Soliloquy of a Wandering Pilgrim

I have already written about the background, planning and preparation of my cycling across the Sahara. I also have provided a brief outline ( itinerary with distances, observations and notes) of my journey ( March 2017) in my previous blog post. It can be found here: Read my previous post    Read the Sahara Quartets   In this post I will cover two major aspects of the journey:  1-The routes/roads of the Sahara.  2- A description (in a precise form 😊 ) of my ride. Instead of a narrative that describes my daily preoccupations and the subsequent events that came my way, I have broken it down in 5 stages.  Disclaimer:  Before you read on please understand that I do not consider myself a cyclist. I simply find the bicycle a wonderful companion on a long journey. I have never had the time to set out around the globe, for months and years and cover millions of kilometers,though my admiration for those who can or could is nevertheless pr...

[A solo bicycle journey from the Equator to Tropic of Capricorn and from East Coast (Indian Ocean) to West Coast (Atlantic Ocean) through the African continent]  H.W.Tilman’s journey across Africa along the equator on a bicycle back in 1932-33; inspired me to get out there and begin my very own Trans African  bicycle adventure. Instead of retracing or repeating Tilman’s route I however preferred a route of my own. I would start from the Equator in Kenya and finish near the Tropic of Capricorn. Instead of heading down south in a straight line (as the road network would permit of course); I decided to touch the east coast of the African continent in Dar Es Salam. By doing so my route got an added value of East Coast to West Coast traverse along with the primary goal of Equator to Capricorn journey. My route would take me through the Kenyan Highlands, Great Rift Valley, the Masaai Steppe, Foothills of Mt Kenya, Mt Meru and Mt Kilimanjaro, The Usambara Mounta...