We're Back!

The Gambia — Sand to Sea Team are all safely back on the coast, with maybe a few aches and pains, but a lot of good memories (not least of the splendid reception at MRC Fajara) and a great sense of achievement.
Here are the bare statistics, which are pretty good for a mixed bunch of mostly part-time cyclists on unfamiliar roads in temperatures up to 37 degrees Celsius.

Day 1 – Basse to Soma
Total distance = 193 km
Total time = 10 hrs 15 mins
Active time = 8 hrs 17 mins
Moving speed = 23.3 km/hr
Daily average = 18.83 km/hr
Climb = 743 m

Day 2 – Soma to Fajara
Total distance = 176 km
Total time = 10 hrs 15 mins (again)
Active time = 7 hrs 26 mins
Moving speed = 23.6 km/hr
Daily average = 17.17 km/hr
Climb = 684 m

TOTAL DISTANCE = 369 km

The 12 Sand to Sea riders at the start at Basse.