Isolation in the Cove
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...
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Gutted
Stage 42: Arusha to Babati Rain overnight and some mist this morning, but luckily not actually raining at departure and the roads mostly...
Rest Days - Arusha
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...
Mount Meru
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...
Masai Country
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...
Rest Days: Nairobi
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...
Crossing Over
Stage 39: Nanyuki to Sagana Super breakfast this morning, doubtless due in part to all those eggs brought in yesterday from the scavenger...
Mount Kenya
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...
Samburu Country
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...
Marsabit National Park down onto the Log Logo Plains
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...
Rest Day - Marsabit
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...
Cracked
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...
Tribal Lands
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...
Bus Day: Ostrich Camp to Agra Miryam
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...
Out of Ethiopia and into Kenya
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...
Pretty Good Morning
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...
Change of Scene
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...
Ostrich and Warthogs
Stage 31: Lake Koka to Ostrich Camp We’d been briefed on the previous evening riders meeting that today’s road harassment by kids and...
Into the Rift
Stage 30: Addis Ababa to Lake Koka Even though it was a Sunday morning, we departed the Golf Club campsite in convoy fashion a little...
Rest Days - Addis Ababa
Two wonderful rest days, and they’ve about gone at this point. First order of priority after organizing laundry was the bike; attend to...