Our first leg through East Africa is done. Its been extreme in every sense. We've experienced the 52 degree blow-dryer heat of the Danakil Depression to the minus 8 blizzard on the peak of Mount Stanley and pretty much everything in between. We have dodged bilharzia and over-confident donkeys on Africas biggest lake in Lake Victoria. We have climbed shear cliffs to visit churches emerging from solid rock. And then been pelted with rocks emerging from childrens hands. We've had our bowels rocked by Ethiopias bizarre concoctions and had them soothed by Ugandas chapti and beans. Ive had my bus fare paid for by an elderly local in dungarees. And Ive torn my beard out in frustration more times than i can count.
It hasnt always been roses and potpourri. But its certainly never been boring. And hardly ever thermo-neutral.
Here are some of the stats:
Mileage to date: 16444km
Funds raised for the Key School: R40,000
Peaks: 4 - Abuna Josepf (4300m), Mt Kenya (4950m), Mt Stanley (5109m), Mt Gahinga (3600m)
Troughs: 2 - Danakil Depression (-116m), David Cloetes naked arse (sags -1,5m)
Times vomited on while in transit: 2
Times been crapped on by poultry while in transit: 1
Chapatis eaten: >400
Prostitutes encountered in Kenya: 52
Prostitutes hitting on Tough Guys father: 52
Prostitutes hitting on Tough Guy: 0
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