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Wednesday 7 February 2007, 6:31 PM
Kenya cycle challenge Day Three and Four...
Day 3 - Today was meant to be our most challenging yet, and it definitely proved one of the toughest.
We started out in a place called Kabernet, on the edge of the Rift Valley. The day got off to a great start as we made our descent into the Rift Valley, a journey of around 18km and downhill all the way.
Then, after a short stretch of cycling along the bottom, came the scary bit – a 26km climb out of the Rift Valley, climbing what was more or less a sheer edge broken up by hairpin bends. This climb took around three or four hours, quicker than we were anticipating, but still really, really tough.
There was a great feeling of elation and achievement when we finally reached the plateau, and after lunch we headed on. Our next destination was a place called Eldoret, another 40km away. But this was a nice easy end to the day, downhill all the way through fields and plains, and a chance to take stock and enjoy the scenery.
Day 4 - This morning's journey was a bit of a change for us – around 60km of road cycling, from Eldordet to Kakamega. Then after lunch a real contrast – around 30km of offroad cycling through jungle, which was a fantastic experience but hard work.
After this came what was probably the most gruelling section yet – a really tough downhill journey, rattling along on our boneshaker-bikes across uneven surfaces with rocks everywhere.
It certainly hasn't been easy, but that was our last 100km stretch, and tomorrow should be just 60km down to Kisumu, hopefully a fairly easy run. The end's in sight now – only one day of cycling to go.
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