Day 03: 3 Provinces - Full 4x4 trail

I woke up at 06h00 which is my normal work-day wake-up time. It was a lot colder than I expected so I had my beanie, buff, gloves and warm jacket on.

I made a flask of hot water to enjoy on the 4x4 trail. By then Mike had woken up and emerged from his Trailer Tent and I prepared our first cup of coffee and rusks for the day.

A fellow LROC Member had deflated his Defender’s tyres too much and I used the compressor in my vehicle to pump his tyres to the correct pressure to cope with the rocks and loose gravel along the trail.

We left camp at 08h00 and completed a 18,4km 4x4 route that peaked as 2263m. The trail took 06:19 hours to complete. There were many very steep ascents and descents that included large axle twisters, small loose rocks and some large fixed rocks - These required low range 1^st gear to overcome. Of the 9 vehicles, only one had an incident where the vehicle slid into deep ruts and had to be towed off it’s belly so that it could get traction.