Stage 09: Sumatra

Francs Hotel to  Mukomuko
Date: 28-08-2014 Time: 06:00 h Temp: 21/41 °C
Distance: 142 km Σ km: 962 km To Go: nnnnn km
Up: 859 m Σ Up: 11350 m Calories: 2716 kcal
Down: 855 m Σ Down: 11589 m Σ kcal: 25208 kcal
Conditions: Another hot and long day on the road. In the morning we made a short detour thru urban villages away from the main road. Then back to main road away from the coast. The day was very hot and water consumption high.

Again I spent a lot of my time with stops next to the road. The people are so inviting that I can’t just greet an continue. A motor cycle group passed me and greeted me as if I was also riding a Harley and wearing a leather jacket. A later met them again at a stop and a had a nice session with them. The highlight of the day was young Lisa at a shop 25 km away from camp. She was very good in English and a nice conversation developed. I’ll will post photos in another blog.

 

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