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campbell987
Apr 19, 20222 min read
Rest Day - Fês
Another rest day, unusually close to the last one only a couple days ago, but strangely, I heard no complaints. A good sleep-in this...
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campbell987
Apr 18, 20223 min read
Stage 7 - Transition
The moon still well up when I finally crawled out of the tent about half an hour before sunrise; a slight breeze, but otherwise very...
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campbell987
Apr 17, 20223 min read
Stage 6 - El Wahda Dam
A late start due to the hotel breakfast room not being open for business until 7:00. That dining room then almost totally filled moments...
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campbell987
Apr 16, 20222 min read
Rest Day - Chefchaouen
A good lay-in this morning, followed by an appropriate breakfast. Didn’t bother with bike maintenance, as all seems ok from that recent...
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campbell987
Apr 15, 20223 min read
Stage 5 - Mediterranean
Not a wholly restful night due to the persistent winds, I’m no longer used to cracking tent noises all night. And sleeping on a bed of...
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campbell987
Apr 14, 20223 min read
Stage 4 - Straits of Gilbraltar
We were hit with a horrendous deluge sometime before midnight, followed by lessor rain and wind squalls through the night. While the tent...
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campbell987
Apr 13, 20222 min read
Stage 3 - sailors adage not always accurate
Daybreak saw some very minor drizzle as we rolled up the tents and breakfasted. I got away in good time, well before 7:00 this morning,...
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campbell987
Apr 13, 20222 min read
Stage 2 - red skies at night
Day started out very nice, clearer and warmer than forecast. I took a bunch of photos with camera but as there’s no way to re-charge it...
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campbell987
Apr 11, 20222 min read
Stage 1 - overslept
It’s such a lousy way to start the day when someone is shaking you awake, and loudly exclaiming “…we’ve slept in!” So a bit of a scramble...
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campbell987
Apr 10, 20222 min read
Prologue - on deck
Well, arrived in Casablanca two sleeps ago and if definitely not sleep recovered yet, still keen to get going; perfect conditions for...
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campbell987
Mar 23, 20202 min read
Isolation in the Cove
A somewhat belated follow up to the last posting 7 days ago. To recap, TDA arranged a couple of small coaches to drive us back up to...
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campbell987
Mar 16, 20204 min read
Gutted
Stage 42: Arusha to Babati Rain overnight and some mist this morning, but luckily not actually raining at departure and the roads mostly...
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campbell987
Mar 14, 20202 min read
Rest Days - Arusha
We’ve a 3-day rest here in Arusha; it’s one of only two such stretches, the other being Livingstone / Victoria Falls coming up later in...
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campbell987
Mar 12, 20203 min read
Mount Meru
Stage 41: Namanga to Arusha Everyone eager it seems to get an early start this morning, with a line-up for coffee and then breakfast...
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campbell987
Mar 10, 20203 min read
Masai Country
Stage 40: Nairobi to Namanga A little chaotic this morning at camp; breakfast in the Hotel restaurant which may not have been used to 40...
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campbell987
Mar 9, 20202 min read
Rest Days: Nairobi
Just as well I was in a room last night (Friday night); it definitely rained at some point, and packing up a wet tent and fly never my...
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campbell987
Mar 7, 20203 min read
Crossing Over
Stage 39: Nanyuki to Sagana Super breakfast this morning, doubtless due in part to all those eggs brought in yesterday from the scavenger...
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campbell987
Mar 6, 20202 min read
Mount Kenya
Stage 38: Isiolo to Nanyuki Apart from the ride itself, and for purposes of the day’s scavenger hunt, we were split up into teams; rules...
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campbell987
Mar 5, 20202 min read
Samburu Country
Bus Day: Laisamis to Isiolo Today really feels like a rest day; an extra hour of sleep, no rush at breakfast, bikes loaded onto the...
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campbell987
Mar 4, 20202 min read
Marsabit National Park down onto the Log Logo Plains
Stage 37: Marsabit to Laisamis Today would be an easy stage for which I was most grateful as not a lot of spring in the legs this morning...
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