Tour d’Afrique cross continental ride 2017

Day 19 – Out of Khartoum

Vegetation is starting to appear. Stage 19 - Khartoum to Rufaa 148km, 6:11 hrs riding time (24.2km avg. ) We Met at dawn for riders meeting under the twin towers of a Coptic church. We formed a convoy two abreast which took us over the Blue Nile to the outskirts of Khartoum. [...]

By |2019-06-21T09:44:16-07:00January 30th, 2018|Tour d'Afrique|Comments Off on Day 19 – Out of Khartoum

Day 15 – Dead Camels

Leaving town photo with official. Stage 15 - Sudan Dongola to Dead Camel Camp 143km - 5hrs of riding It was like all the morning prayers were answered by great tail winds, courteous drivers and good roads. The great Nubian Desert flew by as we reached speeds of 40km hour. Nothing like [...]

By |2019-06-21T09:44:18-07:00January 24th, 2018|Tour d'Afrique|1 Comment

Day 12 – Sudan

Tea time Farkha Sudan Stage 12 - Wadi Halfa to Farrah 152km 6:30 minutes riding time We covered 100 miles with some hills and headwinds. We are crossing a part of the great expanse of the Nubian desert. The Sahara begins just west of us. Arriving at camp yesterday evening we were [...]

By |2019-06-21T09:44:19-07:00January 22nd, 2018|Tour d'Afrique|1 Comment

Day 11 – Out of Egypt

Stage 11 - Abu Simbel Egypt to Wadi Halfa Sudan 70km 2:30 Riding Time We will miss the great Egyptian roads, big bike lanes and courteous drivers. The border crossing was routine. The TDA trucks and all the bikes went aboard the ferry. We ran into an executive for Heineken riding a Harley [...]

By |2019-06-21T09:44:19-07:00January 22nd, 2018|Tour d'Afrique|Comments Off on Day 11 – Out of Egypt

Day 10 – Emptiness

Stage 10 - Desert Camp to Abu Simbal. 153km. 5:58 hrs. Sleeping in the desert was incredible. Millions of stars. It is hard to describe how vast it is. What looks like a lake with birds turns out to be more sand as you approach. It reminds me of craving. Once you get [...]

By |2019-06-21T09:44:20-07:00January 19th, 2018|Tour d'Afrique|1 Comment

Day 9 – Desert Camp

Stage 9 - Aswan to Desert Camp 146km 5:27 hrs For the first half of day I rode with fast group. Lungs clear and ribs feeling better. We reached the lunch stop at 77km by 10:00. The rest of the day was great road and tail wind riding now through full desert. Beautiful! [...]

By |2019-06-21T09:44:20-07:00January 18th, 2018|Tour d'Afrique|Comments Off on Day 9 – Desert Camp
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