KenyaAkiria Ngondu Sub-Location0°31’55” N 37°39’36” E
14 Ocak 2021, Kenya ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
The right of way is clearly defined on the Trans East-African Highway. I am very surprised because I expected something apocalyptic like the busy, crappy highway from Dar-es-Salaam to Zambia or theOkumaya devam et
KenyaKoiting0°51’12” N 37°24’37” E
14 Ocak 2021, Kenya ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Wild camp when turning off the gravel road into a dry, wide riverbed. I do not recommend camping in riverbeds even though they might seem to be dry for years. Flash-floods coming from heavy rains inOkumaya devam et
KenyaMata Kweni0°57’54” N 37°17’6” E
15 Ocak 2021, Kenya ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
KenyaSamburu1°16’16” N 37°12’9” E
15 Ocak 2021, Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Again I decide to take the “rough road” instead of doing the easy way. Yeehaaw! It turns out to be 4x4 paradise as I turn into the Mathew’s Range (Ol Doinyo Lenkiyo) from Wamba, north of theOkumaya devam et
KenyaIlluat1°52’33” N 37°13’43” E 16 Ocak 2021, Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
From Baragoi I drive north after lunch and a long chat with a teacher. The landscape turns into blueish-grey, the stony, rocky soil into sand. Before reaching South Horr I turn east and while speedingOkumaya devam et
KenyaNkormit1°44’15” N 37°17’48” E
17 Ocak 2021, Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Quickly I decide to stay two nights on a locally owned campsite. With me two Germans from around Bremen arrive with a Kenyan friend. I get assigned my sandy spot under the trees by Joel, a 13 year oldOkumaya devam et
KenyaSamburu1°54’20” N 37°44’13” E
18 Ocak 2021, Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
According to my paper map the road I take leads between the Kaisut Desert (south of it) and the Kaisut Plateau (north of it). There are no other roads. Am I in this Kaisut Desert now? The internet isOkumaya devam et
KenyaGar Jirimi2°20’46” N 37°57’57” E
18 Ocak 2021, Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Kaisut Desert or wherever I have been is at around 500 m above sea level. I gradually climb to Marsabit on 1300 m and expect a stressful, crazy, ugly town, being located so close to the border. ButOkumaya devam et
KenyaChalbi Desert2°46’34” N 37°37’33” E 19 Ocak 2021, Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 42 °C
The night was unexpectedly cold and windy and I start with a sour throat. After descending from Marsabit down to around 500 m I choose an alternative, rarely used track parallel to the main road C82Okumaya devam et
Michi, derHehe, yes. He was my age. Told him several times that I do not give tremendous sums to people who "just pass by" or "appear out of nowhere"
KenyaKalacha Goda3°7’19” N 37°25’6” E
20 Ocak 2021, Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
Before fleeing from this dry heat I pay a visit to Father Antony in the church, a German who came here several years ago and who also is a passionate overlander. He shipped his Land Rover to NamibiaOkumaya devam et
