Day 28 - Saturday 28/10/2006

Camping again in the desert. Tonight in an oasis on the banks of the Nile surrounded by snakes, wolves and very scary spiders!! NC watch out!. Lit a big camp fire which just went out while they were on the sat phone. (Reception by the way is great). Can't tell how comfy the tents and sleeping mats are. The boys are so knackered each night that they just crash out.
Correction from yesterday they are not 200km from Khartoum, they are actually now about 100km from Dongola and won't reach Khartoum for about another three to four days.
They have been reliably informed that the roads from Dongola are tarmac - we will wait and see. NC came off again today and keeps falling on the same shoulder. The bikes are ok and will certainly make Cape Town. The riders, however, may struggle. No food today but will cook "something" tomorrow. The Sudanese people are fantastic, very helpful and very friendly.
NG has been safeguarding a message for NC since the start of the trip. He gave him a letter and photos today which his children had written before the trip to be given to him when he was "a long way from home" and to "help him along the way"
Well done NG. Good timing.

If the signal and the battery holds our then wait for another report tomorrow. Nite Nite!


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