by Henry
118 km ridden today, but 33 km at the end was unpaved and a relatively rough road, just to add to the challenge. A tick under 1400 m elevation gain. High temperature was 28° C, but it felt hotter with full sun.
We will have three days in a row of some unpaved roads, because there were scouting reports from earlier this year about bandits on our original route. Thus, we have been diverted to some dirt roads.
We see many motorbikes and vans carrying yellow water containers. Only 60% of Kenyan homes have plumbing and running water. Hard to see in this picture, but there is a water tank truck being filled in the middle of the stream.
Not a church, but a barn for farm animals.
View of the valley as we did our morning climb. It is definitely getting more arid.
We had apparently crossed the equator once already on Lake Victoria during our long ferry ride on February 10.
Lunch was at the equator. Our lunch truck is in the background. Apparently, we will cross the equator again on our journey.
We encountered many cattle on the dirt road segment this afternoon. They were very calm and we navigated through the herds uneventfully.
None of the cows were spooked by our presence. They are accustomed to lots of motorbikes.
It was a hot and dusty afternoon on the dirt roads.
We did not arrive at Wendo Retreat (a church camp) in Nakuru until 4:30 PM, which is our latest arrival to camp so far. Those of us who rode the whole day were bushed, especially taking into account the heat and cumulative effect from the ride yesterday as well.
Dorm bed upgrades were available in the building to the left, but only one rider chose that option.
As a fundraiser, the church members had a cooler stocked with cold sodas, and homemade donuts and cinnamon rolls were also for sale. They were snapped up and devoured in no time. Nothing satiates like sugar and butter! They ended up bringing in a second batch of baked goods for sale. Even with the sweet confections, we all managed to polish off a hearty dinner.
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