So on Saturday kama kawaida, I struggled to wake up…managed to start the ride at 7:30.
Today was the day we were going to ride the Eastern bypass and the Southern Bypass and onto Langata road, down to Rongai Massive (Where Warthogs roam free) and to Rolfs place in the National Park (Well almost in the national park).
By 8:30 We were furiously riding down the southern bypass, everybody kept pace as one group only making small stops to drink some water and then continue ahead.
Anyway, we are soon at that Rongai Stretch and ready to go head to head with those crazy matatus and to our utter surprise everybody gave us space and were very patient with us on the road. No bullying at all, even by those matatus.
We finally get to Rolf’s place, one rider was lost behind us but made it to the destination some minutes later.
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The famous bridge there…
We stuck around for like one hour before proceeding on our return trip.
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Now this is where the fatigue started settling in…Kurudi ni milima imejaa. So we decide to pass through Karen. The Hub mall looks too expensive for comfort by the way, I saw it jana for the first time.
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Just before the bypass is when the pain/punishment/fatigue really settled in (I defend myself here because I have not been riding for a while), no small inclinations started looking and feeling like huge mountains, I could feel every muscle on my left thigh twitch as I pushed myself to the limit. I even contemplated hanging onto a lorry.
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a well deserved rest was in order.
The last KM was the toughest, I was wasted physically I literally had to push the bike that last climb back home.
And to the talker who hooted at us hapo Langata road…Checki Manenooooo! 