We had planned to spend the first few days visiting BAP headquarters and operations in Gulu. The team was excited to see their contributions at work. Its not everyday that donors and supporters get to visit on ground operations of nonprofits they support. With the exception of Kevin, no one else in the group had…
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Category 'Uganda B2B Cycling'
This post and the “Uganda B2B” blog series are from cyclists who rode across Uganda in December 2013. On Day 4, the B2B team tackled the 85 mile stretch of road between the town of Masaka to the town of Mbarara. We were all thrilled to wake up at 5:45 AM and a quick breakfast…
Continue reading →This post and the “Uganda B2B” blog series are from cyclists who rode across Uganda in December 2013. After staying the night in surprisingly fancy accommodations, everyone was ready and rearing to hit the road. Of course, the bikes needed a few extra tune-ups. John (later dubbed “Doctor John”) tinkered with and adjusted everything to…
Continue reading →In my discussions with more experienced touring riders leading up to the trip, there was a lot of great advice and insight. From tire selection, bike repair, and nutrition all of it has been proven to be invaluable so far during the trip. One of the points of wisdom was that Day 3 would be…
Continue reading →This post and the “Uganda B2B” blog series are from cyclists who rode across Uganda in December 2013. The team’s been having a hard time putting up detailed posts in the past few days, and that is because they have limited Internet and time as they are starting their route. This is from our official Facebook…
Continue reading →This post and the “Uganda B2B” blog series are from cyclists who rode across Uganda in December 2013. On Friday morning the team got up early and after a quick tour of Kampala headed out to Gulu. Gulu is the capital of the northern Ugandan region and is also the home of the BAP program. The drive to Gulu took…
Continue reading →This post and the “Uganda B2B” blog series are from cyclists who rode across Uganda in December 2013. First day in Uganda in the books. After multiple days of traveling, we finally arrived in Uganda this afternoon. Our initial fatigue was quickly masked by the excitement of discovering this beautiful country. The drive from Entebbe…
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