Day in Pictures - Wind, Dust, Sand, and the Open Road.

A long day in the Sudanese desert. Gold miners, dust, a very windy ride and the open road. Read the original blog post  of today's ride, here. 

Photos from the day, below.

Early riders getting ready to leave after breakfast

Sudanese architecture 

Arriving at the Lunch Truck

Taking shelter out of the wind!

Riders of the [dust] storm ♪♫

Sudanese dwellings 

Artisinal gold diggings along the road 

(Eastern part of the Arabian-Nubian Shield)

More Sudanese dwellings - very interesting & different to Egypt

That's it! Time for bed, That wind was hectic.

Cheers, 

Mike T

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Day in Pictures - 145km's to a Windy Farka Camp

Find my first beer in Sudan - Pity its only the name of a dry riverbed.

► Our long day in the saddle (not the first, and not the last) from our first stop in Sudan to Farka Camp where the wind began to howl & where we had the worst night of [no] sleep, ever. 

All in all a good adventure nonetheless in Sudan this past Thursday. Enjoy some of  my snaps from the day's riding, below:

Good morning Sudan!

Breakfast time

Brad investigating the roadkill to see if there was anything left to use for dinner

Lunch time

Jointing heaven for those so who are inclined...

Gupaul & Judith at the Coke Stop

Leaving the Coke Stop

Artisan gold miners crushing ore

Welcome to Farka (See the note re: Crocs)

Local kids were very inquisitive of the Lycra wearing tourists 

Rob giving Judith some advice on where to set up the tent

Took a walk down to the Nile River...

Washing off some of today's dust & grime in the Nile

Local boatman out on the River

Briefing Session at the end of the day

Tomorrow's ride!

Check back soon!

Cheers, 

Mike T

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Day In Pictures - Crossing the Nile into Sudan

Our crossing of the Nile River on Day 13 - (Stage 11) from Egypt to Sudan. You can read my original post about the day's cycling, crossing the river, rider shenanigans, and border officials, here.

Early breakfast at the Hotel in Abu Simbel

Riders leaving for Ferry in convoy

Mandatory wait before boarding the Ferry

Riders boarding the Ferry

Kyle getting instructions from Anmei on how to repair a puncture

The female riders need to cover up in Sudan. Judith and Liz modeling their Sudan cycling kit (Judith could only find something in pink)

Mike T saying goodbye to our Egyptian Police Escorts prior to boarding the Ferry

The Egyptian Truck Drivers brewing us some tea

Egyptian trucks are usually very colorful.

Judith gives us her Captain Morgan pose aboard 'the ship'

Judith ensuring the Ferry Captain stays on course

The Ferry Captain maneuvering the Ferry into its berth before unloading gets underway...

After disembarking... we then cycled another 35 km after the Border Post, and arrived in the Town of Wadi Halfa. Exchanged some USD $ into Sudanese Pounds, and purchased our new data sim-cards, so that we could get onto the Sudanese Network. 

Well, that's ot for my Day 11's pictures.

I will try and keep in touch when possible, as we make our way across the Sudanese desert.

Cheers,

Mike T