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Day 38, 82km to Moyale

Posted on February 28, 2013 by mev

Today was an easy cycling day to Moyale, a border crossing to Kenya and updated information about the days ahead. The road was smooth and not much in the way of hills. After having breakfast it was thus a pretty … Continue reading →

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Day 37, 127km to bush camp

Posted on February 27, 2013 by mev

Today the theme was road construction. We cycled on newly constructed road, road under construction, road needing construction and beside the road being constructed. Breakfast had moved up 15 minutes and hence I was also on the road slightly earlier. … Continue reading →

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Rest Day Yabello

Posted on February 26, 2013 by mev

Quiet rest day in Yabello. Maintained the drive chain and did laundry but otherwise chance to relax and read (book by Peter Gill titled Famine & Foreigners Ethiopia Since Live Aid – I recommend it). We’ve got two days of … Continue reading →

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Day 36, 98km to Yabello

Posted on February 25, 2013 by mev

Today was a challenging ride both because of 1600m of climbing and because 91km of the ride was off road. The gravel road was better than yesterday, but still took some careful riding to keep a “line”. As a result, … Continue reading →

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Day 35, 96km to Riverbed Camp

Posted on February 24, 2013 by mev

Today we left the lake and climbed over into a different area again. We had some more off-road cycling and I decided to ride the first part of the day and leave the descending on dirt to instead ride the … Continue reading →

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Day 34, 101km to Arba Minch

Posted on February 23, 2013 by mev

Last night it rained. First rain we’ve seen since Cairo. There was some thunder in distance and then later in evening the brief storm came through in two bursts. Everything dried by morning and even difficult to tell it had … Continue reading →

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Day 33, 125km to bush camp

Posted on February 22, 2013 by mev

Today was a tough ride where we crossed two large hills and also changed landscapes in descending a net of 700m into a warmer, densly populated area. I like climbing more than steep descents as watch my overall speed. We … Continue reading →

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Day 32, 122km to Hosaina

Posted on February 21, 2013 by mev

Today the hills made for a tough ride. However, I’m enjoying this part of Ethiopia and the hills mostly stayed shallow enough that didn’t need to gear down too much. Yesterday, I had developed a bit of “camp cold”. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Day 31, 106km to Gogetti Camp

Posted on February 20, 2013 by mev

Today is first of a six day ride cycling south from Addis Abada. Distances and grades were reasonable and made for a good ride. JJ one of the mechanics caught me just before breakfast and let me know by derailler … Continue reading →

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Addis Abada rest day, reflections on donations and stage two of TDA

Posted on February 19, 2013 by mev

Today a rest day in Addis Abada. These rest days are nice changes after riding hard for five days. On my own cycle touring I would ride less hard but also have fewer rest days in between. I’ve sorted through … Continue reading →

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