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Tuesday July 7, 1998 - Today was a long tough day of 110 km, our toughest yet. I hit the "wall" at 4pm and had to stop and replenish myself with food. Then I climbed the last 5 km in 15 minutes to the Hwange Hotel with a nice view overlooking the area. I got one flat today and Shinge fixed it for me without even taking it off the tire. Shinge pedaled along side of me and said "Ah, Victor, you have a flat." He heard it as it was just beginning. I stopped and then he got a piece of straw and stuck it in the tire where the hole was from a nasty thorn that looks like an old tooth with 2 pincers on it. Only 1 of them had penetrated the tire. In 15 minutes he had it sanded patched and glued with my patch kit. It was the first time I ever saw somebody do this. Bob is a swell guy to bike and room with. Tomorrow we are getting up at 5am. That's all for now. Saw some nice sculptures along the side of the road.
