Day 30 to "Lugga No. 5"

It's not really called Lugga No.5 of course but that was the focus of attention all day.

We managed wake-up, eat-up, pack-up + set off in 90 mins and realised that neither of us had really spoken, except to the very helpful manager at Ol Malo, Paul, who was able to check the security situation on our proposed route. The route was taking all our thoughts, now on its third iteration, thanks to a very helpful map from Helen Douglas duFresne:

This showed cartographic prowess and even flair but it took Eric back in Nairobi to turn into a GPS track for us, as we had not managed on just our phones.

Incredible landscapes all day

After 40km we stopped for sweet tea, chapatti and to take on more water. Then turned left into mainly uncharted territory between the Kirisia Hills and the Mathew's Range. This route would cut a day off the journey but is not on any maps.

By 1230 it was very hot (~30-35 degrees?) and we stopped under a tree for 2 hours.

The  road got smaller and smaller

Population was very sparse, although there were homesteads dotted along, especially near the luggas. A lugga is a sandy river bed that is normally dry. But we needed more water for the night. Luckily "Lugga No. 4" had people digging from water, so we were able to fill our bottles ready for filtering.
We found a great place to camp next to the elusive 5th Lugga of the day, 77km from our start this morning. Had a go at digging our own water hole and realised the skill of the chaps to get theirs out so clean!

We have been blessed with a full moon and hope to make it to El Kanto, the end of this section of our trip tomorrow.
"Moonshadow"


Comments

  1. EmmaMay 16, 2022 at 4:03 PM

    Well done boys! Incredible! I really like the Christmas pudding hat on the Samburu chap

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  2. AnonymousMay 16, 2022 at 11:24 PM

    Well done guys, I’m so proud of your achievement

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  3. Al HayMay 19, 2022 at 10:44 AM

    What an incredible day! We are so lucky to be transported in to this other world of your travels with such a fantastic write up and photos! I love the where old style cartography and modern day gps phones meet as you navigate the wilderness

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