real highlight for a lot of us as we were able to see first hand just how BIG of a difference such small gestures can make. The hand knitted toys from the August Ladies Knitting Club were a real treat and a definite crowd pleaser!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hand knitted teddies from the Augusta Ladies Knitting Club, so cute!</td></tr>
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When we first met the children, you could see how much pain they were in through the bandages and the look on their faces, however when presented with the toys the expression on their faces as well as their whole demeanour changed to pure happiness! Even if only for a brief moment, it appeared that the children forgot why they were in hospital, and went back to being care free and excited to play dress up with their new toys. Within minutes, all children had also named their new toys - some with bizarre choices like Clive (a very fluffy elephant).<br />
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The visit to the hospital was a really humbling experience, and also eye opening. We learnt so much about burns treatment and the fantastic job the nurses do in such conditions, but we also learnt the root cause of the majority of the burns - being poverty within local communities.<br />
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After visiting the hospital we then went for a tour around one of the local communities, Langa, to see first hand the conditions and issues these communities are living within (this will be our next and last post - a few sneaky pictures below).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the local shops, burnt from fire. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matt found a new best friend.</td></tr>
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Before leaving however, we left a special gift with the Red Cross Hospital from Phil's very talented daughter, Suzie Loader. The picture illustrated an intricate sketch of our journey through South Africa and also the beneficiaries of the funds raised. The picture itself is amazing and a bit of a mind maze - the more you look at it, the closer your eye gets, and the more you see…<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Presenting the special piece of artwork to Dr. Roux Martinez & and the team.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The amazing piece of artwork! Look closely and you'll start to see a lot more than meets the eye…</td></tr>
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Our last and final post will be tomorrow and on the local community that we visited, Langa.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the children from Langa.</td></tr>
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PhoenixFlyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803448755512793765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661341662607786304.post-66207291816014443972014-11-15T23:24:00.004-08:002014-11-15T23:24:37.216-08:00WE FINISHED!….Day 5<div class="MsoNormal">
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along the beautiful South African coastline.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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winds were so strong that some of us were being thrown around like twiglets,
and even got knocked off our bikes. It was no match for our legs however, which
are now well-oiled machines and we all reached the peak of Chapman’s Peak in
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beautiful view from the top of Chapman's Peak!</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">The final day showed us no mercy, with 3
serious peaks in between the finish line and us (and an ice cold beverage). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our last epic day!</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Hydration has been a key part of our regime
throughout the trip, and the SCEE water bottles as well as jellybeans got us
all through some tough and dark times on the ride. Unfortunately for the water
bottles however, due to the tough terrain and weather extremes, they aren’t
looking as white and sparkly as when they first started! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our SCEE water bottles look a little worse for wear. Lex on the other hand, looks as though he hasn't even got a little bit muddy. </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">To distract us while climbing the beautiful
roadside cliffs, we couldn’t resist the local crafts. While Catherine used some
local knowledge to pick up a bargain of a zebra, Fiona paid double and then
some for her animals, realized she had absolutely no bargaining skills, and was
easily swayed into purchasing more than she actually wanted. Some pretty cool
purchases regardless! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very persuasive sales lady. </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Someone that I think needs a special
mention on this trip is Serena. Not only has she been our rock and captain throughout
this 12-month experience, she also managed to pull an absolute magic trick out
of the bag. Serena was only able to do 2 weeks of training before coming on the
ride and while telling all of us that she would be “at the back of the pack, a
slow Sally, and puffing all the way”….NONE OF THESE THINGS WERE TRUE. Each and
every day, Serena smashed the rides without even breaking a sweat. She was also
a really fantastic coach and mentor to Fiona and Catherine, teaching them the
do’s and don’ts of butt cream application, as well as supplying us with
multiple carbo shots to keep our energy levels up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How she pulled this out of the bag, we don't know!</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Barry the ninja has also been a solid rock
throughout the bike ride. He has proven that he, like Matt, has far too much
energy. Even though we all finished the bike ride on Friday in ruins and
exhausted, Barry has already signed himself up for another competition this
Sunday. How he does it, none of us know…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Now for some sad news. Throughout this
whole bike ride, an animal that we were all so excited to see was a baboon.
When we first arrived we were assured that we would see baboons everywhere, the
signs throughout the roads also gave us high hopes that we would see some of
the cheeky monkeys. Yet, throughout the 5-day of bike riding, we saw no baboons
:(<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You win this round, baboons.</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="color: red;">Baboon’s – 1, Phoenix Flyers – 0</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The ride has been a real mix of extreme
emotions, with so many highs and low’s mixed in with a lot of muscle cramps and
sore knees. We have all been so privileged to be able to travel through such
beautiful parts of South Africa on wheels, and this last day was a fantastic way
to end the bike-riding journey. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Although a lot of us are feeling extremely
tired and exhausted at the moment, it is nothing compared to the hardship that
some families in the local townships have been through. The day after we
finished the bike ride we went to visit the Red Cross Hospital where the child
burn victims are treated, this was such a humbling experience and something
truly life changing. Look out for it on the next blog post!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WE MADE IT!!!! </td></tr>
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PhoenixFlyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803448755512793765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661341662607786304.post-69395375367486360342014-11-13T12:03:00.001-08:002014-11-13T20:58:04.385-08:00Being blown around in all the wrong ways…Day 4<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Day
4<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Honeywood Farm to Malagas <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Waking up at the picturesque Honeywood farm
we enjoyed a home cooked breakfast while looking at the endless views across
the valley. Morale was high after the energy sapping 95km++ from the day
before. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We left Honeywood and charged down the road
as a powerful peloton covering the first 20km in 40mins. From here on the day
got much tougher with strong head winds blowing everyone in the wrong
direction, leaving riders desperate to find a wheel to hide behind. The 250km
over the last 3 days have started to take a toll and many of us were well and
truly in the hurt locker.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys fixing some sore knees.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The placebo effect…ICE. </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Conrad was having a tough day on the bike,
but a friend in need is a friend indeed and the 40kg Catherine had no problem
pushing the 115kg Conrad up one of the climbs. Her diet of spinach and energy
gels is starting to pay off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I feel a bromance coming on...</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">The final hurdle to cross was a pontoon
crossing of a river. The pontoon was heavily laden with riders, bikes, and our
support vehicle and powered old-school style by two burly locals pulling on a
chain. The combination of the slow lumbering pace of the crossing and the
promise of ice-cold alcoholic refreshments on the far bank proved too much for
some. Matt and Lex ended up strapping on harnesses and giving the workers a
much needed helping hand. So selfless.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This manly shot is for you, Phil.</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Today’s 55km proved to be far tougher than
the label and fatigue has started to set in, after be battered by head winds
all day, to the point you had to pedal on the descents. Today left the riders,
tired sore and looking for cover. A welcome sight at the finish line however –
was PENGUINS. Some even braved the freezing cold ocean water (Matt & Lex)
to get a close encounter to the cute little beasts. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cute little beast.</td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">For
an update on yesterday…<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">While on the 95km crawl yesterday, we came
across a group of kids coming home from school. During our rides, we are really
starting to get some perspective about the local towns, and the hardship
families go through. The kids we saw were walking home in the heat of the day
without shoes. As we didn’t really need the extra bag of chocolate, jellybeans
or energy bars, we gave all the goodies we had to the kids. They were all so
grateful with smiles from ear to ear. and even a bit mischievous. After giving
over a melted snickers to one of the happiest kids I’ve ever seen – he then
quickly snuck it in his pocket and pointed at the crumpled up muesli bar in our
bags.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There could have been some very
energized kids that night. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full hands of sugar and tasty treats. </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">A man that we have to thank is Sele the
support driver. He manages to find what must be the only place in South Africa
that is out of the elements that we are facing that day, be it driving rain,
gale-force winds or searing heat just as people can not turn their pedals
around another rotation with a smorgasbord of energy drinks, power bars,
lollies and Sele’s specialty “ Brown Cow” a combination of Coke and milk. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our favourite man at the end of a hard ride, Sele! </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Jason took the idea of a brown cow a little
bit too literally however…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After 88km of a 95km day most people would
be thinking that they have broken that back of it, but in the case of day 3 the
day had really just begun. A relentless 7km climb with some sections greater
than 12 degrees, the lungs, legs and emotion were running hot. Dave the hill
climbing expert was even sucking in the big ones. It is safe to say that he
didn’t need to say BEEP BEEP as he passed people on the way up because you
could hear him coming from 50m behind breathing like a steam train. The climb
was heart breaking as you could see the other riders up the hill kilometers
ahead. A flat tyre when you are already at breaking point is enough to bring even
the toughest flyer to tears, Fiona managed to hold it together though and grind
her bike to the top. Congratulations to Matt for having enough time to ride to
the nights lodging wait, realize no one was there, and then ride back to the
top of the hill again….(he was way too much energy!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Tomorrow is our last day riding, wish us
luck! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
PhoenixFlyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803448755512793765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661341662607786304.post-43043339468980435682014-11-12T10:14:00.000-08:002014-11-13T20:58:37.645-08:00What’s long and leaves you feeling shattered?……Day 3.<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US">Albertinia to Honeywood:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">95km. 7 hours riding. Elevation shown
below. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Absolutely shattered and too tired to blog.
Some photo’s shown below, will update on the day tomorrow… =)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">THE END. </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">If you feel like donating to our sore bums, https://www.justgiving.com/phoenixflyers2014/</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What we spent 7 hours slogging over. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queen of the mountain! 60km peak. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ladies showing the boys how to do it. HULK STYLE. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last EPIC10km climb to the top (follow the road up and up... and up) after a previous 85km's. MUCH HARDER THAN IT LOOKS. </td></tr>
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PhoenixFlyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803448755512793765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661341662607786304.post-49167356294719355322014-11-11T08:03:00.001-08:002014-11-11T08:03:20.850-08:00Day 2: Can you hand me your lube please?….<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>DAY 2</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Today was a hard and sweaty 75km. Unlike the
sideways rain and mud laced roads with Zebra dung of yesterday, today saw blue
skies and sunshine. Filth streaked grimaces gave way to red faces, excessive
sweating and the craving for electrolytes. A poor clothing choice by Catherine
meant a mid-morning outfit change of full-length pants to hot pants. See the
elevation profile below for the evidence of how challenging today was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LOOK AT SOME OF THESE CLIMBS!</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Extremes in environments from mountain
climbs and treacherous river crossings, to near impossible beach traverses left
riders both challenged and entertained. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Today’s river crossing was long and deep.
Even the privileged few that managed to stay rubber side down had wet feet by
the time they reached the far bank. Deep, fast running water and slippery rocks
proved a recipe for disaster, with Manish promptly serving himself up a snack
of face plant pie. Unfortunately for him, though lucky for us, he stayed
submerged long enough for waiting cameras to capture his moment of shame for
all eternity. Thanks Manish.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manish going fishing. A quality shot.</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Dave today gets a special mention. He has
now earned himself the title of “road runner”. Unlike the rest of us slogging
up the hills, Dave has mastered the act of cruising up behind everyone and
yelling “BEEP BEEP” while casually riding through. Unfortunate for Dave
however, his skills aren’t as easily transferred in the sand traverses as he
had two stacks, both within the space of about 3 minutes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone slogging it out…..<br />oh and the horizontal bike is Dave tasting the sand quality. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave Tapley or Andy Schleck….you decide. </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">The afternoon saw mechanicals aplenty.
Crossing a free-range game farm **gulp** <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">laced with Devils Thorns meant he downfall of many a tubeless tyres.
Unfortunately for the recipients of this dastardly flora, the only remedy was
to pedal faster. The sealant in the tyres needs the wheel to turn in order to
seal the holes from the thorns. The steep ascent following the game park meant
many of the flyers had to live up to their namesake. Unfortunately some
couldn’t quite cut it, Barry had to roll in to lunch on just wheel rims and
cramping legs. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We had many new animal encounters again
today. The major ones including ostriches and baby ostriches running closely
behind, a baby tortoise, porcupines (or at least the quills of a terrified
porcupine), terrifying bumble bees who made a bee-line for Catherine, weaver
birds and blue cranes. Slowly throughout the ride we are learning more and more
about everyone’s riding style, and one unfortunate trait is that the baby tortoise
is probably faster up the hills than some of the riders (*cough Conrad and
Fiona *cough)…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mamma ostriche. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lex came off second best after his porcupine encounter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This baby tortoise beat some of us up the hills. RESPECT.</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">The day finished with double dropping
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Someone" @ 3pm. It was a hard day. </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>From Perth to Cape Town:</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a very long 11hr flight from Perth to
Johannesburg, and another 2 hour flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town….we
finally arrived in South Africa and were quickly whisked into a bus for a 6
hour journey to George. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We saw some amazing scenes in that short
ride, including some shanti-villages, the local sights, and taste testing all
of the local “Steers” cuisines. Top on the list is MACON. It’s not bacon, it’s
not anything we know – but we ate it anyway. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our mascot (Felix) checking our the local sights...</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Day 2 </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>From George to Mossell Bay:<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The team, all smiles on day 1!</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today saw the first day of riding, and we
covered 85km on undulating muddy dirt roads surrounded by amazing scenery. The
weather forecast was bad and lets just say the weather man was correct, the
special thing about mountain biking is that when is wet and cold, it is perfect
with all of the riders starting the day, clean dry and happy and ending the day
covered in mud from head to toe, wet and even happier. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many of us came thinking that seeing famous
African animals was simply a pipe dream but unlike the weatherman we were
wrong! In just one day saw the first of the big 5, a water buffalo as well as waterbuck,
wilder beast, eland, zebras, impala, bontebok, guinea-fowl, and last but not
least FLAMINGOES. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water buffalo….oh and horses.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flamingoes…….FLAMINGOES!!!</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who would have thought that Zebra’s could
be so dangerous? Fiona and Catherine found out just how unpredictable and wild
they can be. As there were descending down a step muddy road a herd 4 of Zebra
decided to cross the road just meters in front of Fiona before proceeding to
jump over a fence and run hell for leather to chase Catherine! Catherine was
surrounded on all sides, but luckily managed to escape and evade. Both were a
little shaken, but miraculously throughout the ordeal managed to stay on their
bikes. Others were not so lucky…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you squint, there are zebras in this photo. <br />NOT the ferocious ones that chased Catherine however. </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Day one saw three crashes with Catherine
opening the account before Conrad and Barry were also overwhelmed by the forces
of gravity. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Conrad made contact with the ground while
ascending up a pretty decent climb. While all of us were crawling up the hill
at 3km/hr, one of us who shall not be named heard a very loud, high pitched
(girly) squeal, followed by a fairly substantial smash into the bushes. Unlucky
for him, he forgot how to clip his shoes out of his pedals –but lucky for us,
we had someone on hand with quick reflexes to snap the moment. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The money shot!! (sorry Conrad)</td></tr>
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rubber side down whilst attempting a creek crossing. His previous career as a
ballet dancer saw him in good stead as he executed a perfect reverse pirouette into
the river, saving his camera from a good soaking. Tears were eventually
replaced by a look of steely determination as he waded his bike to the safety
of the far bank, with only grazed knees and a grazed ego.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We can’t wait for day two! (although our
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PhoenixFlyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803448755512793765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661341662607786304.post-88316474223005813302014-11-03T03:28:00.002-08:002014-11-03T03:37:20.489-08:00<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>TIN RATTLING, TEDDY PACKING & NEW SUPPORTERS!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been a very BIG day for the Phoenix Flyers this Monday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Starting with our most exciting news, we are pleased to announce that we have a new supporter - Southern Cross Electrical Engineering! (SCEE!) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SCEE has very generously donated <b><i>$3,000</i></b> towards the Phoenix Flyers, which is not only going to positively impact the lives of multiple children with burns at the Red Cross Hospital in South Africa, but will also aid in education and family support. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>From all of us at the Phoenix Flyers - thank you!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On top of the generous donation, SCEE has also kindly donated water bottles and jelly beans to keep our energy levels high on the long ride. Lets hope the sugar hit helps us all speed up those hills and help our aching bottoms. </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">NOW ONTO THE TIN RATTLING!</span></b><br />
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Last Friday (Halloween), the Phoenix Flyers pulled together and dropped all/most of their dignity to stand outside the Woodside building in lycra to rattle some tins to reach our fundraising goal. Everyone was so supportive - however there was ONE INDIVIDUAL who seemed sceptical that our legs could make the 420km ride. To them, a "special" photo on the last kilometre of the last day is coming your way! </div>
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As a result of everyone donating the odd coins at the bottom of their bags, left over coffee money….and even a few lollies…we managed to raise an amazing $947.40 !!! It's amazing what people will donate to get lycra out of their face…</div>
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<b>AND FINALLY</b>, the teddies are all wrapped up and ready to go for their long journey to be reunited with the kids at the Red Cross Hospital. </div>
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I am also happy/slightly disappointed to reveal our team mascot which will be strapped to our team captain's bike for the entire length of the journey. </div>
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If you remember from our last post - the 3 contenders were the pink pony, the lion, the monkey…</div>
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After tallying the votes, the monkey received a dismal 1 vote, and the pony and the lion came out as 6 VOTES FOR 6! Personally I wanted the pink pony strapped to Conrad's bike - however the rest of the team were too kind on you Conrad. </div>
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Meet your new team captain in the photo below…<b>THE LION!</b> </div>
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The ride is coming up quickly! This saturday evening the Flyers will be boarding our flight to start our journey over to South Africa before our legs start the hard journey of pedalling, pedalling, pedalling!<br />
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Hilarious photo's and stories to come...</div>
PhoenixFlyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803448755512793765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661341662607786304.post-45717236028926929142014-10-29T23:29:00.000-07:002014-10-29T23:39:58.106-07:00Choosing a Team Mascot...<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">THE COUNTDOWN IS ON!</span></strong> </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>On the 8th November, the Phoenix Flyers team will start their journey across to South Africa to begin the hard and gruelling task of riding 420km over 5 days. We're raising funds for the Phoenix Burns Project, a South African Charity, in support of ABC, Action for Burns and Children. </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Our mission is to commit our hearts, minds and bodies to raise awareness and funds towards reducing the long-term suffering of children who've been badly burnt, scalded and traumatised by unsafe paraffin stoves, candles and hot water in the impoverished townships of South Africa.</em></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>One important task that needs to be completed before we can leave however, is the choosing of an appropriate mascot for our <strong>LEAD RIDER EXTRODINAIRE</strong> to carry with him on his bike through the whole journey. Puddles and all! <br /><br />We have had 3 contenders in the race: </em></span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">So far there are two clear favourites, both neck and neck with 3 votes remaining....</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">WATCH THIS SPACE!!!</span></strong> (especially you Conrad, we may need to match your outfit with the mascot's colour)</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">Other team preparations are now in full swing. The ladies have sourced appropriate "butt creams" (although still thoroughly confused by the concept) and team outfits have arrived!! </span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">Lets hope this is the only piece of lycra we'll see by the boys on the trip..</span></em><br />
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