J48 – 10/16/2001

Tuesday, October 16th Day 48

miles/day : 49,7 miles (80 km) total : 1987,5 miles(3198km)

daily average speed : 6,3 miles/h

High Speed Train: Hello Serge T…

It’s at about 3am that our early riser started the stage, expecting new meetings like this snake standing in his way, the cute little animal simply looked at him and disappeared in the ferns. His hand full of sand, our runner continues his little way, more scared than hurt.. Today because of heavy rainfall, the track was more like canals. We were lucky, the cars didn’t get stuck.The conditions on the race are not always simple but the morale is good and that’s what counts.Serge is never the last person to joke or even play tricks on us during the stage.

As the days go by, the Brazilian border is getting nearer and nearer. Viva BRAZIL!

Leitmotiv: we’re going forward, we’re going forward…..