I am percolating with a certain kind of elation that I have not felt in some time, hit by a wonderful speed ball of energetic
As I push forth through the final hill on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the firewood carriers have captured my attention. Women, bundles of
Swooosh, the steepest descent since leaving the Dali Llama’s Himalaya hill top months ago is beneath my smoking wheels. Literally, my back wheel rim is practically smoking,
What the….? The infamous Ethiopia is in sight. The border is a medley of mayhem, merchants, touts, money changers and self appointed guides. The wonderful
The parched hills of the Sudan/Ethiopia border region are a pleasant distraction from my own thirst. Dehydrated river banks lead into arid stream beds as
As the sandy Sahara sunshine beats down on my salty back, the kilometers pass me by. At times, the tail wind shifts to a sideways
Camel as defined as a creature of arid inhabitant, they carry their own water in their hump, comes in many varieties and colors, they live
As I pedal along just outside Dongola having pedaled about 170km today, making up for the the sand storm loss of a day, I peer
My thoughts are orbiting the sandy keyboard, the noise from the storm outside ricochets from the dirt and cement blue and yellow walls. Wooden window
As I make my way through the final 250km into Aswan, Egypt to catch the ferry boat into Sudan, my smile is sizzling with intrepid