Today’s embarrassingly-short ride of 63 kilometres was for Nannyonga Catherine and Namagembe Jane. It seems the rest day yesterday did the trick and the relatively flat terrain certainly didn’t hurt. I only needed one fifteen-minute break! Everything is feeling much better with the exception of my right knee on the inside which feels pretty bad … Read more
Hello everyone!! We will not be posting anything significant, funny, or insightful today. We just wanted you to know that we are ok and appreciate any of you still reading our blog and following along. Also, we are taking a few days off to explore some islands in Lake Victoria (on our bikes of course) … Read more
Today’s ride was for Talemwa Angel and Namweruka Violet and I needed their faces in my field of vision all day. It was pretty nondescript and we didn’t even take any photos today. It was a relatively short ride ride today, wasn’t too steep or too hot and on pretty good pavement. But my body … Read more
Today’s ride was for Namuga Agatha and Nagawa Aminah Scovia. I hope I get to meet as many of the kids as possible when this ride is finished but Aminah’s story is personally moving for me. I encourage you to go the Meet the Children tab on our website and read about what she wants … Read more
Today’s 100-kilometre ride, with 5200 feet of elevation gain, was for two beautiful twins, Babirye Nalwadda Juliet and Nakato Nasiwa Harriet who want to be a doctor and a nurse respectively. I know we came here to ride our bikes and sometimes we feel a little lame taking a day off, let alone three! But … Read more
I didn’t sleep very well last night because of the lack of exercise, I think. I guess these stairs just aren’t doing the job, although my legs do feel a little sore in different places. I had a dream that the craters in our foam mattress were potholes that I was trying to avoid and … Read more
Today’s treat was taking out a dugout canoe and paddling along the shore, watching birds and local fishermen doing their thing. This lake truly is beautiful with all the islands and the beautifully-tiered landscapes and I encourage all of you to add seeing this lake to your bucket list. We went around the corner of … Read more
What a relaxing day. It reminded me of life on our lovely Kootenay Lake, except that there are Ugandan crested cranes flying overhead instead of bald eagles and geese. We woke to the sounds of lapping water, the songs of birds and the amazing singing of the woman farming in the next plot over. The … Read more
Today’s crazy hard ride was for Nampijja Prossy, Muwanguzi John, Lukyamuzi Ronald and Namboga Faith. I needed their motivation today, although I was feeling pretty strong initially. We rode 95 kilometres and climbed 5400 feet today to 7500 feet elevation. I’m happy I can still breathe. We left the-name-of-the-town-that-we-stayed-in-that-I-can-never-remember at 8:30 and the tarmac was … Read more
Today’s ninety-kilometre ride sprinkled with 4000 feet of elevation gain was for Kasumba Fabian, Kisuule Dan and Magadde Rodger. It was a good day today from start to finish. After enjoying the organic coffee and awesome pancakes mentioned yesterday, we said goodbye to Dave the Cave and Sally and the delightful staff around 9. But … Read more