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A somewhat belated follow up to the last posting 7 days ago. To recap, TDA arranged a couple of small coaches to drive us back up to...

Stage 42: Arusha to Babati Rain overnight and some mist this morning, but luckily not actually raining at departure and the roads mostly...

We’ve a 3-day rest here in Arusha; it’s one of only two such stretches, the other being Livingstone / Victoria Falls coming up later in...

Stage 41: Namanga to Arusha Everyone eager it seems to get an early start this morning, with a line-up for coffee and then breakfast...

Stage 40: Nairobi to Namanga A little chaotic this morning at camp; breakfast in the Hotel restaurant which may not have been used to 40...

Just as well I was in a room last night (Friday night); it definitely rained at some point, and packing up a wet tent and fly never my...

Stage 39: Nanyuki to Sagana Super breakfast this morning, doubtless due in part to all those eggs brought in yesterday from the scavenger...

Stage 38: Isiolo to Nanyuki Apart from the ride itself, and for purposes of the day’s scavenger hunt, we were split up into teams; rules...

Bus Day: Laisamis to Isiolo Today really feels like a rest day; an extra hour of sleep, no rush at breakfast, bikes loaded onto the...

Stage 37: Marsabit to Laisamis Today would be an easy stage for which I was most grateful as not a lot of spring in the legs this morning...

What a treat to be able to sleep in; 07:30 breakfast here at the centre ... did all the usual rest day stuff: laundry, walked into town...

Stage 36: Turbi to Marsabit Another early start as we’d been warned about today; crossing to headwinds, heat and a notable climb at the...

Stage 35: Moyale to Turbi (bush camp) We knew it’d be a hot day, so an early start warranted. The first 10 kilometres out of Moyale...

Between stages 31 and 32** This was supposed to be a 500 km day, but it seems that was just to get us prepared for a long day stuck in a...

Stage 34: Bush Camp to Moyale Even though a short day day today, we all tried to get away early, as we wanted to clear the border before...

Stage 33: Yabelo to Bush Camp Since we had a 300-350 m climb today which was going to have to be done +90 km into the days ride, we...

Stage 32: Agra Miryam to Yabelo A cool morning at 2300 m asl, albeit with broken cloud cover. We got away just before sunrise and shortly...

Two wonderful rest days, and they’ve about gone at this point. First order of priority after organizing laundry was the bike; attend to...