Day 27 Cycle to Laikipia Wilderness

We have been on the go for 8 days and ridden over 500km in this stage. Today  we got stuck in to Laikipia proper, passing the rare Grevvy's zebra, giraffe and elephant.

But before that we went through the town of Rumuruti. It's not really a town at all, because it's tiny, more like a mini version of Nyahururu yesterday. One signature of our journey this week has been the electioneering. Here, a ubiquitous Toyota Probox has a running generator in his roof to make as much of a racket as possible, using it to run his mega set of speakers. No need for a roof rack, the flattened cardboard box saves the paintwork.
We have decided that chapatti, boiled egg and avocado makes the perfect lunch on the road. Some care is needed though, because in 30+ degrees of heat, you can't unroll your chapatti too early or it might go crispy.
For a short clip of Tom's shadow when cycling on the equator at midday, click here.

We have arrived at Laikipia Wilderness Camp!
  
Emma was here to greet us and we are having a rest day tomorrow - phew.

For those who like a moving map, you can this link to see our route so far through Laikipia.

Comments

  1. GabrielMay 12, 2022 at 7:35 PM

    Great to follow your route, Sholto, and lovely to see my Laikipia former stamping ground featuring. Happy memories of Laikipia Wilderness. Great work both of you - hugely humbling.

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  2. AnonymousMay 12, 2022 at 9:56 PM

    Well done guys! Amazing effort. Have a great rest day. Hope Emma bought loads of goodies!

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  3. AnonymousMay 13, 2022 at 9:53 AM

    Are rest days allowed? Well done guys!

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  4. Al HayMay 14, 2022 at 11:55 PM

    Another great mix of wildlife , town, lunch and our own special sports illustrated models of the month !

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