Blog Day 1 Kep – Takeo

Today was the first day of the cycle, which went surprisingly well until I finally got off my bike, when my body felt the distance of 91 km we’d cycled. We left from the seaside town of Kep at 6.30am and cycled along the seafront as the sun rose. As we made our first stop in a local village it became apparent that we were a rare sight for the locals – tourists in tight fitting lycra. The majority of the day was spent cycling on a dirt track which went through small villages, in which we were met by the villagers waving and greeting us. During moments of fatigue this spurred me on as the local kids were screaming with excitement as we cycled past and this reminded me of the importance of the cycle. As we headed into the afternoon the sun came out, which suddenly made the cycle more challenging. Although there was a cool breeze as we cycled, when we stopped to break, we realised how intense the heat was. Moreover we managed to complete the first day with no falls, broken bikes or bones, however we did all finish with very sore behinds!