About to puke again.

Still in Ethiopia, about a week left before we cross into kenya, this next week is supposed to be the toughest week of the tour, highest temperatures, roughest roads, still hilly and no shade anywhere. We are on a rest day in a place called Abra Minch, ive spent the morning hunting out toilets while trying to get some shopping done and feed myself. The hotel we are in is the second in a row on rest days that has no water (we stop at hotels on rest days where you can get a room if you please or camp), about 5 of the group got showered then it ran out. Internet is crap, food is not for a week stomach but at least most of the kids in the town dont throw rocks.

Spent yesterday riding sweep at the back, got about 1km out of camp and had a double flat (got surrounded by ethiopians, fixed that jumped in a van to catch up, got out rode 1km cought up with another guy with a flat, got surrounded by 100 ethiopians, fixed it rode 3km he got a flat again, surrounded again 200 this time, rode 5kms I got a flat. Temperature in the high 30's and getting humid.

You can see where im going with this right now. I dont dream of burgers, bacon, steak or any other food, all I dream of is a pristine toilet that I can actually sit on and a shower that has running water, dont even care if its hot.

Highlight of the last few days though has to be a couple of big baboons running in front of us in the road yesterday. The lake that we are near is full of hippo's and crocodiles.....the wildlife is begining just gotta get through the next week and all will improve.

Dont have the energy for much else right now, but please wherever you are when you next use the toilet, enjoy the moment for me.

mark.