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Kenya Bike Odyssey 🇰🇪
  • Laura Blaubär
  • Tim Wiese
  • Laura Blaubär
  • Tim Wiese

Kenya Bike Odyssey 🇰🇪

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    August 1, 2026
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    Take off!

    August 1 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    All set and ready to go!

    Why the hell do luggage carts at Zurich airport have a stupid strap going accross their top that prevents you from placing large luggage on them?! Not very cyclist friendly, but made for a good strength exercise, getting the bikes through the airport without wheels 😅

    But now, we are so excited for the weeks to come! Let's goooo!    Read more

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    Mlango Farm

    August 2 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    After 18 hours of travelling, we landed in Nairobi. There was initially some confusion about how we would get to the terminal. After a bus ride with an ex-Swissport bus (the whole airport seems to run on old swissport equipment), we claered immigration and got our bikes, all in under 30 minutes. Whup-whup!

    However, the step of getting sim-cards, data, and setting up M-pesa - the universal payment system in Kenya - took over an hour 😅

    We had organised transport for us and the bikes from the airport to Mlango Farm, our stay for tonight, in advance. But somehow, Peter, our driver, was still surprised to see two large bikeboxes. Luckily, they just about fit into the car, with Tim and I spending the next 2h sharing the front passanger seat.

    We still had to run some errands, and poor Peter did his best to help us out and get us to the right places, which led to quite a few detours, time spent in traffic jams and somewhat of a Nairobi city-tour.

    Once areived at Mlango Farm, we finally assembled our bikes, enjoyed a yummie home-grown veggy dinner to replenish our energy reserves, and look forward to a good night's sleep before starting on the KBO tomorrow 🫶😴    Read more

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    Bumpy roads and sore butts

    August 3 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Travelling to Kenya, we assumed that meant blue skies and fairly comfortable temperatures. It does not. I'm not sure why my mother (who lived here) didn't warn me, but especially August is quite cold and sees very little sunshine. Well, now we know 🤣

    Today began with a simple breakfast, where we met another (german) couple who had just finished the KBO. After taking in all their tips and advice, we started packing our bikes and got ready for a bumpy day ahead.

    The first stretch was easy riding, mostly uphill but on tarmac. And despite not having done much adventure cycling the past year, we felt right back at home on the saddle.
    10km in, we stopped at "the Brackenhurst," a rather fancy looking retreat, for what might very well be our last fancy meal for a while.

    After this, the real KBO began, and with that, we turned onto a dusty field track. For the majority of what followed, we cycled past lush green tea fields, through small villages, and on bumpy backroad tracks. The german couple had warned us that the first days feel like your insides are being re-arranged by all the bumps you hit. But while it wasn't the easiest riding, and butts definitely got sore, it was pretty much what we expected. 😅

    On top of that, we even spotted our first wildlife 🐒 and had countless encounters with groups of kids, greeting us with big smiles and chants of "Muzungu" (white man/forener).

    Tonight, we're staying at the Bamboo Gardens, which sound fancier than what they are, but do the job. As it started raining when we arrived, we opted for a small hut for the night. 🛖 But tomorrow, it's finally time for the tent again.

    And with that, Lala Salama! 🛌😴    Read more

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    Down into the Rift Valley

    August 4 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    Our second day started cold and foggy.
    After a generous breakfast by the host (eggs and pancakes), we took off for what would be another day of rough riding.
    The route took us through the mountains covered with dense woods and up to two, probably amazing, viewpoints over the rift valley, from which we had zero views due to the dense fog.

    Towards the afternoon, the skies began to clear, and we caught our first rays of Kenyan sun! More or less at the same time, we got stranded in front of a dense field, with lots of busy farm workers. Our route was supposed to go right through it 🫠 Things in Kenya change fast, and this would only be one of various reroutes today.

    After a short ride along an unpleasently busy main road, we took a turn back into the woods and towards the hill sides. Following the so-called derailleur trail - a very narrow trail through plantations - we descended down into the valley. Not without some confusion, when the trail started to look like it was getting too narrow to pass. But no, that was still the official route.
    Poor Tim fought with the narrow trail and lastly kissed the mountain as he took a wrong step down the slope. But bike and cyclist survived in one piece and without injuries.

    Down in the valley, the scenery changed from green and lush to brown and arrid.
    In the late afternoon, we had our first large-wildlife encounters as we reached the Kedong Ranch, home to a lot of wild animals such as Zebras, Gnus, Giraffes, and Wildebeests

    The final kilometres of the day felt very long and tiring. We finally reached Lake Naivasha, where we pitched our tent at Camp Carnelly's right at the lake front, with views of hippos and a delicious dinner in the local restaurant.    Read more

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    Long day to Earth Camp

    Aug 5–7 in Kenya ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    We had an early rise from our tent since we had another long day ahead. After a quick breakfast and a few minutes of monkey-watching, we set off towards Hell's Gate National Park - the only national park in Kenya which you can cycle through.

    Somehow, this led us to think that this would be a tranquil experience, since there would probably not be many others who would actually do such a thing! However, we were very wrong, since this turned out to be a lucrative business opportunity, and thus we found ourselves in a queue of 30 tourists on rented bicycles, all waiting to pay the 65 USD entry fee per person.

    The ride through the park itself was nice for the first half, where we did get to see Warthogs, Zebras, and Buffalos. The second half led us through an industrial geothermal energy site, which was less nice. Interestingly, there were multiple groups of Kenyan workers being led around by Chinese engineers. Similarly, there are also multiple Chinese road construction projects throughout the country.

    Our route continued around Lake Naivasha. The road started nice and paved, until the last fancy tourist lodge, and then turned back to dirt and awful washboard for a long time, through small villages with tin hut shops, until reaching an area with (mostly Dutch) flower farms, which were again connected by smooth tarmac. We stopped at the most modern gas station yet, which had a small restaurant and shop serving international cuisine and even having a portafilter espresso machine. Kenya is a country of contrasts.

    Already quite exhausted, we turned off the main road for a final 2h climb on dusty and gruellingly bumpy tracks. With the sorest of butts we reached the Earth Camp - a rustic but eclectic retreat run by an old Japanese man. It even had a natural geothermal sauna (okay, more like a plastic covered geothermal hole in the ground), which - together with the multi-course Japanese dinner - helped our recovery after the long day in the saddle.

    We are taking a rest day here and will be reporting back with day 4 soon.    Read more

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    Eburru Forest and Lake Elementaita

    August 7 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    We started our day with breakfast at Earth Camp together with Zina, another cyclist who is cycling a portion of the KBO, but in the opposite direction. After exchange of lots of tips and a final chat with Kaz we headed towards Eburru Forest. Kaz is the owner of Earth Camp, and as we learned spent many years in Africa as a development worker, before escaping a certain future at an office desk in Tokyo to build his off grid home instead.

    After lots of climbing towards Eburru, we reached the ranger station, which proudly proclaimed themselves a Corruption Free Zone (and even charged VAT on the entree fee). We didn't see much wildlife in the forest, but the noises and the lush green nature made up for it - except for the especially stingy nettles, which caught Laura multiple times.

    Coming out of the forest, the scenery changed again dramatically, making way for rolling hills of golden fields. After some nice descents on backcountry dirt roads, we reached the settlement of Elementaita, where we stopped for a bite to eat at one of the local "Hotels" (which is how restaurants are called here), and learned the hard way why you should always ask the price in advance - we clearly got the tourist rate, which was five times more expensive.

    From there, we cycled the last stretch of the day on the long straight Old Nairobi Road, to finally reach the Oasis Eco Camp, a peaceful campground at Lake Elementaita. Zina had already warned us about the monkeys there, but even though we tried to be extra careful, it only took about 20 minutes until one of them had snatched Tim's pack of nuts and fruits, which he had carried here all the way from Switzerland, leaving him devastated.

    Nevertheless, the campsite was very nice, and even had warm showers. We pitched our tent, washed the dirt of the day off, enjoyed a big plate of food for dinner, and called it a night.    Read more

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    Mud bath and Cicadas

    Aug 8–10 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    We started the day with a huge breakfast, provided by our camp host at Oasis Camp, which was very much needed before the tough day ahead. Smartly, we packed up the leftovers so we’d have a solid lunch ready to go. A wise move, as the day kicked off with a relentless 30km climb right out of the gate!

    ​To cover some ground early on, we spent the first stretch riding on the main road. It definitely kept us on our toes, mostly thanks to some pretty wild and risky overtaking manoeuvres from the passing traffic 😅.

    But before long, we turned off the tarmac and onto what was easily the worst, most unholy road surface we’ve encountered yet, continuing our trek steadily uphill.
    ​As we climbed, the surroundings kept evolving. We started off passing humble tin-house villages, which eventually yielded to lush green farmland with neat houses and proper roofs.

    Around midday, we pulled over next to a picturesque field filled with sheep and donkeys to devour our breakfast leftovers.
    ​Refuelled, we pushed further up into the Dundori Forest. The forest was dense, quiet (except for the chirping of birds and noise of Cicadas), and wonderfully peaceful, with hardly a soul around. However, recent rain had turned the dirt tracks into thick, sticky mud, making the riding extremely slow going and turning every pedal stroke into a workout.
    ​Tired of slogging through the sludge, we decided to spice things up: we cut straight through the thick of the forest toward the nearest village to reconnect with the main route. It turned out to be the absolute best part of the day! From there, we were rewarded with a glorious, breezy downhill ride. Cruising slightly off the official KBO track meant the people we met were, if possible, even nicer and more curious to see us pass by.

    ​We eventually rolled into Maili Saba Camp, feeling fully accomplished after another big effort. We’re taking a rest day here tomorrow and are heading out on a game drive, which we couldn't be more excited for! 🦁 😴    Read more

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    Nakuru National Park

    August 9 in Kenya ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    We decided to get up even earlier than usual (at 5:30 😴) on our "rest" day to do a game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park. And it was absolutely worth it, with all the wildlife that we got to see 🦒🦓🐒!

    We came back tired but very satisfied and ended the day with a nice dinner 😋    Read more

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    Yey, an easy day!

    Aug 10–11 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    Today was a short day of riding, mostly on roads of decent quality (a welcome surprise), and almost fully downhill. We set off at 11 am to arrive at our destination - the Equator Green Gardens & Resort (which sounds much fancier than it actually is) - already at 2:30 pm.

    On our way, we drove through some very picturesque Agave fields and hunted down multiple shops for some chapatis (Kenyan flat bread) and avocados for a simple but tasty dinner.

    We used the extra time to plan the upcoming days and decided to deviate a bit from the "official" route, which would have taken us back into the surrounding hills with lots of climbs on awful roads. Tomorrow, we will instead be crossing straight to Lake Baringo, from which we will continue the KBO.    Read more

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    Crossing the Equator

    Aug 11–12 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C

    We got an early start from Equator Green Gardens and didn't have to ride far before crossing the actual equator. As luck would have it, the main equator sign was right in the middle of being repainted that day, so we had to settle for a secondary option.

    ​Today was all about smooth riding on paved tarmac—a huge treat for our legs. But as we kept descending to lower elevations, passing huge Termite hives every couple of hundred meters, the heat picked up significantly, making a pit stop at a gas station for cold drinks and ice cream: an absolute lifesaver. Since this region is well-known for its local honey, we also made sure to pull over and pick up a jar along the way.

    ​We reached Bush Baby Camp at Lake Baringo in good time, which turned out to be a very nice campsite. It even had trees at the right distance to hang our hammock! We set things up in the shade to beat the heat, organized a boat tour for tomorrow, and settled in for the evening, expecting a quiet and relaxing night - but there were some surprises waiting for us...    Read more

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    A Short Night and a Boat Ride

    Aug 12–13 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C

    Our night ended at 4.20AM when we were woken up by animal noises nearby: deep, guttural growles, heavy breathing, barking, and fighting noises.
    We lay awake while researching what it could be.

    Possibly a leopard or a hyena attacking a dog close by 🫣 This meant it was safest to stay in the tent until sunrise... too bad Laura really had to pee. The next two hours felt like a lifetime. In addition, we also heard several hippos on the other side of the camp ground's fence. One more reason to stay put.
    We finally got up at 6.30 for a boat tour at Sunrise, but we were super tired due to the little sleep we got.

    The boat landing point was at the gate to the old, now-submerged campground. As we were told, the water levels of the lake have been rising substantially over the past decade or so for reasons yet unknown.

    On our tour, we saw lots of birds near the shore, including Kingfishers and Hamerkops, as well as lots of partially submerged ruins. The fishermen here use traditional balsa boats, which are tiny and super light weight. But whether they actually still use them or just bring them out for tourists nowadays is not so clear.
    Yet we picked up some fish from them to feed to eagles, and later also spotted a hippo and some crocodiles.

    Afterwards, we had an expansive breakfast and lounged around the campsite until the afternoon to skip the worst of the heat.
    We only had 10 km to our next stop anyways: an (almost) wild camping site on the cliff overlooking the lake.

    The views were stunning and after the camp host organised us a "guard" for the night to keep us safe from wildlife (our guard was a youngster of maybe 15 years and could probably do very little to defend us against any animals as he had nothing but his bare hands to do so 😆) we set up camp, had instant noodles for dinner and called it a night.    Read more

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    Breakfast with the locals

    Aug 13–14 in Kenya ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C

    The sunrise at Lake Baringo was as beautiful as promissed. We saw lots of non-Tucan-Tucans (like Tucans, just in small - real name unknown) and packed up our tent before the camp host took us for breakfast in his village. We received big mugs of Kenyan tea, as always filled right up to the brim, as well as chapatis and Kenyan Donuts. Njam!
    We had our breakfast with a group of locals and learned about Kenyan agriculture and the hardships of day to day life in the arrid Rift Valley.

    Energised we continued on towards lake Bogoria. While on the road we were humbled to see many women and children hauling large yellow cannisters of water from far away water sources back up to their villages. How lucky are we to be able to just turn on the tap whenever we need it...

    The day got super hot and so we decided to stop in Lake Bogoria Spa Resort (a dated but kinda fancy resort in the middle of nowhere) for a snack and ice cold drinks. Heaven!

    On dusty tracks and in the scorching sun we continued towards Netbon Bogoria Kudu Camp, a pretty rundown place with old bandas somewhere in the middle of nowhere as well. The village's main attraction was a stream of hot thermal water, which passed right behind the camp site.

    After arriving at the camp, we went and purchased some water in a local shop, where the owner - who had passed us on his motor bike a couple of hours prior - made us try his local Acacia honey, which was exceptionally sweet and flavourful.

    To finish the day we took a plunge in the natural hot spring, ate some leftover chapatis with guacamole and called it a night.    Read more

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    Climbing back out of the arrid zone

    Aug 14–15 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Today started hard, but ended with great views.

    The first section took us on a long and arduous hike-a-bike.
    After crossing the steep section, the villages in the area seemed in a better state, there was far more fertile ground and soon even short stretches of tarmac roads.

    We stopped for lunch in a local hotel where we got two big portions of beans and corn with obligatory Kenyan tea for just 1.55 EUR 🫨 At the scam-hotel a few days prior we paid more than 10 times that.

    While shoveling down our beans, we had a nice chat with a friendly and eloquent local, who told us about Kenyan customs. He was the last born male in the family, and thus had to come back to his village to take care of his parents and the land.

    We continued on to reach Kapicha Community Ecotourism Centre - a community run view point and camp site with grant-financed washrooms and toilets - which featured stunning views over Lake Bogoria.

    After indulging in the view as well as a large dinner which was provided for us by the community, we pitched our tent and went to sleep.    Read more

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    Kenyas little France and a goat attack

    Aug 15–16 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    This and the next couple of days will be short riding days, giving us more time to interact with locals, hopefully spot some wildlife, and relax - after all, this is supposed to be a vacation, right?!

    At the start we faced some rough roads before rejoining the tarmac towards Nyahururu, Kenya's highest altitude city.

    While in the country side we once again had a lot of friendly people greeting us, as well as the occasional annoying children running after us, chanting "Mazungu" or "how are you, how are you..." followed by "give me money/sweets/your bike....".

    For the night we stayed at Muringa Farm, still 20km before Nyahururu, owned by a very French Frenchman. He has been running the farm for the past twenty years, together with his ex-wife. Each of them trying their best only to be there when the other one is not around.

    The farm is a huge, 10 ha, property, with horses, dogs, cattle, sheep, goats, bandas to rent and its own little restaurant by a lake. While most of the animals were friendly, one particular goat became the villain of the day when, after approaching for cuddles (or at least a forehead pat) it suddenly changed its mind and started a horned attack! All I'll say to that is: ouch...

    As we arrived early, we opted for a "small" lunch, forgetting for a moment who was running the camp. And so our small snack turned into a surprise three course european-style menu. Same also later for dinner. Because a meal without starter and desert is not a real meal 🇫🇷

    A with that, we had another day in the books.    Read more

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    Hobbit huts and bike repairs

    Aug 16–17 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    After leaving the small French enclave, we made our way towards Nyahururu, while again passing the equator on the way. In the city, we had to make a small detour for an emergency bicycle repair stop -
    Laura's saddle post had been sliding down daily, and due to all the re-tightening cycles, the screw-head got stripped.

    Through the KBO WhatsApp group, we got the contact of local bike mechanic Isaac who promised to help. When we reached his "workshop" (a shed with an accumulation of partial bikes and tools) he was very happy to see us and indeed managed to help us out in a jiffy by filing through the screw and providing us with a replacement saddle clamp!

    Continuing on, we had a quick stop at the Thomsons Falls, the (only) local attraction, which seemed like a chaotic theme park with people trying to sell things, so we fled without even managing to see the water fall. Further on, we passed by Laikipia University, and got stopped by some students who were very eager to take some pictures with us.

    Venturing off tarmac again onto back country roads, we now entered elephant territory, noticeable by the electric fences spanning the road to keep the locals and their homes safe. This put us onto extra alert, since we had read that a surprise elephant encounter on a bicycle can be a dangerous matter!

    Not very far on, we reached our stop for the night: The Marmanet Cob Cottages, run by a very entrepreneurial Kenyan lady, who seemed to be very fond of rosemary (which she was growing), since it was everywhere and in everything - the tea, the pancakes and even the pit toilet! Apart from Rosemary she was also very fond of length manuals and rules 😆

    The place itself was a green oasis with hobbit huts to stay in and even a local pub with a pool table as well as a weekly darts competition for the locals, which felt very out of place but also very welcoming! We tried (not so successfully) to mingle and went for a beer before enjoying a very tasty dinner and calling it a night.    Read more

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    Laikipia Wilderness and impromptu Safari

    Aug 17–20 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Starting the next day from the Cob Cottages, we headed deeper into Laikipia to Ol Maisor, a family farm with huge swaths of land and the opportunity for more wildlife viewing.

    We pitched our tent (and hammock) at a cute little campsite with good facilities, but two small drawbacks: The chef was on leave, so food options were very limited, and the fence was partially broken from a recent nightly elephant intrusion. According to our camp host and part-time ranger Richard though, this was no problem: Although elephants have bad eyesight and squishy feet perfect for killing humans, we should simply give him a call in case they come again into the camp, to scare them away.

    When we arrived, we had originally planned to do a game drive the next day, only to learn that the car was already booked and we would have to go straight away. We rushed to get ready and it didn't take very long until we encountered the first group of elephants (with a baby), as well as some giraffes.

    Richard knew how to spot tracks and didn't mind going off-road straight through the savannah. We spent two hours trying to find Lions and Cheetahs, but unfortunately didn't have any luck. At dusk, we spotted a big herd of grazing elephants and had some very close and impressive encounters. Later, Richard got out a big spotlight, and it was our job to wave it around to try and spot pairs of gleaming eyes in the darkness.

    Exhausted from the long day, we got back to camp, only to meet another pair of cyclists who arrived late and somehow had still managed to schedule a game drive for the next day. The Kenyan ways are sometimes a bit of a mystery.

    We reheated our frozen curries, had a quick dinner and finally went to sleep, planning for one rest day for chores and recovery. Plans were about to change again though.    Read more

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    Stuffy noses and a bang

    Aug 18–19 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Instead of just one rest day, we stayed at Ol Maisor for two more days, to let Laura recover from the cold she had caught (lounging mostly in the comfy hammock that Tim had wisely brought).

    The third night got a bit too exciting for our liking: We had just gone to bed when we heard trucks racing by, shouting, and gun shots. We first messaged Richard, who apparently had his phone turned off, but then we managed to reach another person from the farm, who told us that it was just some "naughty elephant boys" rummaging through the farm's crops, and the rangers went to scare them away. How relieving!

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    Aug 20–22 in Kenya ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    The next day took us mostly through the middle of nowhere in the wilderness of Laikipia. We passed only a couple of small villages, and otherwise cycled mostly through barren (and beautiful) savannah. The route was marked on the map as "beware of elephants" - but luckily we only encountered some groups of giraffes and zebras next to the road.

    After some time, the main road got surprisingly better - which turned out to be an EU-financed infrastructure project. For this some european bureaucrat had decided to spend the grant money on something very important, that was clearly lacking in the rest of the country: tons of road signs warning about animal crossings and road priority. We were surprised not to encounter any - super useful and necessary - traffic lights on this one and only road in the middle of nowhere.

    On that stretch of road, we also met three dudes on a motorcycle who were very excited to see us cycling through their country. They asked us if they could film us, and suddenly, we were part of an action video shoot.

    Not long after, we arrived at the Glass Room - a very special Airbnb which was just a small room built into a rock, with a bed and a chair and a large window front, offering incredible views of the savannah below. The bucket shower and pit toilet were also built into the surroundings, allowing one to have a grand outlook while doing one's business - always under the watchful eyes of the resident Hyrax clan. (Fun fact: would you have guessed that their closest relatives are Elephants and Manatees? Nature is weird some times.)

    Also part of the accommodation was a rustic kitchen building and a large canvas tent, complete with wing chairs and magazines about London (dating back to the 1950s), giving some pseudo colonial times vibes. The property was owned by a British lady but managed by a local Maasai General and his wife.

    Since the owner had kindly done some shopping for us beforehand, we were able to indulge in some french toast with beans, banana pancakes for breakfast, and tomato pasta with lots of rosemary we had carried from the Cob Cottages. Other than that, we spent our stay watching the sun rise and set over the savannah, seeing Elephants gather at the water hole and admiring an incredible night sky. It felt very far away from normal civilization.    Read more

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    The Final Stretch

    August 22 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    Our last stretch was an uneventful cycling day leading us to the town of Nanyuki, where we had arranged to be picked up by "Taxi Naomi" - famous among KBO cyclists - the next day, to return to Nairobi.

    The road into town was one of the worst "main" roads we have seen on the trip, and we were very happy when we arrived at our Hotel for the night and be done with the pothole and sand slalom. Also, I think I have rarely seen bikes as dirty and dusty as ours were after that day.

    We treated ourselves to a great dinner at Laura's new favourite Kenyan Chain - Java House - and called it a night... Or at least that was the plan. Unfortunately, the hotel's bar doubled as the towns night club, and with loud music and base hammering until early morning, sleep came later than we had hoped for 😅    Read more

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    Kwaheri Kenya 🇰🇪

    Aug 23–24 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    Finally, the day had come. Sad, that the journey was over, though beyond happy that our bums did not have to endure another second of torture, we packed our bikes into our Taxi, and returned to the place were everything had started three weeks prior: Mlango farm, Nairobi.

    When we had left Nairobi, the weather had been cold and grey, but this time around, we found it sunny, colourful, and much more inviting.

    We reached the farm around 1 pm, quite a bit earlier than anticipated, after a quick 4h drive (for a mere 200km). Luckily, this meant we were juuuuust in time for lunch (which Laura had already been dreaming of for the last 3.5 hours of the ride).
    With time on our side, we opted to take up our hostess on her offer of a farm tour - and we are very happy we did. Mlango farm turned out to be far more than the couple of huts and the common area we had seen so far: multiple stables with different farm anymals, a huge fruit and vegetable orchard that feeds the whole farm, its guests and neighbouring markets, as well as the Hostess' newest project - a triangular clay house in the woods.
    On top of all of that, we also got to marvel at the expedition truck of a dutch family of 6, who have been living in said vehicle for the past 2 years. They even brought their two cats and new puppy with them. 😍

    However, eventually came the moment to pack our bags and bikes into their transport boxes and get ready for our 6 am flight home.

    And with that, our three week adventure through Kenya comes to an end.

    Kwaheri Kenya, we'll be back! 🇰🇪 🦁
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