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campbell987

Mar 10, 20233 min read

Capital City

Stage 54 (35): Kasungu to Lilongwe The rains eventually stopped at some point before midnight, and the Herons settled down as well. Back...

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campbell987

Mar 9, 20233 min read

Rain showers

Stage 53 (34): Luviri School to Kasungu Back to a somewhat late start this morning due to the promised ‘easy day.’ Sunrise about 5:48,...

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campbell987

Mar 8, 20232 min read

Viphya Plateau

Stage 52 (33): Mzuzu to Luviri School An early start this morning; bags on truck at 5:30, breakfast by 6:00 and away shortly after that....

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campbell987

Mar 7, 20232 min read

Up the Rumphi

Stage 51 (32): Chitimba to Mzuzu Supposedly only 19° this morning pre-dawn, but it feels like mid-30s given the humidity. I can hear...

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campbell987

Mar 5, 20232 min read

Easy day not so easy

Stage 50 (31): Karonga to Chitimba Beach The rain woke me up at some point in the night, sufficiently enough at least to rouse me into...

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campbell987

Mar 4, 20234 min read

Tea Plantations

Stage 49 (30): Mbeya to Karonga Beach It rained fairly heavily most of the night, I think; when I stuck my head out the door just after...

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campbell987

Mar 3, 20231 min read

Mbeya rest day

Soooooo nice to lay in, stretch out and doze off again. But eventually the need for coffee took command. Only powdered instant here at...

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campbell987

Mar 2, 20233 min read

Climb out of the valley

Stage 48 (29): Makongolosi to Mbeya Up early to clear the classroom in which I’m squatting; double- and triple-check that I’ve retrieved...

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campbell987

Mar 1, 20233 min read

Long Rains have started

Stage 47 (28): Bitimanyanga to Makongolosi The rain started up again at about 04:00 … but then had slowed to a drizzle and full stop as I...

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campbell987

Mar 1, 20233 min read

Washboard Day

Stage 46 (27): Itumba village to Bitimanyanga Once again, usual morning routine (some people get up amazingly early on these trips, I...

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campbell987

Feb 27, 20233 min read

Sunday on the road

Stage 46 (27): Itumba to Bitimanyanga A really sound sleep as it turned out; I guess I was tired from the previous day. Usual routine in...

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campbell987

Feb 26, 20232 min read

Finally the Dirt

Stage 44 (25): Singida to the Boroto Game Post A great sleep in our very crowded hotel courtyard/hi garden despite the crush. This...

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campbell987

Feb 25, 20231 min read

Long Game

Stage 43 (24): Babati to Singida Waking up about 4:30, it seems to have stopped raining. Poking my head out the tent flap quickly...

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campbell987

Feb 25, 20232 min read

Deja Vu

Stage 42 (23): Arusha to Babati A somewhat strange feeling to depart Masai Camp shortly after sunrise and pedal up the local hill thru...

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campbell987

Feb 23, 20232 min read

Arusha once again

We arrived into Arusha late Saturday night after a couple of long but uneventful flights. It took some time for the bikes (Rachel’s and...

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campbell987

Feb 18, 20232 min read

Dickey Goes Sailing

Almost a 3 full years later and I’m returning to Arusha to pick up this ride, more or less where we were forced to abandon back in March,...

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campbell987

May 14, 20223 min read

Stage 27 - Rick’s Café

So Wednesday night was our last night on the road, and possibly what might have been the best sleep of the tour what with that thick bed...

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campbell987

May 12, 20223 min read

Stage 26 - Sea Fog

* Doug Percival leading riders’ meeting A very foggy start to the morning, really very thick. Once again, I’d erred by packing my jacket...

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campbell987

May 12, 20223 min read

Stage 25 - Trampled by Turtles

Up early to find the morning windy and foggy in the Medina; I wondered how bad it was going to be out on the road for what I suspected...

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campbell987

May 11, 20222 min read

Rest Day - Essaouria

I woke up with two missions in mind; a short charging cable for iPhone (so that the phone + battery pack will better fit into jersey...

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