2017 04 - Three XRs do 2000 km of Kenya's Best

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Osadabwa

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Nairobi, Kenya
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Honda XR650R
Weeks in the planning, 10 days in the doing - Kolobus, Rawlence and I returned yesterday from certainly one of the best rides on the continent. We had the right bikes (Honda XR650s), the right attitude, and just enough skill to tackle (almost) everything we set out for. Our route took us off-road through some of Kenya's most iconic scenery and into some of her most rarely visited remote areas. We spooked elephants, blasted riverbeds, flirted with heat stroke, nearly got stoned by villagers and crossed the Jade Sea in a fishing boat. It's hard to sum up, so let me just put a few pics here while I organize the full RR.

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Above: Me, Rawlence and Kolobus with our XRs

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Above: Our route, counter-clockwise from Nairobi. Each color denotes a day

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Karibuni, :snorting:
 
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