The dreamliner
I woke up early with both excitement and anticipation for the crossing into Egypt , I was to meet Mazaar later in the morning to hopefully load Victoria and I on the same ferry , as well as process all the paperwork . So I went down to the restaurant to have my...
Wadi Halfa @ sunset .
Until we meet again.
The Desert
Leaving Khartoum was very difficult , it was so nice being in Peters home and out of the daily routine of pack and travel . I spent 5 nights being treated like royalty , nothing was to much and between Peters generosity , great sense of humour , Amira's warm heart...
Soaking up The Sudan
We left for The Sudan after a restless night , I was worried about the time it would take to firstly get to the border , secondly how long the crossing would take and lastly would I make it up to Gedaref before sunset . Had breakfast and rode out of town trying to...
Land of contours and contrast
That night the rains came with such force that I was woken three or four times , luckily by eight all had passed , the sun was out and after the hotel had broken my door down I was on my way . The key had broken off in the lock when I had tried to unlock it . So my...
Utopia or just Ethiopia .
The ride to Addis would take two days , a whole lot of traffic mixed with roads and rain to the city that is wrapped in mountains . As I came into Addis the GPS decided to develop a route calculation error , so I had to rely on the old fashion way of doing things ,...
Why I like Ethiopia
I love the intensity with which Ethiopians greet , the handshake , the way they lean in and shoulders touch . The coffee , the best in the world by all measures no matter where you have it. The fresh juice , plump with pulp , flavour and freshness . The way the...
Cultures , Coffee and CHAT .
The 200 kilometres to Harar took just over 4 hours to navigate the roads , highland winds twists and turns . We arrived in this ancient walled city where I was going to experience a way of life frozen in time , blended with the new world of construction , tech and...
H 2 H via Chiro
After three relaxing days in the lake town of Hawassa it was time to move on to the ancient city of Harar in the East of the country , a ride that would take me two days to cover the close to 700 kilometres . We started off in the cool morning mist leaving an already...
Heading for Hawassa
Leaving Yabello , I had been warned that the road all the way up to Hawassa was under construction , so I was up early to get a good start . I rode to the fuel station next to the motel , they were out , then across the road to join the ever growing queue for petrol ,...
Sunday Border Sunday
It was time to bid farewell to Northern Kenya , her great hospitality and those roads , Ethiopia was not even a kilometre away , so after breakfast we packed up and headed out , the crossing out of Kenya was just great , the customs official offered me a seat and some...
Moyale Magic
Still basking in the after glow , recovering from post traumatic road disorder and having found a hotel , that not only is the biggest in the whole of Moyale , which of course makes it very easy to find , but is clean , neat with great staff , I decided it was...