Green with envy! actually nothing more to say!! Seems to me you have earned your bit of relaxation but you should have considered doing abit of climbing whilst you were there and had time to get used to the altitude. That said you couldn't better the photos you sent. Great stuff!! Sounds like the bike is behaving itsself any way.Thanks for the birthday greetings!
Anne
As my boss would say "brill!!!....Great to hear from you again - and enjoying a bit of RnR. And judging from the photos alone I wonder whether you will be able to leave that place and journey on! Good to know that you have others to enjoy it with too!!
Bye for now!
Anne
Excellent writing, enjoyable read beginning to end. you've stayed true to your style. thanks for sharing! Still bumped that I managed to scare away the only leopard I ever saw by scrambling for the camera..
great stuff!! Hi Chris - thanks for this installment! Had 4 email alerts that you had added a blog and was wondering how you managed to travel on in the space of 1/2hr ! But this was exciting enough to read. Think you are trying to make us all green with envy as we read about the great experiences you are living! Must be good to have company too - always more fun to share with someone ( or several others) of like mind!Love the photos too. keep safe - G+G are enjoying reading your exploits!
Anne
Hey bro. Sounds like you're having an amazing time. I'm sooo jealous. Any chance of you doing it again with your sis when she's done with the phd in 2 years? :P Hope to catch you online sometime!
Thanks! Thanks for the info mate. At the moment I'm in Awasa waiting on some friends. If they can make it in by tomorrow then we will aim for the Omo valley / Sibiloi / layongolani / Maralal. Otherwise I will prob head straight for Marsabit from Moyale and maybe do a couple day trip up from the South as you have done. Thanks again! c
Lake Turkana I know this is random but I read this entry and thought you might appreciate advice. I've been overland to lake Turkana and have traveled on two routes around there. I traveled up from Nairobi through maralal and into layongolani and all the way up past/through Sibiloi national park into a tiny village called Ileret on the Ethiopian border. My return trek went through North Horr and into Marsabit and back down on the main highway (A2). I did it all on my own with no guide so I am not sure how similar our trips will have been. but I will say both routes are stunning in their own right. The trek from Marsabit to Lake Turkana is about 1 full day and it is completely desolate. Beautiful but the Chelbi desert is part desert, part martian landscape. The trek from Ileret to layongolani is through Sibiloi National park which is sort of a desert oasis with lots of wildlife (they say even lions and cheetahs.) You'll see a lot of beautiful landscape and antelopes if you stay close to the coast of lake turkana.
Also, the trip from layongolani to the south is equally beautiful. it will take 3 full days driving to get from Sibiloi to Nairobi but every day will be gorgeous. Lake turkana on one day with deserts and oasis. Desert and grassland on day two between lake turkana and maralal. And highlands/grasslands with the stunning great rift valley on day 3.
I know this is random and choppy but you might find it useful. FYI, look for fossils in Sibiloi. The place is littered with them!
Hi Chris! Cool photos of your ferry ride to Wadi Halfa. Wow! Camping in the desert! awesome! Shame about your GPS. I'm sure you've picked up some Arabic along the way. All is well here. Getting cold and wet. Trying to keep busy. Til your next blog post, have a safe journey. Keep them handle bars locked while riding through the desert!
Your photos Hi Chris - just had a quick whip through of your photos. Grandad wishes he were there with you! However we have something you don't have over there!...snow,snow and more snow. Perhaps at times you wish it were a bit cooler however? Enjoy the rest of your trip. We await the next installment with great anticipation!
G+G
No beer?
Why did the lads have to go to Ethiopia for beer? none in Sudan? what is wrong with these people? are they not aware of the sudomedical properties of the golden amber, the nectar of the gods? :)
2010 Hi Chris - thanks for the update. What a way to mark the new year!You seem to be having a fantastic time - meeting some interesting people, experiencing so many different countries. Great photos too!
Safe "onward journey"!
Anne
ps thanks for sending the cards too Grannie - she really enjoys them!
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thanks Emanuel. glad you like it! :) c