Day 27 - Friday 27/10/2006
Message from Dee:
Nick c. just phoned from the Sat phone (Friday night 19:45)
They had a fantastic trip up the Nile, long, noisy but fantastic. Not much hassle crossing the border. Lovely night skies.
Then it all happened;
The "roads" or lack of them were worse than they ever imagined. The going is extremely tough. They have both come off their bikes several times. Nick G lost his water container so they were very short of water and had to camp in the desert to the sound of wolves. Damage to both bikes and riders. There is nothing life threatening and the bikes are still going. Nick C managed to fix a brake fluid leak. Nick G's indicator is broken and both have structural damage to the bikes. Although the going is slow they will do their utmost to get to Khartoum tomorrow (Saturday) Nick G has hurt his back and Nick C his shoulder and both have a few bruises here and there but they will soldier on! They are only 150km from Wadi Halfa and more than 200 from Khartoum in a place called Atbarah and have already spent two nights in the desert in Sudan. Slow, slow progress!
Nick c. just phoned from the Sat phone (Friday night 19:45)
They had a fantastic trip up the Nile, long, noisy but fantastic. Not much hassle crossing the border. Lovely night skies.
Then it all happened;
The "roads" or lack of them were worse than they ever imagined. The going is extremely tough. They have both come off their bikes several times. Nick G lost his water container so they were very short of water and had to camp in the desert to the sound of wolves. Damage to both bikes and riders. There is nothing life threatening and the bikes are still going. Nick C managed to fix a brake fluid leak. Nick G's indicator is broken and both have structural damage to the bikes. Although the going is slow they will do their utmost to get to Khartoum tomorrow (Saturday) Nick G has hurt his back and Nick C his shoulder and both have a few bruises here and there but they will soldier on! They are only 150km from Wadi Halfa and more than 200 from Khartoum in a place called Atbarah and have already spent two nights in the desert in Sudan. Slow, slow progress!
posted by Dutch Rob for Cotswolds2Capetown at 09:38
3 Comments:
Enjoy your night at the oasis, without wolves. NOBODY HERE HAS EVER HEARD OF WOLVES IN THE DESERT.
Drive slowly and you wont fall off so often!!
Love Dad and mum.
A HUGE THANKS TO ALL OF YOU OUT
THERE WHO CONTINUE TO SEND IN
DONATIONS FOR
CLIC SARGENT
Helping Children with Cancer & Leukaemia
and
EDA
Eating Disorders Association
THE VERY GENEROUS CHEQUES AND BANK TRANSFERS CONTINUE DAILY. WE WILL PASS ON THIS INFO TO THE BIKERS WHICH IS BOUND TO GIVE THEM THE BOOST THEY NEED SOMTIMES WHEN THE GOING IS TOUGH.
Hello Campers
:)
Have a nice weekend
LOL B&J
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