Place: Gedaref
Not my bike this time.
I don't think these cows are just sleeping.
Get your hugs here.
Markus has some new footpegs.
An oasis or something.
The main street of the ... place we are staying in.
Early wake up and no serious heat today. 36 degrees does not count anymore. At 6:30 we started to persuade the hotel staff to maybe possibly cook us something as it was officially the time for breakfast. One hour later we were on our way. An advance group left already at 6:00 to do a recce of the road.
After clearing the Khartoum suburbs, which extend for maybe 30km from the centre we get to the countryside where we see a huge cattle market on the side of the road. Picture time.
As soon as we walk across the road, this guy in a uniform shows up and starts shouting “no pictures, no pictures” and makes a big drama out of the whole thing. We did not really understand what the problem was but he basically wanted to throw us out from the market. A big crowd gathered around us and the cattle merchants were very eager to have their picture taken and to just have a little light entertainment to break the monotony of the day. Both for them and for us. But it was not to be. This guy was the first unfriendly Sudanese person we have met so far.
Speaking of cattle, there were lots of goats, cows, camels, donkeys and horses around all day today. Some were alive, some not. Because of that we saw also many vultures, one of which made a go at me. I think it is time to wash that driving shirt.
Small trees and other green things are starting to grow all over the scenery the further east you got and I guess this would explain the cattle. We even saw cowboys, the manliest men there are.
We met some motorcycle adventurers by the side of the road refueling. It took a while to realise that it was the three guys from our group that left at six in the morning. We decided to ride the rest of the way together to have some more weight to throw around in the traffic, but this was really not necessary as the traffic police ushered us through the intersections like we were some sort of VIP's.
The hotel was on the GPS, and we rode straight there. Nothing that eventful happened today really, just a normal day.
Tunes: Foo Fighters
Not my bike this time.
I don't think these cows are just sleeping.
Get your hugs here.
Markus has some new footpegs.
An oasis or something. 
The main street of the ... place we are staying in.Early wake up and no serious heat today. 36 degrees does not count anymore. At 6:30 we started to persuade the hotel staff to maybe possibly cook us something as it was officially the time for breakfast. One hour later we were on our way. An advance group left already at 6:00 to do a recce of the road.
After clearing the Khartoum suburbs, which extend for maybe 30km from the centre we get to the countryside where we see a huge cattle market on the side of the road. Picture time.
As soon as we walk across the road, this guy in a uniform shows up and starts shouting “no pictures, no pictures” and makes a big drama out of the whole thing. We did not really understand what the problem was but he basically wanted to throw us out from the market. A big crowd gathered around us and the cattle merchants were very eager to have their picture taken and to just have a little light entertainment to break the monotony of the day. Both for them and for us. But it was not to be. This guy was the first unfriendly Sudanese person we have met so far.
Speaking of cattle, there were lots of goats, cows, camels, donkeys and horses around all day today. Some were alive, some not. Because of that we saw also many vultures, one of which made a go at me. I think it is time to wash that driving shirt.
Small trees and other green things are starting to grow all over the scenery the further east you got and I guess this would explain the cattle. We even saw cowboys, the manliest men there are.
We met some motorcycle adventurers by the side of the road refueling. It took a while to realise that it was the three guys from our group that left at six in the morning. We decided to ride the rest of the way together to have some more weight to throw around in the traffic, but this was really not necessary as the traffic police ushered us through the intersections like we were some sort of VIP's.
The hotel was on the GPS, and we rode straight there. Nothing that eventful happened today really, just a normal day.
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