So today was supposed to be my getting organised day and today's blog should have been all about where I will be cycling each day.... However work got in the way (again) and I didn't get round to blogging the itinerary. On the plus side we had a fly by from a Vulcan Bomber today - not your everyday occurrence in the office :-) I have sorted out my shoes ready for Cuba and found a pedal spanner ready to remove my pedals from the bike - which is a job for the we...

Having resolved yesterday's small faux pas, you should be getting an update today from Nicky Thomas rather than Nicky Jones!! I spent the evening yesterday reading through my Kenya blog and am not really surprised to see that 9 days pre Kenya I was just as unorganised as I am 9 days before Cuba, although this year I am not in the midst of a jelly bean crisis..... The worlds largest jelly beans have been sourced and I have a plentiful supply with some more wingin...

Quite a few people have asked if I will be blogging again as I embark on another crazy cycling adventure, so here it is........ book mark the link and I will try and update daily whilst we are away!

Today has not involved any cycling!! We had a 4 hour transfer from Kisumu to Nakuru this morning (stopping off at the Tea Hotel on the way). We arrived in Nakuru at lunchtime and had lunch at our hotel for tonight (Hotel Waterbuck) - the hotel has a very smart reception and dining areas but unfortunately the bedrooms leave a little to be desired!! This afternoon we went on a game drive and saw zebra, lions, water buffaloes, hyena, giraffe, flamingoes, baboons,...

Ouch - slightly too much fun last night meant getting to bed at 03.15, so this morning's 06.00 alarm call was not very welcome! We had a lively celebration dinner last night, our group has raised over £300,000 for the 3 charities and there is still money coming in. We had an awards ceremony - everyone voted in 4 categories, and the winners were each presented with a 'trophy'. Afterwards the drinks were flowing and there was a disco (music in a dark corner of ...