The last couple of days have been those long and only satisfying after a hot shower days , spent on the road . The weather has changed dramatically from what I have been used to while riding cross country to and through Kenya....
Read MoreMy passport arrived back from South Africa this morning , so it is now official I have all I need to travel non stop and non direct to Italy , so Kenya we are on our way. I just realised Victoria and I have been on the road for...
Read MoreWhile waiting to be visafied by the Egyptians I have really being enjoying my time in Uganda , exploring Jinja and taking a side trip up to Sipi Falls , which border the Mt Elgon National Park very close to the Kenyan border...
Read MoreToday a little calmer than yesterday as I went in search of the source of the Nile , I thought it appropriate as I am making my way to the end where she finds the Mediterranean and will travel through all the countries she...
Read MoreWild and Wet Wednesday, usually words reserved for a street pole advert grabbing your attention while stuck in traffic to or from work . For me on this particular Wednesday , these words represented a day out on the equally...
Read MoreThe ride down to Jinja was a lot more fun taking the more scenic and rural route , that Parky recommended , a little longer but one passes through beautiful tea plantations , village markets and lush greenery . I was feeling a...
Read MoreLazy Sundays , for some means sport , a sleep in , a long lunch , a afternoon nap , movies , mall or a late afternoon drive , my Sunday involved exploring Kampala while everybody was in church or doing one of the above . I...
Read MoreI set off early , worried about the condition of the roads after the rainy days . Not knowing how long it would take me to get to the gate to exit the park was the main driver for up and out early . As I packed all my very wet...
Read MoreMonday was spent riding around Kampala , first to the Sudanese Embassy , to hand in all my documentation for my visa application , once done I met up with Parky for a coffee in town and then he took me off to meet the mechanic...
Read MoreMy morning ride took me up to Fort Portal via Kasese , which was a very good road , the detour down to Kibale National park is around 33 kilometres and is on what Ugandans refer to as a murram road , which means gravel but good...
Read MoreTodays ride up to Queen Elizabeth park was meant to be a short one with only 230 kilometres to get to my over night stop . I thought I would get in around lunch time and then spend the afternoon planning the places and...
Read MoreSo Monday morning arrived and with the morning came the decision , do I stay or do I go ? So I thought I would pack the scooter and see how that went and then make a call . The crossing to Uganda was not far and my first stop...
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