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Meltdown Madness Begins - Addis Ababa to Yobello

I am posting through a cell phone at speeds that make me reminisce about the good ol’ days of 9600 baud modems so images are not doable until we get somewhere else.(Actually this and the next are past posts that I am just now able to post over a slightly faster cell phone in kenya)

Packed [...]

The Gorge Section Finishes in a Choir of Squealing Brakes

It seems like we’ve been on the road for many days since Gondar, but its only been 9 days. The terrain has changed as we finally get some hills. I’m starting to see animals that aren’t domesticated such as monkeys and baboons. Trees and vegetation are becoming more and more plentiful. Hopefully, my red blood [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-26

Following are a number of tweets that never made it through over the last days near the gorge in ethiopia #
Stage 27. Mando Day. A bit late but for reference. Posting images prone to failure out here http://t.co/dA1gVroM #
View from the top of the blue Nile gorge http://t.co/UVWHy0wH #
Stage 29 climb to Highest point of [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-19

They warned us about Ethiopia, but many getting sick. Some skipping ride today. #Tda2012 #
We pretty much neutralized the stage today. Nearly all the racers had some stomach issues, so we rode easy together #
@ahuntre doing what I can. Africa isnt always obliging to my plans #
End of yesterdays stage photo, dont know why we [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-12

Stage 17 route board. Mando day. Time bonuses up for grabs http://t.co/dnyVXlc0 #
In one of the more novel collisions Adam crashed into a donkey cart today #
Btw if you think you ride rough roads you got nothing on Sudan. #Tda2012 #
@moonhead very sore, some road rash. Open wounds in this area always a concern. A [...]

The Crash and Double Rest Day in Gondar Ethiopia

Corrugated Gravel "Roads" of Sudan

3 nights and 2 rest days overlooking Gondar Ethiopia are the reward for a difficult 8 days. It began in the Sudan desert. We traveled off road through sand pits, washboard truck paths, portaged bikes across abandoned railroad bridges in disrepair, and finished with 2500 meters of climbing for the [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-05

Stage 13 route board. Not very complicated when theres only 1 road http://t.co/SuohcyMa #
Stage 13 done. Finished witth lead group. It is safe to say we all know who would be voted off racer island today. Forced skipped coke stop #
Sunsets in the desert are quite extraordinary. Pic from my tent doesn't do it justice [...]

Aswan Egypt to Khartoum Sudan on the Tour d’Afrique

Many days and many changes. The traveling carnival continues. A week in review.

Egyptian riders left at Aswan After pulling the peloton along much of the time, the Egyptian riders headed back to Alexandria when we reached Aswan.

Egyptian riders road with us from Cairo to Aswan

Crossed Aswan Dam to the sound of Robert playing harmonica [...]

Follow My Wheel on the Tour d'Afrique Stage 8

Follow along as I negotiate the traffic in Egypt. Kind of like Chicago but without the concern for lanes. No closed course for TDA. From Jon at http://more-erratic-wanderings.com who has some great pics of the tour so far.