Today’s ride was for Nakyambadde Peninah and I needed her motivation every pedal stroke. I was wrong about yesterday being hard. Even though we did a lot of miles, they were relatively simple and on pavement. Yesterday’s rain was cooling and the overcast skies made the day pretty comfortable. Today was a different story altogether! … Read more
Today’s ride was for Ssenyonga Eric because I knew it would be long and push my limits. This little man is special to me as he was one of the main inspirations for this project. “Yeah, let’s get up at 7 and pack our bikes first and then order our breakfast to be ready at … Read more
Today’s ride was for Ndagire Esther. In the interest of giving our butts a break, getting a little reprieve from the constant attention and yells of MUZUNGU!! and putting in some miles, we opted to take the highway today rather than the off-road route. Those of you following us on Mapshare might have noticed we … Read more
Today’s ride was for Josua. The Kipling Lodge (where we slept last night) and its staff were so lovely that we decided to stay through lunchtime and only have a 20 mile day into Jinja. The terrain was a mixture of small Jeep trails and then the highway which wasn’t as bad as I thought … Read more
I realized I have forgotten to say who we are riding for each day. Day one was for Ssenyonga Jane, the one who has been in and out of the hospital in the past month or so. It was so good to see her healthy the other day and in her school uniform. The second … Read more
Well, I started sweating at 7:30 when we woke up to start packing and didn’t stop until about 8 pm after I had made us some dinner using our alcohol stove…thankfully using our alcohol stove. Last night we went to make dinner and realized I had bought white gas – the wrong kind for the … Read more
Well, I didn’t sleep last night….At all. My mind kept switching between English and Luganda and I was thinking of all of the things I forgot to put in a place where I would have access to them in my bag. It was kinda a rough night. When we got up and ready, Vincent and … Read more
Wow. Africa has already kicked my butt and we haven’t even left yet. Between canceled flights, lost luggage, lack of food and electronics that needed to be replaced at the last minute, I’m honestly feeling pretty discouraged. We start pedaling tomorrow and it feels like a daunting task. My bike has more weight on it … Read more
I actually Googled this phrase and this is what came up: I don’t know about ‘something brave’ but this is definitely something I have never done before. I have never left my job for two months. I have never been away from home for this long. I have never NOT slept in my own bed for … Read more
Today marks the one-year anniversary of what was the worst day of my life so far. My best friend and biggest support was hit by a semi-truck doing something he loved, something that gives him life. Simply riding his bike. If you don’t know about this, you can read about it here, but it’s more … Read more