End of Day 12 (Cycling days).... A long 97 km ride....not the same as 97km
in Egypt...average speed there was 32+ km/h when cycling (and not drinking
tea with the locals and having haircuts!) ...now with the road conditions I
am lucky to be averaging 19km/h....makes a huge difference on the days
adventure! Lots of people are not handling the conditions well, and there
have been a few people taking the bus option and with a 80 km similar day
tomorrow, and 97km the next day a few are thinking about the bus for a
day.....
The ride today was great with the desert behind us and basically following
the Sudanese Nile....much narrower fertile / productive farming area on each
side of the river, but the villages are so much more interesting....more
about this in the newsletter. Met lots of locals again today.....was great.
Our campsite is right on the river, and I am typing this while sitting on my
own way away from the group with the water literally 2m away. There are
supposed to be Nile crocs around, but most of us swam today. It was a
perfect way to end a hard days cycle...the water was surprisingly cold, but
just what I needed. Also was able to have a much needed wash and clothes
wash!
Thats about it for now....don't want to take away from newsletter content.
I do wonder how many people read this blog....it would help me in splitting
my efforts between the blog and newsletter. Maybe you could send a short
email to africa {DOT} cycle {DOT} trip {CHANGE TO AT} mweb {DOT} co {DOT} za telling us whether you read this and
how you find it?
Thanks...!
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