Stage 42 - Sagana to Nairobi 112 km 6:06 hrs 18.7 kph 4500’ vertical( approx ) A crazy day of heavy traffic coming into Nairobi. Picture riding into a large city on a four lane highway and you have it! Highlights: Not getting killed. No injuries, climbing getting easier. Beautiful camp. Seeing Erika. [...]
Rules for the hunt. Aedo, me, Tom, and Terry fulfilling scavenger hunt for equator party. Stage 41 - Nanuki to Sagana 105 km 4:08 25.5 kph Welcome to Kenya where the rule of the road is, the biggest vehicle has the “right of weigh”. That means if a motorcycle is coming [...]
Kenyan Wheat Farms Stage 40 - Isiolo to Nanuki 71km 4:20 - 16.6 avg 4500 vertical Climbing to about 8000, everything changes, looking like eastern Idaho farm country, wheat farms, potatoes, pines and other trees. At top coffee shop that could have been in Sonoma wine country. A hot coffee and french [...]
Bus day around warring tribes and bandits outside Laimasis Kenya working our way steadily towards the equator. These boys keep us safe. Some people here have traded in spears for AK47’s. Had to ride around warring tribes
Local woman come to camp to sell jewelry Entrance to school Graham from the Isle of Mann Stage 37 - Marsabit to Laisamis 97km, 4:03 hr, 24.1 kph, 70.5 kph max High winds buffeted our tents during the night. The rider meeting was rolled back to 06:00 making for [...]
Sister Mary Rest Day - what is it and what do you do? Once in a while, about every four or five days, we get a rest day. Today is one. I slept in till 07:00 after a tough day yesterday, stomach still seems queasy and feeling about 70% and I [...]
Sister Mary Ann Stage 36 - Turbi to Marsabit 122.5 km, 18kph, Avg 7:10 hrs, 3000 vertical (guess) Hot! Headwind! Hills! Long day with headwind that slowed us to a crawl as we rode across a lava landscape that looked like mars. Few people and towns as we worked for [...]
Five hours riding through desert with no socks Stage 35 - Moyale to Turbi Kenya 137km, 5hrs, 26kph A whole different ride. Nice down hill with tail wind to start the day. It finished with a 30 - 40 mph crosswind gusts. To me Kenya seems more colorful, the dress, the [...]
Leaving Ethiopia- bittersweet The camels are back Stage 34 - Bush camp to Moyale Kenya 86km, 3.5 hrs, 20kph (approximately) Very difficult riding day even though it wasn’t too far. My legs felt like I peddled the whole way in sand, uphill and against the wind. Big thunder [...]
Any vehicle traveling is generally packed full in southern Ethiopia Tribes of Omo Valley Hammer Tribe second wives Termite mounds Norwegian girl cycling Solo Stage 33 - Konso to Yabello 87km, 18.3 kph, avg 2600 vertical 6hrs This ride had a little of everything as we continued south to the [...]
