Day 3 - 1st day of cycling

Up early again today in order to get our bikes fitted with our own saddles and pedals. As I was at the beginning of the alphabet I was one of the first to get sorted. Our mechanic, Jonathon, was there to ensure everyone's bike were set just as they wanted them. We all had mountain bikes with 21 gears. We were also provided with cross bar bags which velcroed onto the bike in order to store the important things, such as sun cream, camera, tissues and sweets!
As there were quite a few of us to get sorted we had plenty of time to lounge by the sea, unfortunately the wind was rather strong which made it a tad chilly but we braved it none the less!
After lunch we finally set off. We were all raring to go, after 2 days of waiting. We'd also been prepped that it was pretty easy day of cycling - only 50km (31m), tail wind and flat. I think this might have had something to do with the 3 crashes that occurred during the afternoon. PJ did a cartwheel over his handles bars not 2km down the road, Rachel then took a tumble, followed by James a little further on down the road. James came out of it pretty unscathed however the other two were sporting cracking bruises for the rest of the week.
We also had a couple of punctures, both on Mike's bike - I'd like to say they were the only 2, however he had a couple more the following day! Hence walking over the finish line on day 1!

Everyone completed the first day's cycling and as a reward we were welcomed with our first night of camping. The 'tent' was all set up for us and the mattresses laid out.

It was a pretty basic set up but our every need was catered for, even down to the cans of lager (they had to be paid for, but you can't have everything!) There was time for a swim/splash/paddle in the hot springs before the sun set and we finally settled down for dinner around 7pm. As mention every need was catered for and we had the most amazing food served, especially considering the surroundings. Soup to start and plenty of rice, potatoes, chicken or beef.
All in all the first day of cycling had gone very well and we were all raring to go for the second.