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Day 76: Mountains and Wealth
Afterr 5 days crossing the Sahara Desert I have finally reached the Atlas mountains and the relative affluence of Morocco.
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Musings: Living without instruments
Since I took the bike for a swim in Sierra Leone the instrument cluster only displays in Klingon. This means I have no idea what speed I am doing, I have no fuel guage, and the odometer and trip distance counters are not usable.
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Musings: Fuel consumption
Will I use more fuel on the way home going North than I did going South? I am going uphill !! Ôÿ║
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Day 75: Another windy day
The desert roads are long and boring. I have been on them all day so this blog entry is short.
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Musings: Deepest Darkest Africa
150 years ago anybody exploring Africa would not have any contact with friends or family for at least one or two years and may never be seen again. I have been blogging on the Internet daily and even when I cannot do that I have sent a text…
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Day 74: Cold in the desert
Here I am in the Sahara desert and for the first time in months I have had to do up my jacket during the day and put a warm fleece on in the evening. Tonight I will have to sleep inside my sleeping bag rather than on it.