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campbell987
Mar 3, 20201 min read
Rest Day - Marsabit
What a treat to be able to sleep in; 07:30 breakfast here at the centre ... did all the usual rest day stuff: laundry, walked into town...
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campbell987
Mar 3, 20202 min read
Cracked
Stage 36: Turbi to Marsabit Another early start as we’d been warned about today; crossing to headwinds, heat and a notable climb at the...
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campbell987
Mar 1, 20203 min read
Tribal Lands
Stage 35: Moyale to Turbi (bush camp) We knew it’d be a hot day, so an early start warranted. The first 10 kilometres out of Moyale...
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campbell987
Feb 29, 20202 min read
Bus Day: Ostrich Camp to Agra Miryam
Between stages 31 and 32** This was supposed to be a 500 km day, but it seems that was just to get us prepared for a long day stuck in a...
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campbell987
Feb 29, 20202 min read
Out of Ethiopia and into Kenya
Stage 34: Bush Camp to Moyale Even though a short day day today, we all tried to get away early, as we wanted to clear the border before...
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campbell987
Feb 29, 20203 min read
Pretty Good Morning
Stage 33: Yabelo to Bush Camp Since we had a 300-350 m climb today which was going to have to be done +90 km into the days ride, we...
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campbell987
Feb 29, 20202 min read
Change of Scene
Stage 32: Agra Miryam to Yabelo A cool morning at 2300 m asl, albeit with broken cloud cover. We got away just before sunrise and shortly...
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campbell987
Feb 26, 20202 min read
Ostrich and Warthogs
Stage 31: Lake Koka to Ostrich Camp We’d been briefed on the previous evening riders meeting that today’s road harassment by kids and...
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campbell987
Feb 26, 20202 min read
Into the Rift
Stage 30: Addis Ababa to Lake Koka Even though it was a Sunday morning, we departed the Golf Club campsite in convoy fashion a little...
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campbell987
Feb 22, 20202 min read
Rest Days - Addis Ababa
Two wonderful rest days, and they’ve about gone at this point. First order of priority after organizing laundry was the bike; attend to...
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campbell987
Feb 22, 20202 min read
Big Smoke
Stage 29: Bridge Camp to Addis Ababa This was going to be a relatively short day, but with ‘some’ climb toward the end. It turned out to...
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campbell987
Feb 20, 20202 min read
Highest Point
Stage 28: Gorge to Bridge Camp Today not long but it did involve a steep climb about halfway into the ride. My legs just weren’t into it,...
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campbell987
Feb 19, 20204 min read
The Gorge
Stage 27: Forest Camp through Blue Nile Gorge This day consisted of two distinct parts. The first was a continuation of yesterday; high...
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campbell987
Feb 18, 20201 min read
Bus: Bahir Dar to Forest Camp
A long day in the back of a van, along with 6 others, all of us feeling less than 100%. From what I could see, it’s a really pretty...
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campbell987
Feb 18, 20202 min read
Rest Days: Bahir Dar
The first day was very nice indeed; suitably restful. Accompanied Milan, Ingrid and Rachel on an early morning boat trip out on Lake...
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campbell987
Feb 15, 20202 min read
Shortest Day
Stage 26: Farm Camp to Bahir Dar Today will be the shortest day of this entire tour. I’m not sure why it’s been scheduled this way, but...
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campbell987
Feb 14, 20202 min read
I Will Eat Your Soul
Stage 25: Gondar to Farm Camp A later start than usual due to the recent time zone change and a little later sunrise expressed in local...
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campbell987
Feb 13, 20202 min read
Rest Day - Gondar
A good sleep and excellent breakfast at the Lodge du Chateau; even better to renew acquaintance with Simon Yigzaw, proprietor. This...
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campbell987
Feb 13, 20202 min read
Change of Plans
Stages 23-24: Gallabat/Metema to Gondar Well... “The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft a-gley.” We were told only on the...
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campbell987
Feb 11, 20202 min read
Al Dinder National Park
Stage 22: Al Qadarif to Gallabat I was really fearing today as I wasn’t sure I had much left in the tank from the previous 3 days;...
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