The views this morning were just magnificent, I have never cycled in such a beautiful place. It was truly awesome. We have cycled a fantastic route today. The morning started with some amazing downhill leaving me with a real dilemma of whether to go really fast down the hill or to stop and take photos. I settled for a combination of both! The uphill was challenging, but at least half of the group (Myself, Gemma & Alyson included) all got to the top. Afte...

The day started with a 06.00 wake up call (well it should have been - they actually woke us at 05.50.....) We were ready for the off at 7.30, a quick group warm up (or public humiliation as it seems to be) and we set off. Today was a shorter day, just 58kms and the terrain was much less hilly. We cycled a short first section to a beautiful view point into the Rift Valley. The second section started with an amazing downhill about 5kms long. The road surface w...

This is my second attempt at today's blog - I managed to delete the first one when trying to upload it..... I totally underestimated the Kenyan hills - there are lots and lots and lots of hills. Not steep hills but hills that just go on and on and on and on.... Today's route was split into 6 sections, 4 before lunch and 2 after. We had a quick warm up and set off at 7.15am. During the first section we had a police escort through the first village, the second s...

Check out the sun burnt nose...... Not a good look! We are ready for the off! I have had a fantastic nights sleep and I am finally up for the challenge. I can't wait to get started. We've had a good breakfast to store a few calories ready for the day ahead and now it's just a case of assembling at the meeting point, and being led out for the start of the ride. Will update later after we've finished the 99kms and reached the highest town in Kenya - is it me o...

Finally arrived at the hotel, after an amazing journey here - the roads have no lane markings and as far as I can tell there are absolutely no rules about where in the road you should position your vehicle. Along with random cattle in the road, the occasional donkey and lots of pedestrians it makes for an interesting experience! A couple of times on the journey we collectively held our breath as we seemed to be playing a game of 'chicken' with the oncoming traf...