So Ewan McGregor and his friend Charley have been traveling the continent of Africa on their motor bikes. They did a similar sort of trip where they travelled across Europe, Asia, Alaska and Canada on their bikes 3 years ago (as documented in the DVD Long Way Round). I’ve been intrigued and somewhat following their trip this time because it’s Africa, and it’s really dangerous too, more so than the first time.

They’re now in Nakuru, Kenya, and I laughed when I read this on their blog:

‘We’re finding misery on the roads. Very difficult to ride.’ The Kenyan roads – and the police – prove unpredictable.

Ah, the roads. I had almost forgotten about the massive pits that would swallow Jeeps whole. And the roads at Nakuru were some of the worst. The government had finally decided that the roads in Nakuru were so bad that they were willing to put the money to getting them fixed – plowed, paved, the works. So in their infinite wisdom, they tore up all of the pavement and then stopped. Completely. That was at least five years ago when they started the project, and I’ve never experienced such pits and dust storms. The dust storms rivaled blizzards, because at least with those, people actually try to slow down. Those were the times. I should have taken pictures, there is just no way to believe the road conditions.

(I’m really just posting so I can use my pretty pretty icon. Carry on, carry on.)