Distance: 140.3 km
Ride time: 8:48:53
Average: 15.9 km/h
Max speed: 37.4 km/h
Total: 47122 km
In the morning I was 140 km from Lusaka, the capital of Zambia and thought I would just about be able to make it there at sunset. I had been in contact with Africa cyclist Dave from www.tiredofit.ca who had generously offered me a place to stay. Luckily so, because the hotel rooms in Lusaka can by very expensive. Yep, even in Africa the Canadians seem to be the most friendly people on earth 🙂
It would have made more sense if it was the other way around, but the road got narrower and narrower as I got closer to Lusaka. It also seems that the flat days of cycling are over for a while. I was climbing a couple of good hills while the trucks slowly overtook.
A downhill later I passed the beautiful Kafue River. This must be a nice place for the people of Lusaka to escape the city for an afternoon. I had time for a quick bite to eat before I continued towards the capital.
As soon as I arrived at Dave’s house I was offered the first of many beers. Good cycling stories were being exchanged, and it was clear that Lusaka would be a great place to stop for a few days!
(For some reason my Garmin didn’t record the middle 70 km of today’s ride)
Talking about hills, judging by your more recent rides, it’s getting hillier as you continue on. 🙂