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Nairobi- Addis Ababa
Hi - We will be travelling the Marsabit road in Kenya to Ethiopia starting around the 16 / 17 January 15. We are in a slow overland truck and would appreciate a bit of company. Then we plan to go to Sudan, Saudi, Jordan, Israel and ship to Turkey. Lets us know if you are planning something similar. Clive and Ann
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There can't be another Clive and Ann!
I'm Clive and I have had a few ladies in my life called Ann or Anne!
Clive is not a very common name.
Enjoy your trip!
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It was being paved when I did it in 2010. But then it was still a really hard ride and took two days. We kissed the pavement afterwards.
Piece of piss on four wheels though. Mates of mine did it in a VW T4 although half the van fell off haha.
Would be nice to hear what it's like now.
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Originally Posted by *Touring Ted*
It was being paved when I did it in 2010. But then it was still a really hard ride and took two days. We kissed the pavement afterwards.
Piece of piss on four wheels though. Mates of mine did it in a VW T4 although half the van fell off haha.
Would be nice to hear what it's like now.
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Hi all,
Took the road some 4 months ago. Lots of construction work going on, many bypasses, slow going, very tiresome - even in a 4x4 Land Rover -
10 hours to cover the 250 km. (!) from Henry's Rest Camp in Marsabit (a dump) to Bekele Moja Hotel in Moyale at the border.
Happy travels,
Gee
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Its paved from Nairobi to marsabit ?? That was all horrendous sand and rock in 2010.
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Quote:
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Its paved from Nairobi to marsabit ?? That was all horrendous sand and rock in 2010.
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Hi Ted,
6 October 2014:
Sometimes pristine tarmac, sometimes very bad piste. As said: lots of roadworks and slow going. Heavy military presence, American troops in Kenyan trucks (wave!
Cheers,
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Sigh. There goes the neighborhood. Easy riding doesn't always mean good...
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Hello Clive and Ann,
We will be doing the road early April 2015, in a 4x4.
If you're 3 months late... we can do it together, if not, we are looking for information.
Let us know if your trip was nice.
Then, we are looking for info for long-term storage in Addis.
If you have, please MP me.
Ciao
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