When I was little, my family went to Yellowstone National Park. I was excited to see Old Faithful and had made sure my camera had a new roll of film in it. I have 24 chances to capture the magic of the infamous geyser. If you don’t know, it’s a thermal geyser that is erupted … Read more
Today’s ride was for five of our youngest students who started either nursery school or preschool. Their names are Kaikara Hezed, Namugerwa Josephine, Lubega Stephen, Makumbi Elivis, and Kisakye Maureen. Today was weird, and although both of us thought this separately, we are still unsure as to why. We started riding at 8 in the … Read more
We took a rest day today and head to Kasese tomorrow. John wanted to clarify, thanks to his good friend, The Biologist, that sloths do not live in Africa. He did some Google searching today and found this sweet thing was actually what he saw. I say that it’s just as cool as a sloth.
Today’s ride into Fort Portal was for Suubi Esther and Mukisa Stephen. These two stars are Pastor Vincent’s children who are getting an education in order to teach and inspire others to rise above poverty and be independent. Esther is the one who travelled all the way from Kampala to our hotel (4 hrs) in … Read more
Today’s hilly, overcast, 93-kilometre ride was for Nassanga Juliet and Kagenda Christopher. We started at 7:30 and every hill I saw before me, I looked at their little pictures to gather my strength. We climbed 4700 feet today, most of the grades ranging from 7-15% according to John’s bike computer, and my legs are a … Read more
We woke up to loud rolling thunder and pounding rain this morning and I can’t tell you how nice it was to smile, roll over and go back to sleep. We figured last night that we have ridden about 608 miles (980 kms) so far in our fourteen days of riding. That means we are … Read more
Today’s 37-mile ride was for Mirembe Josephine (Joan) and Katama Wycliffe, two of the thirteen we got to meet before we left. Joan rushed in to meet us with a huge smile on her face that never left and Wycliffe wouldn’t stop crying because he was afraid of the ‘white people’ and refused to look … Read more
Today was a big ride. We rode 100 km (5 hours and 45 minutes over the course of 8 hours) with over 3000 feet of elevation gain in the heat for Nesha Gift and Namagenyi Pretty, two little sweethearts that are very special to me. Their pictures were a real source of encouragement for me … Read more
We have more students than days left to ride so I’m going to be doubling up on longer days. Today’s ride was for Twahire Joyce and Namata Agnes. I always put the kids’ photos right in my view for the day and when I feel like complaining, their pictures remind me what true heroes look … Read more
Today’s 33 mile ride was for Ayet Nabaliwa, a nine-year-old girl who wants to be a nurse. We woke up to African music, Muslim prayers and the biggest cockroach I’ve ever seen. He was fast too. Today we rode into Lira, the furthest north we will go on our route. You might have heard of … Read more