The night before

So after a fairly uneventful flight (thank goodness!) and a very relaxing day in the Southern Drakensberg I find myself in front of a cosy fireplace at Pile Inn eves dropping on Brandon Sreward and Darren Lill's war stories and getting a bit of insight into the world of the professional SA mountainbiker. It seems like everyone knows everyone's business and that they all ride hard and party even harder. They are also not uber-orginised either. I suppose its like another business trip to them and that they take it as it comes. The SoutHern Drakensberg gave us a perfect autumn day in which we visited a local art gallery (and purchased the most stunning photograph), the Underberg Cheesery (which we sampled and then bought just about every cheese they have), lunch at Moorcroft Manor topped by a drive to the SA border on the Sani Pass. I am feeling incredibly blessed tonight as Chris and I are about to embark on an Adventure of note. 3 days of the best trails SA have to offer while mixing it with some of the worlds best! Bring on Stage 1.