In photos: Cairo to Nairobi by bicycle

Posted by Catharina Robbertze on 20 March 2013

Since setting off on our bicycles from Cairo in January we’ve had some adventures, some hardships and some highlights. What else can you expect from a trip across mother Africa?

There have been tailwinds, headwinds and sandstorms. There have been midges that made us think we might be slap-bang in the middle of one of the ten plagues. There have been sunrises, sunsets and moonrises, children throwing stones in Ethiopia and elections in Kenya. There’s never a dull moment in Africa … and that’s just the way we like it!

Cycling, Cairo to Cape Town

Leaving the Pyramids early on a Friday morning. Wondering what the next four months will hold

Cycling, Cairo to Cape Town

One of many awe-inspiring sunrises

Cycling, Cairo to Cape Town

Crossing Lake Nasser on a very African ferry. Goodbye Egypt, hello Sudan

Cycling, Cairo to Cape Town

Calm before the storm in the Sudanese desert

Cycling, Cairo to Cape Town

The first hour of a two-day sandstorm in Sudan. Not for the fainthearted

Cycling, Cairo to Cape Town

A Sudanese man, kind enough to pose while being sandblasted in the face

Cycling, Cairo to Cape Town

Working in extremely hot temperatures in the middle of nowhere. Respect

Cycling, Cairo to Cape Town
Cycling, Cairo to Cape Town

Climbing up the Blue Nile Gorge in Ethiopia

Cycling, Cairo to Cape Town

A dust devil attacks an Ethiopian child with a sheet of corrugated metal. Run!

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