Leave the UK and fly to SA for a holiday for 3 weeks before bike trip starts - 25th September

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Thanks Rachel for getting no sleep for 2 nights and helping me out so much!

Thanks so much to Dave for getting up at 5 in the morning and driving me to the airport and for Edu for suffering a bad leg and meeting be at the airport to say goodbye.

At the airport

Met a lovely lady at the BA check in desk who kindly wavered the excess baggage charges for my flight to Joburg. She has also run several marathons for charity in the past. Thanks BA! I will add the BA logo to my just giving page and blog :-)