Tailwind, headwind? It continues to blow

The wind continues to make its presence known and definitely the emerging theme of the Great Southern Brevet 2019.

Everyone safely over the Pisa Range but seems the wind isn't through making itself a feature of this years brevet

Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 at 00:39
Subject: SMS with Matty Graham

Alex.
Matty

Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 at 07:47
Subject: SMS with Steve Scott
In garston. Steve SCOTT

Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 at 07:49
Subject: SMS with Jake Stow
 Arrived in Galveston. Made it through the nevis in one piece

(Editors Note: Hope Jake isn't in Texas! A little hallucination perhaps or just geographically challenged?)

Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 at 08:02
Subject: SMS with Michael Hoogeveen
 Arrived lumsden.
A nice warm night in the Southland ski lodge.
Hopefully the wind will allow me to get to Alexandra before dark.

Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 at 08:03
Subject: SMS with Keith Payne
Keith Payne leaving Lumsden. Nevis climb was very windy!

Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 at 08:18
Subject: SMS with Matthew Hughes
Mate! Looks like Martin will finish today!? Madness

Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 at 08:31
Subject: SMS with Debbie Chambers
What a day. Great scenery.
Battle of the wind!!!
Safe in lumsden hotel!

Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 at 08:32
Subject: SMS with Debbie Chambers
Sorry had no reception. In waikaia waiting on coffee and eggs

Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 at 08:47
Subject: SMS with Martin Strelka
Middlemarch. Hard riding this am but feeling awesome. Just the home stretch left ;) Martin Strelka

Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 at 08:47
Subject: SMS with Anthony Gray
Tony gray in Lumsden. Wahoo! Absolute gut buster up the Nevis yesterday arvo.