"We got to the park-and-ride two hours before the opening ceremony which was very important for us, so missing that because of the enormous queues was a disappointment, " Selvan Moodley, 50, told BBC Sport.

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We ride for two hours, chatting and watching the landscape roll by.

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The ride lasts around two hours and ends either back at the starting point or in a local bar.

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Other walkers decided to head north toward Bark Bay (about two-and-a-half hours farther) and get a water taxi ride from there.

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