Hell hath no fury like …..
Sleep came and went , robbed of dreams and deep sleep , I was up by four , unable to find comfort in any position , unable to close my mind of what lay ahead , so as the first light started plucking the stars from the sky I was on the road , the knot in my stomach...
A post from Archers
After a night of tossing and turning , with the next couple of days riding plaguing my mind , I was up and off on my way to Archers Post , the starting point of what has been dubbed " hell road " by the overland community , the 500 km between Isiolo and the border...
Rider from the storm
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. The border crossing was fairly uneventful...
Time to ride
My 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 over 90 days , it is really hard to...
Slippin and Sipi
While 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 . This area is well known for its natural...
Speke of the Source
Today 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 touches on her way to the sea. After those...
Wash , Soak , Spin , Dry add some surf , repeat cycle
Wild 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 tranquil and gnarly Nile . We...
Fish Eagles and Fireflies
The 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 little off colour when I woke up after...
Minaret views of Kampala
Lazy 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 wanted to take the scooter and ride around ...
Much a done in a day
I 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 gear my mind wondered to the road...
Vampires , a furious funnel and Don’t pay the ferryman
Monday 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 that would be doing a minor service on...
Sweating in the rain
My 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 . I managed to cover the distance in...