Day 44 - Monday 13/11/2006
Nick G direct from Nairobi keeping you abreast of all the action!!!???
We have now been in Nairobi 4 days and it has poured with rain everyday. Nick C and I have left the 5 star Naroim Safari Club and are now staying with Gogs and Kabuti who were great old friends of mine and insist that we try to eat and drink them out of House and Home. I think I am winning on the booze front and Nick's certainly getting his appetitie back. Gogs and Kabuti have just built a lovely new home in Langata which is very near to the Ngong and for those that don't know where Karen Blixen heralds from -"I had a farm in Africa". Nick and I managed a number of beers on her old coffee estate yesterday (Sunday) which is now the Karen Country Club - infact I was main Board Director when I used to live in Kenya.
Today we have taken the bikes into BMW for mine to serviced and Nick C's to be completed as there seem to be a few minor problems with his - nothing that will delay (shame). Obviously I can't wait to get back into the saddle so to speak and more importantly set up my little tent at the side of the road again.......!!!!!!!
No hopefuly we should be off to morrow for Nmanga (Tanzaneen border) only about 2 and bit hours away.
Well thats just about all for now so its goodbye from Nick G -Keeping you in the news up to date!
A quick P.S. to Ant & Wills
Got you a small present in Nairobi market - so obviousy its cheap so don't get too excited.....
Robs I haven't forgotten you either....
We have now been in Nairobi 4 days and it has poured with rain everyday. Nick C and I have left the 5 star Naroim Safari Club and are now staying with Gogs and Kabuti who were great old friends of mine and insist that we try to eat and drink them out of House and Home. I think I am winning on the booze front and Nick's certainly getting his appetitie back. Gogs and Kabuti have just built a lovely new home in Langata which is very near to the Ngong and for those that don't know where Karen Blixen heralds from -"I had a farm in Africa". Nick and I managed a number of beers on her old coffee estate yesterday (Sunday) which is now the Karen Country Club - infact I was main Board Director when I used to live in Kenya.
Today we have taken the bikes into BMW for mine to serviced and Nick C's to be completed as there seem to be a few minor problems with his - nothing that will delay (shame). Obviously I can't wait to get back into the saddle so to speak and more importantly set up my little tent at the side of the road again.......!!!!!!!
No hopefuly we should be off to morrow for Nmanga (Tanzaneen border) only about 2 and bit hours away.
Well thats just about all for now so its goodbye from Nick G -Keeping you in the news up to date!
A quick P.S. to Ant & Wills
Got you a small present in Nairobi market - so obviousy its cheap so don't get too excited.....
Robs I haven't forgotten you either....
posted by Dutch Rob for Cotswolds2Capetown at 11:21
5 Comments:
NICK G.
THANKS FOR THE INFO MATE, GREAT TO HEAR THAT THE SWEET FIZZY ADDICTION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE GOLDEN NECTAR OF HOPS AND BARLEY- MUCH MORE YOUR STYLE! GLAD TO HEAR YOU HAVENT LET THE SIDE DOWN, WE WERE GETTING A LITTLE WORRIED!
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK MATE, GOOD ON YOU, AMAZING STUFF, WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST FOR THE DOWN HILL BIT! TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER AND GOOD LUCK!
Ok I think I'm back in the land of telecommunication! Its been a long
time since the Blackberry was in action, Egypt I think, 3 countries
back. The boat from aswan took 17 hours,we are not talking QE2 here!
Arrived in Wadi Halfa about midday. Usual custom hassle,followed by Mick and
rachels bike packing up almost immediately. They took the train to Khartoum. We headed off to the desert. NG fell in the soft sand. No harm. I fell 30 mins later. Cut elbow hurt shoulder bit of damage this only an hour in the Sudan!Limped 50 kms further on. Camped in the desert saw a wolf and a great sunset. I have a pet fly! We rode continuously for three more days very little food but plenty of water. Camped on the banks of
Nile when possible. Its like the moons surface but yellow and black. Rode through market villages on the Nile crossed Nile on a little ferry together with 2 cows! Arrived in Dongola and registered with police. Is there any tarmac in this country? The Sudanese people are warm, friendly colourful and very hospitable. They are also very poor.
Another couple of days of sand and camping in the desert. Only things to eat are oranges that look and taste like lemons. The maps we have are very inaccurate which is frustrating . Made Khartoum but missed Mick at our rendevous. Apparantly his bike is still kaput. We saw the Blue Nile and White Nile convergance which was very impressive. Headed south to Gedaref and the Ethiopian border. On the way out of Gedaref the police stopped us and escorted us to immigration. There a character very similar looking to Idi Amin told us we had not registered within the 3 day period and the punishment was a fine of 32,000 Sudanese dinar or 80 dollars each. Rather than kill him, which was my first choice, we paid and left 4 hours later. Made the border and crossed into Ethiopia, nearly. Immigration held us for 24 hours because our names were too similar! Into Ethiopia and green, scenery lush,
hair pin bends tarmac heaven. Following blue Nile to Bahir Dar around lake Tana. Camped over night and made it to Addis Ababa the following day. Two days riding south on tarmac and we crossed the border at Moyale into Kenya. More to come."
Next installment will be events leading up to Nairobi, Nairobi itself which NG has filled you in on and my visit to the school in Thika, which was very moving.
Hey Guys
This is so exciting. I am so pleased you are all getting on so well. Thinking about you both and looking forward to hearing all about it when you are safe and sound
Love Anne xx
Nick
Sorry to have missed you in Tanzania last week. Back home on the 07:47 again.
Ngorongoro Crater is not to be missed, nor the Ngorongoro Crater Lodge.
Watch out for the Red Kites by the lake.
Scary drivers in Nairobi! Makes the magic roundabout look tame.
Best wishes
Ian
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