Distance: 71.0 km Ride time: 5:22:53 Average: 13.2 km/h Max speed: 33.1 km/h Total: 51383 km Waking up in a a new country is always exciting – and especially in a place like Ethiopia. Among cyclists there are many stories about this place. Stories about the mountains to climb and the places to see, but [ Read More ]
Distance: 72.0 km Ride time: 5:36:12 Average: 12.9 km/h Max speed: 26.3 km/h Total: 51312 km I was very excited about today’s ride which would take me through a very remote corner of Kenya and into Ethiopia! After packing my tent I cycled through the tiny village of Lowarengak, looking for a bit of breakfast. [ Read More ]
Distance: 92.6 km Ride time: 7:55:40 Average: 11.7 km/h Max speed: 27.4 km/h Total: 51240 km I was pretty excited as I left Kalokol in the early morning. The tiny village would be the last sign of civilization before heading into the border area between Kenya and Ethiopia. I had been doing my research, and [ Read More ]
Distance: 57.7 km Ride time: 3:47:49 Average: 15.2 km/h Max speed: 32.4 km/h Total: 51147 km Yesterday I had checked out of my fancy hotel in Nairobi and taken the small flight back to Lodwar. Today I was back in my right element – cycling into a remote area on a rough dirt road in [ Read More ]
Normally while riding my bike I feel pretty integrated in the culture I’m cycling through. In Africa I might not exactly look very local with my blue eyes in (half) fancy bike, but the thing is that I feel pretty local because I’m eating at the same restaurants and sleeping at the same cheap guest [ Read More ]
Distance: 86.7 km Ride time: 5:47:00 Average: 15.0 km/h Max speed: 31.0 km/h Total: 51089 km I left Lokichar early in the morning to try to beat the heat. After a bit of shopping for biscuits and water I was heading into the remote Turkana country once again. I wasn’t expecting to see much civilization [ Read More ]
Distance: 81.2 km Ride time: 5:48:19 Average: 14.0 km/h Max speed: 26.3 km/h Total: 51002 km No, I’m not in Africa anymore. In fact I’m sitting in a comfortable couch back home in Copenhagen, but it’s time to return to Africa and pick up the story where we left it in Kenya. So, without further [ Read More ]
I’m not sure if I really understood it myself yet, but I’m back home in Copenhagen! 58.201 km, 2200 days, and 58 countries since I left… but those are only numbers. What’s really important is the memories; the fascinating places I saw, and the amazing people I met. Trust me, the world is generally a [ Read More ]
I remember standing on the ferry to Germany an October day in 2010, watching Denmark disappear in the clouds. If only I could have imagined it would be six years, two days, and 58.000 kilometers before I would be cycling on home soil again… Sometimes real life is bigger than dreams 🙂 And, for those [ Read More ]
