Cycling The Globe

A Cycle Touring Expedition Around The World

Archive for June, 2016

Day 2031, Kigali – Katuna, Uganda!

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Jun - 27 - 2016

Distance: 83.1 km Ride time: 4:30:51 Average: 18.5 km/h Max speed: 54.2 km/h Total: 50077 km I had only enjoyed a single rest day in Kigali, but I felt I was in the mood for some progress, so I decided to keep moving. I didn’t leave Kigali right away though. After speaking with the other  [ Read More ]

Categories: Rwanda, Uganda

Day 2029 – 2030: Kigali, Rwanda!

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Jun - 22 - 2016

Distance: 86.9 km Ride time: 4:46:51 Average: 18.2 km/h Max speed: 50.0 km/h Total: 49994 km Do you see the difference in the photo below and every other photo I have uploaded from Africa? Yes, the road is super clean with no garbage around at all! This is indeed how every road look like in  [ Read More ]

Categories: Rwanda

Day 2028: Nyakazansa – Kabarondo, Rwanda!

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Jun - 17 - 2016

Distance: 94.1 km Ride time: 6:09:19 Average: 15.3 km/h Max speed: 60.5 km/h Total: 49907 km Today the plan was to cross into Rwanda – the country of a thousand hills. Well, as I have mentioned before, the is certainly a few thousand hills in Tanzania as well. In fact I think today’s 1800 m  [ Read More ]

Categories: Rwanda, Tanzania

Day 2027, Nyakanazi – Nyakasanza: Travelling Slowly

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Jun - 01 - 2016

Distance: 88.2 km Ride time: 6:04:53 Average: 14.5 km/h Max speed: 55.8 km/h Total: 49813 km It had been an incredible 700 km dirt ride over the last two weeks through a very remote corner of Tanzania. After having breakfast in Nyakanazi I was on my way to Nyakasanza (cool names around here) on tarmac  [ Read More ]

Categories: Tanzania