Sitting in Nairobi
Hi there all. Rest day in Nairobi. Feeling a lot better, still a bit snotty and bunged up ... but have been cycling again after one day off earlier in the week.
From Nanyuki we went a slow 2km thru to the Equator ... yeeha!! It seems stupid and simple, but it is psychologically lekker to be back in the Southern Hemisphere ... and just a tad closer to home. We stopped off at the Equator for some photos ... and several loners in our group simply cycled past and didn't bother sharing the moment - everyone to their own, but it is a bit weird how some people are so distant and separate from this group ... one wonders why they even bothered doing the trip in this way??
The landscape has turned much more green and lush since then ... the temperatures have risen and we have noticeable humidity. Although the roads are tarred ... they are rather appalling in places ... not just the odd pothole ... but cracked up and crumbling severely in places.
The night before Nairobi we camped again in a nice over lander camp (something - Savage) ... green, lush, pool, river and DSTV ... got to watch the Sharks give the Cheetahs a lesson in the Super 14.
The ride to Nairobi was fine till we started our convoy ... 42km outside of Nairobi. It was painfully slow and painful. The town itself is nothing great ... lots of big open, green spaces ... but really rather common. Traffic is plentiful and crazy enough - but we have had so much worse before.
This morning we had a little press conference and charity angle to the tour. We have handed over several bikes to local organisations and presented the general charity angle of the trip to the press, with input from several sponsors and affiliated charity organisations.
We are currently in town - bustling and busy on a Monday morning/lunchtime ... done our shopping (and money just seems to fly), had lunch and need to get back to camp to clean and fix my bike just now.
Douglas - the blind cyclist, cycling with Josh on a Tandem (both are from Nairobi) - has invited us all for dinner tonight ... so hear goes ... still have a lot to do.
cheers
