Stage - 21 - Bush Camp to Gedarif 133 km 5:56 hrs riding time (25kph avg) Toughest one yet. Gnarly crosswinds with gust to 40mph. That eventually turned into a quartering headwind. The Dutch riders were right at home. A couple riders got blown off the road and had minor bumps. The land [...]
Stage - 20 - Rasaa to Bush Camp 143km 6:12 hrs riding time (25.0 kph) What I thought would be more desert turned out to be a huge plain with farming and some trees. Occasional herds of goats cross the roads. There is a fairly steady stream of truck and bus traffic. The [...]
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. [...]
We met a Sudanese nursing student. A Sudanese construction worker. Buffet salad bar Grand Villa. Meet the riders - Trixie Wagner, Germany Trixie is a Scientist at Novartis and has a Phd in Chemistry. She lives in Basel Switzerland, Speaks German and English. Interest: Travel, photography, [...]
Stage 17 - Desert Camp to Abu Dolooa 148m, 5hrs riding time More wind directly on our tails. Lifted along we passed small vendors selling water melon out in the middle of the desert. Small trees are starting to appear. Another night of desert camping. I love my little tent and am grateful [...]
The Village Elder (the Mayor) Frank and Anton tea at small village. Stage 16 - Dead Camel Camp to Desert Camp 145km, 4:56 hrs riding time Last night after dinner about ten of us went to a small village. We were invited into a home for tea and the village elder [...]
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 [...]
Brooms at the market. Stage 13 and 14 - Dongola Sudan rest day + 261 miles by bus Having fallen behind one day because the ferry across lake Nassar was closed, we took a bus to cross the last two sections. This gave us a rest day in Dongola, an ancient city [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
