Emails in my in box tonight say that my South African tracksuit and triathlon suit will be posted to me tomorrow! They are also very concerned about our weight - or rather, the weight of all our kit! Apparently, one of the SA team athletes left SA for Australia today 7kg overweight and they charged him R2500 extra! Eeeekkk! I'm going to have to find a scale and weigh everything! If I have to, I'll leave the underwear behind!!
Its a bit confusing gramatically, as they keep saying, "allowance is 30kg and 7kg hand luggage". then they say "Total weight must not exceed 30kg", "Bike and luggage must not weigh more than 30kg" and weird versions of this. So, does this mean that 30kg is THE MOST we can take, including everything we carry/wear/push? Is it, in fact, 30kg minus 7kg maximum for hand luggage? Why don't they just say that???
We are going to arrive in Australia after 2 days of travelling, at about 19:30. Then we have a 90 minute bus ride to our hotel in South Port. The email says we will have NO FOOD. We have been warned agaisnt trying to take any food into Australia, and definately no dirt or soil on bike tires or running shoes. So we will have the entire SA triathlon team on a bus for an hour and a half after 2 days of flying, with NO FOOD. Does anyone see the same problem that I do? We will end up eating one another's suitcases, for heaven's sake! (I know we will have eaten on the 'plane, but I fear it may not be enough!)
Our breakfast call is 08:30 for 09:00. Let me break this to you gently....
THERE'S NO WAY I CAN GO WITHOUT FOOD FOR THAT LONG!!!
We need a plan! A special "SA Triathlete nutrition plan". I will do some further investigation...
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Hey there Linda, Have been reading your blogs and wow! Really fantastic and interesting and well written and, and, and ..... I see a book coming on. Have a fab time and as I have said before, really proud of you. Loadsaluv and luck, M
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