I Will Eat Your Soul
Stage 25: Gondar to Farm Camp A later start than usual due to the recent time zone change and a little later sunrise expressed in local...
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campbell987
- Feb 13, 2020
- 2 min
Rest Day - Gondar
A good sleep and excellent breakfast at the Lodge du Chateau; even better to renew acquaintance with Simon Yigzaw, proprietor. This...
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campbell987
- Feb 13, 2020
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Change of Plans
Stages 23-24: Gallabat/Metema to Gondar Well... “The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft a-gley.” We were told only on the...
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campbell987
- Feb 11, 2020
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Al Dinder National Park
Stage 22: Al Qadarif to Gallabat I was really fearing today as I wasn’t sure I had much left in the tank from the previous 3 days;...
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campbell987
- Feb 10, 2020
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Some topography
Stage 21: Bush camp to Al Qadarif I knew this was going to be a difficult day, and I wasn’t wrong. We tracked east pretty much all day...
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campbell987
- Feb 10, 2020
- 1 min
High-Fives from the little kids
Stage 20: Rufaa bush camp to another bush camp Swirling cross winds most of the morning, but not really bad; road surface not any worse...
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campbell987
- Feb 10, 2020
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Sudanese Cycling Network
Stage 19: Khartoum to Rufaa We start a hard 6-day section, taking us out of Sudan in 4 more days, then the climbing comes in Ethiopia....
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campbell987
- Feb 7, 2020
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Rest Day - Khartoum
Slept in until 6:00! Easy morning, took care of the laundry, drank too much coffee, then headed for the bicycle clinic and much needed...
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campbell987
- Feb 7, 2020
- 2 min
City Lights
Stage 18: Abu Dolooa to Khartoum The city lights of Khartoum had been readily visible through the night on the southeastern horizon, a...
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campbell987
- Feb 5, 2020
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Desert Margins
Stage 17: Desert Hut to Abu Dolooa Started under clear skies just as the sun starts to appear over the horizon; possibly the coldest...
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campbell987
- Feb 5, 2020
- 3 min
Bucket Showers
Stage 16: Dead Camel to Desert Hut The stars were indeed a spectacle last night and earlier this morning. I suppose as we’re again in the...
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campbell987
- Feb 5, 2020
- 3 min
40 Road
Stage 15: Dongola to Dead Camel Camp A little bit of fuss first thing this morning with tuk-tuk drivers over the fare but in the end,...
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campbell987
- Feb 5, 2020
- 3 min
Traffic Lights
Stage 14: Nile Valley Camp to Dongola For once in a while it seems, I’m up and packed and having a cup of coffee with a few moments to...
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campbell987
- Feb 5, 2020
- 3 min
Nubian Desert
Stage 12: Wadi Halfa to Farkha For the first time on this trip, a night not cold; started off after the usual striking of camp and...
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campbell987
- Feb 5, 2020
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Crossing the Nile
Stage 11: Abu Simbel to Wadi Halfa Today was, as Tallis predicted, a day of ‘hurry up and wait.’ Left the camp/hotel in Abu Simbel in...
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campbell987
- Jan 28, 2020
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Rest Day - Abu Simbel
Well, the good sleep I was anticipating didn’t quite occur; maybe I was just tired from the day before. Several cups of hotel coffee...
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campbell987
- Jan 28, 2020
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Abu Simbel
Stage 10: Desert Camp to Abu Simbel At the risk of being way too repetitive, another chilly night and morning. A gorgeous sunrise as we...
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campbell987
- Jan 26, 2020
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Tropic of Cancer
Latitude 23.43668 degrees Stage 9: Aswan to Desert Camp Another early and chilly start, but luckily(?) a good climb ~7 km into the day...
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campbell987
- Jan 25, 2020
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Nile Valley
Stage 8: Idfu to Aswan We start by crossing the Nile just as the sun is rising, in a very chilly morning. What a great river; it really...
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