Saturday, May 23, 2009

They keep you going

Yay bicycle tourists!! Out of the last three months, no sign of crazy people on bikes in Africa. And out of all the places in Africa, we met 2 here in the North Kenya desert! How happy we were to meet them! They were coming from Nepal and the Middle East, had taken a boat from Yemen to Djibouti, down Ethiopia and into Kenya. They had been riding through the desert for 10 days, only able to do 40 kms in a whole day's ride because of The Really BAD Road. It's been a common theme: people telling us about The Really BAD Road. I've been having major doubts about riding through this 600 km desert, but they did it! I had renewed hope for our own journey north. I'm bracing myself for the next few days.

A white man stopped in his landrover to ask if we were Ok. The next day, the same man stopped. He invited us to visit him at the Anglican church in Marsabit. So we did, and what a lovely home to come to after 5 days in the desert. A beautiful garden, and MARMITE! They were missionaries from the UK, and really wonderful hosts in the middle of nowhere. What a nice surprise. After a days of rest here, we might be ready to brave the harsh desert again...

1 comment:

  1. Well hello there you crazy cyclists!! I've finally got the adress to your blog. I got the information from Rob and Sue that you arrived in Moyale safely! Hakuna stima is still what is going on here, i wish you all the best on the rest on your trip ut to Cairo! Greetings Anna from Sweden

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