Last night Julie and I toasted the return of paved roads a day too soon. It is under construction for 66 more kilometers; which was pretty good for cycling, except for the last 10k. Most of the road was smooth, wide and traffic free; then we slogged through deep, sandy stretches; pushing our bikes and eating dust clouds from passing vehicles. My new chain broke just 2k from pavement. I removed the bad link and added four more, so I can use a few more gears now. The terrain has changed to a savanna, with long vistas and more tall Maasai, with stretched earlobes and beaded adornments. It’s been ten days since cycling on a smooth highway and when Julie said that she needed to stop since something was rubbing; I stopped and she ran into me full speed. Julie fell, scraping her elbow, and broke a buckle and hook off my right side Bikebin. I was able to repair it with some spare parts sent to me before this trip by the company president (and inventor of Bikebins). They are holding up remarkably well.

Eating dust.

Baby Baobab

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