The African GLO Tour 2018

5月 - 6月 2018

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旅行者 The African GLO Tour 2018
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- 2018/05/22 19:31
- ⛅ 19 °C
- 海抜: 98 フィート
- イングランド Godshill 50.639464, -1.24917850°38’22” N 1°14’57” W
Bike packed
2018年5月22日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
The bike is packed - next stop Kigali!
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- 2018/05/24 7:15
- ⛅ 15 °C
- 海抜: 5,292 フィート
- ケニア Nairobi Airport North Jomo Kenyatta International Airport -1.331358, 36.9247251°19’53” S 36°55’29” E
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Nairobi
2018年5月24日, ケニア ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Arrive in Nairobi en route - brilliant to be back in Kenya. Waiting for Fred and Wycliffe to catch up quickly before on flight. Talking to a Kenyan also waiting - he tells me it's cold, it's not for me! Beautiful African sun! And the bike had arrived! 😃もっと詳しく
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- 2018/05/24 13:53
- ⛅ 17 °C
- 海抜: 2,575 フィート
- ブルンジ Bujumbura Mairie Province Murukaramu Bujumbura International Airport -3.319505, 29.3200863°19’10” S 29°19’12” E
日2
Bujumbura Airport , Burundi
2018年5月24日, ブルンジ ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Touched down in Burundi for quick stop. So this is what Burundi looks like!
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- 2018/05/24 18:09
- ⛅ 20 °C
- 海抜: 4,708 フィート
- ルワンダ Kigali Province Kamutwa Kinunga Rwintare -1.94216, 30.0841151°56’32” S 30°5’3” E
日2
Touchdown in Rwanda
2018年5月24日, ルワンダ ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Arrived! And the bike's here also! Safely at the Scripture Union guest house rooming with Simon.
Bike built and ready to go - except that my tiredness and diet of airplane food probably isn't condusive to any sort of exercise, let alone riding.
Rwanda is really full of hills! On way here came down a 1:4 cobbled Street - thankfully don't think we're cycling that one.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Looks hilly is it warm?
2018/05/25返信する
旅行者 Yes hilly - about 25 degrees, so ok
2018/05/25返信する
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- 2018/05/25
- ⛅ 18 °C
- 海抜: 4,731 フィート
- ルワンダ Kigali Province Kamutwa Kinunga Rwintare -1.942019, 30.0841641°56’31” S 30°5’3” E
日3
Getting acclimatised
2018年5月25日, ルワンダ ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
A day in Kigali, no proper cycling today although we did set the bikes up and have a little ride out - the cobbles certainly have a way of checking all is tightened well - it wasn't, but is now - hopefully!

After we took a trip into Kigali, starting with the genoide memorial. Difficult to fully describe, over 250,000 people are interned there, no words really suffice. 24 years on and it's still raw. We came to Rwanda for a night in 1996 and looking back I don't think I understood the full magnitude of what had happened.

After a great lunch at the Ubunwe Grande Hotel with amazing views over Kigali, it was a spot of shopping- African style ! Great fun and great people. Have to say we avoided the ‘clean meat place’ - so no Sunday roast I am afraid!

Tonight had a talk by an amazing visionary who was behind the project to replace Burundian cows with friesian cows that produce loads more milk, lifting families out of poverty. His latest project is to produce organic stevia- a natural sugar substitute- and giving the producers free chicks to fertilise the land, a brilliant but simple idea. Lots of opposition from sugar producers and GM stevia seed manufacturers, but he is persevering and succeeding! Tomorrow we cycle!

Psalm 67 1-2
May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face shine on us—
so that your ways may be known on earth
your salvation among all nations.もっと詳しく
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- 2018/05/26
- 🌧 4 °C
- 海抜: 6,470 フィート
- ルワンダ Northern Province Cyabagarura Gahondogo Kiroba -1.469881, 29.6189331°28’12” S 29°37’8” E
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Day 1 - Kigali to Musanze (Team Rwanda H
2018年5月26日, ルワンダ ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
First day of cycling and what a day! The roads are amazing and it is so clean. Today between 7am and 11am they have 'umaganda' where communities clean up - it's the last Saturday of the month. No traffic is all on the road so we have a clear run through normally busy Kigali.
It's then the hills start and they are big and long - take a look on Strava!
But it is beautiful- amazing. Really the photos do no justice. 64 miles 6800 ft climbing. Bike taxis racing us up hills (and often winning), shouts of Muzungo. Kiki - a team Rwanda cyclist is our mechanic and everyone knows him - he is an excellent mechanic - mended my clicky gears!
Great company- great chats.
Tonight Bosco - who drives one of the support vehicles told his story, about when he was young in the genocide in Burundi. Take a look at https://youtu.be/uph8e0r4mZk it is well worth the look.

then you shall take delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth Isaiah 58:14もっと詳しく
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- 2018/05/27 18:24
- ☀️ 19 °C
- 海抜: 4,810 フィート
- ルワンダ Western Province Gisenyi -1.695665, 29.246991°41’44” S 29°14’49” E
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Easy day to Lake Kivu - Gisenyi
2018年5月27日, ルワンダ ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Waking up to the sound of torrential rain was an ominous start, breakfast was later - an easy day - although that would have rapidly changed had the weather not. It did and by the time we set off it was damp, but clear.
42 miles total - 21 miles up hill and 21 miles down (that was the quick bit), the bad news is that tomorrow we have to climb up the bit we came down today - not so quick I fear!
A short day meant we arrived at Lake Kivu about 1230. It's a seaside (ok lakeside) town and being Sunday everyone was out enjoying themselves - with the few weddings thrown in. A quick walk to the DR Congolese border and a stroll along the beach to take in the sights. All very pleasant!

Jeremiah 29:11

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.もっと詳しく
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- 2018/05/28 21:15
- ⛅ 19 °C
- 海抜: 6,135 フィート
- ルワンダ Southern Province Gahogo Kabgayi -2.099713, 29.7518962°5’59” S 29°45’7” E
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To Mahanga
2018年5月28日, ルワンダ ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
A big one! 20 miles up hill for first climb, then a bit of downhill and more up hill - another long downhill, but just to keep us tired another 15 mile uphill to finish. 90 miles and 11000 feet (from strava so maybe not totally accurate) climbing. But what amazing views - breathtaking and for some of the ride not many people around. Many children running with us and a puncture attracted a crowd of probably 100 kids who had just come out of school. Many cries of 'Hello muzungo', good morning (in the afternoon) as well as 'give me money!'
All in all a great day!

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Psalm 19:1もっと詳しく
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- 2018/05/29
- 🌙 16 °C
- 海抜: 4,767 フィート
- ルワンダ Western Province Kibuye Josi Kabilizi -2.067864, 29.3568822°4’4” S 29°21’25” E
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To Kibuye
2018年5月29日, ルワンダ ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
At the risk of sounding boring today the scenery was stunning. The country contains diverse landscapes and perhaps today was some of the most beautiful. Only 50 miles and 5000 feet climbing the day was easier- but the 2500 foot climb in the middle was tough, although the view from the top was amazing The normally excellent roads however on this stage were not present, numerous potholes meant careful riding but I still managed to get a pinch puncture after hitting one too hard.

A fast descent into Kibuye gave even more stunning views as we approached lake Kivu. The guest house we are staying at must be one of the most beautiful locations anywhere, on a peninsula and looking out both ways to the lake. A swim in the Lake followed by chips and then a short trip to a Swedish sauna, with a real stove running on eucalyptus also on the lake. A perfect way to loosen up and look over to the hills of the Congo.

Psalm 121
1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.もっと詳しく
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- 2018/05/30 18:50
- ⛅ 20 °C
- 海抜: 4,951 フィート
- ルワンダ Western Province Kamatita Gahwazi Butabagire -2.470551, 28.8999822°28’14” S 28°53’60” E
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To Cyangugu
2018年5月30日, ルワンダ ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
A day along the lake - sounds good - no big climbs? But this is Rwanda - the land of 1000 hills - of course there are climbs! Apart from the last they didn't go on for a long time - but they were steep and it was hard. The joy of the downhill was tempered by the realisation that what goes down must come up. Whether it was slight dehydration from the sauna or just the terrain I found the first half tough. The views of course were again amazing, sometimes making you feel guilty that you do not appreciate them more - this time next week I'll have the view of Dulux colour centre out of my window! But there is literally a view around every bend. Thr landscape too changes dramatically. Up high the coffee bushes grow - most of the cherrys are picked, whereas lower down vast areas of tea is planted - the workers busy picking. Of course there are many more beautiful views of Lake Kivu around every bend.
We arrived into Cyangugu down a big long hill - we are climbing back up tomorrow - found the Peace guest house, with great rooms and another great location on the lake. Eric (our chef - we have a personal chef to try to prevent food poisoning) laid on the most amazing chips with a chorizo-type sausage.
Dinner at 730, short power cut, bed at 9 ready for the big day tomorrow.

Philippians 4:6-7

6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.もっと詳しく
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