Strange stories are wafting around.

We heard from several sources that army tents were being set up on a farm, as the soldiers will protect the farms during tomorrow's riots.

And so we went to the farm on an investigation trip.

I was in the army in the Cape during the years of 1971-72 and I can certainly tell what an army tent looks like.

The sights here looked very structured (army style) and I started snooping around with my camera from a distance. In the back of my mind was the thought that if I get caught taking pictures of the camp, they will think that I was some kind of spy. One never knows and I am too old to go and sit in an overcrowded concrete cell.
Any case, something else was on the brew here and I just had to find out what was going on.
So come and join me in the investigation.

Very suspicious don't you think? Why was there no sign of life in the camp and where were the armed army guards? Also no army trucks or any other scenes of army activities?
Would they bring the troops in overnight, out of the public sight?
And the Jeeps and Bedford trucks, surely, they are going to make a big noise if they were to arrive during the quiet of night?
Will it be a brigade or a platoon of soldiers coming in?
In the case of contact, will they use live ammunition?
So many questions milled through my mind.

This is where I was hiding with my camera and 6+6=32 in this case? Besides, that white truck was no army truck as army trucks all have green army colors.

Then we drove around to the entrance of the farm, and I asked the security officer at the access point what the army tents were all about.
Surprise, surprise, as the tent camp was being erected for Stage 5 of the Absa Cape Epic cycle race that will take place on the Lourensford Wine estate.
So, the tents are for the racers to sleep in overnight and also to have a bit of rest.

This popular race is held every year and athletes come from far and wide to enter the mountain bike race.

Here below you can read all about this year's Absa Cape Epic Race.

The 2023 Absa Cape Epic will take in 658 gruelling kilometres, with 15 775 metres of limit-testing climbing through its 8 days of racing that are unlike any edition before it; the 2023 Absa Cape Epic promises to stretch every team almost to their breaking point, to trial partnerships both old and new, and to reward those resolute enough to overcome its demands with spots in The Book of Legend.

8 days. 658 kilometres. 15 775 metres of climbing. These are the stats of the 2023 Absa Cape Epic alone. But as history has proven over the past 18 editions of The Untamed African Mountain Bike Race, statistics and what happens on the trails of Africa are never one and the same.

The penultimate stage of the 2023 race marks a historic day for the Absa Cape Epic. The entire 82-kilometre route takes place within the grounds of one single estate – Lourensford Wine Estate, one of the largest and most singletrack-laden properties in South Africa. Lourensford Wine Estate plays host to the race for two nights and is sure to offer a display of mountain biking bliss for teams and fans alike before Stage 7, The Trail to Val de Vie, begins.

All of the information in Italics taken from the interesting website tagged below.
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So there you have it! All a totally innocent affair and no need for me to hide at all. It is so amazing how one can get trapped in FUD and only a glance at Twitter and some other social media sites can show one how much FUD gets spread around about crypto. BTC seems to be the main target for the powers to be.
So, the next time that you hear, or read something, the first question to ask yourself is this! Is it the truth?
Many will believe it and pass it on only to be made fools later on, when the real truth emerges. Simply because they are too lazy to research the issues.

BELIEVE ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE AND NOTHING YOU HEAR - Question everything, especially rumors. The proverb has been traced back to 'Proverbs of Alfred' (c. 1300).
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I hope that you enjoyed the story and the photos.

And That's All Friends.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Right Reserved.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.

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