this is just EVIL, posting pics like this !!!! On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 11:31 AM, Jacques Booysen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Some photo's... > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 5:59 AM, Gordon Kienbaum > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Well done D.M.M > > > > You see you can have fun on T.A.R...... > > > > FLASH > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Jacques Booysen > > Sent: 08 October 2008 10:10 PM > > To: PEAK mailing list; [email protected] > > Subject: [DarknDirty] TAR: Deutsche Bank Mauritius Cycle Tour > > > > > > We arrived on the island and it was dark already, but what a relief > > seeing all the island's lights from the 747 as we came in for a > > landing. It was the start of the amazing race (1*) also known as > > T.A.R. and me and my dad was doing it as a team. In our luggage both > > of us had our road bikes packed into our old bull boxes witch came in > > quite handy. > > > > Our first encounter with the locals made us realize we are no longer > > in Africa, the french Mauritians don't know how to pack a minibus > > taxi, so after we explained to them that we were from Africa and > > helped them pack our bikes, we were off. Driving with a Mauritian taxi > > driver at night can be quite a rush, they floor the petrol, especially > > in the smaller streets, and it feels like you are driving with a > > kamikaze pilot at times, but they get you where you want fast. > > > > Next morning... we woke up in paradise, staying 10m from the beach it > > was an idyllic location where we spend days just lying on the beach, > > carbo loading with pina coladas and Mauritian rum. As my good friend > > Mark Twain said: > > "You gather the idea that Mauritius was made first, and then heaven; > > and that heaven was copied after Mauritius" > > > > On race day we were taken by taxi from grand bay (north island) to the > > start at blue bay (south island), the island is quite big as it took > > us almost 2 hours to get to the start. The race route was 100km > > following the eastern coast line of the island from south to north, > > not going over the big mountains in the middle of the island. > > > > The race started with 6 starting groups A-F with +-1000 participants > > from all over the globe. > > The scenery en route was very interesting as we went through rural > > fishing villages with all the locals cheering us on in french > > 'ale-ale!!'. My dad saw a Mauritian chasing a big lizard with a stick > > over the road while i waved at the little children and took photos. > > > > As we rode the terrain and coast changed all the time from rocky coast > > lines in between mountains to idyllic coral reef beaches without any > > waves to beaches with big j-bay waves, they have it all. We also rode > > past a weird section were you see strange volcanic heaps of rock > > appearing at random places in a sugarcane field, this was caused by > > volcanic activity when the island was formed. > > > > I stayed with my dad all the way doing this amazing ride and we > > arrived at the "arrivée" french for finish as a team. Life was good > > and we spend the rest of our days tanning on the beach and snorkeling > > after pipe fish and other beautiful fischies in the clear turquoise > > blue Mauritian waters... > > > > Da Mauritian Mummy > > > > (1*) The Amazing Race, sometimes referred to as TAR is a reality > > television game show in which teams of two people, who have some form > > of a preexisting personal relationship, race around the world in > > competition with other teams. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Race > > > > PS: The island is not flat and has quite a few high mountains > > overgrown with tropical trees and plants and would make an awesome > > location for an AR with sea paddling between islands in the calm sea > > and mountains to climb, they even host a mountain bike festival > > (http://www.otayo.com/mountain%20bike%20festival.htm). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DarkAndDirty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DarkAndDirty?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
