We were out on the bikes a few times today. Our sojourns into the streets of Khartoum were exciting. The city is congested and traffic is based on the honour system rather than lights, signs and roundabouts. A group of nine of us just did a 20 km. loop over three bridges, choosing the Blue and White Nile rivers. We managed to stay together with a lead and a "sweep". This is no mean feat in the absence of any road rules. The sweep, a humourous fellow from the Bay Area, said "let's meet at the mosque".
The truck is packed and I will show you more or less what it looks like. There it is below. My Sudanese friend, sadig, poses in front of it. The truck is one of four vehicles which will accompany and support the group. Sadig will join us for the Sudanese section which will take us through Dongala, Atbara, and Al-Qadaref. We get a police escort to the edge of Khartoum and the. Head for our first camp in the desert.
It's such fun to follow you from afar.You have sparkled up our homeschooling days quite a bit and sent us in a direction we might not otherwise have taken. Happy trails Cuz xox
ReplyDeleteYou must be soooooo excited the day is finally here to start pedalling! Yeah, yippee, yahoo and YES!! Bon voyage xo
ReplyDeleteGlad that you finally made it to Africa and found that your belongings made it OK. Experiencing "free-for-all" traffic rules must be quite intimidating on a bike, as I only ride inside my expat community here in Saudi. Be safe out there, and I look forward to following your journey.
ReplyDeleteLoving the updates ... keep 'em coming! Andie xx
ReplyDeleteThat truck is impressive!! As is 'just doing 20kms' lol!
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