#TourdAfrique

Nothing is Easy in Nairobi

So it rained most of the night, and I shouldn’t take pleasure in this, but it did make the $50 for the two nights seem like better value!...

Sat 4th March Convoy day. Apparently our last convoy before Cape Town. My tent pitch was a winner. I woke up with a largely dry tent,...

So we are back on the road well and truly now, and also back online. With our crossing into Kenya we were reintroduced to internet,...

Feb 12th 107km from Italian Bridge Camp to Addis. The cycle into rest days is often tedious/a bizarre affair, for me anyway. Today we...

Another two long days through the desert since I last wrote. 143km yesterday, and 147km today. We have been lucky enough to have a strong...

Today is our last day in Egypt. We have cycled over 1100km in 12 days, including 2 rest days, and made it from Cairo to Abu Simbel. It is...

We have had two days cycling since leaving Luxor, and have made it to Aswan. The last two days have been really enjoyable, a lot more...

Today we had the option of joining an organised tour, with Mokhles and Osama (our Egyptian fixers), costing $70USD. We would leave at 6,...

Six days since the start and we have arrived in Luxor: 730km cycled, 28 saddle hours, half a jar of nutella, and copious amounts of pita...

The Sudanese visa is notoriously tedious to procure. Air arrivals can get a visa at the airport, but land visitors need a visa in...