Korle

It has been hot and the northern hemisphere boys have been suffering.   Jim has never ridden in thirty degree heat let alone forty degree heat.  I suspect most are in the same situation.

When the group was organising the route and camping in the desert was being voted on there were two persons who voted in the negative.  Both happen to come from the southern hemisphere and a hot climate.  Camping in a desert in the middle of summer - not a good idea.  A couple admitted that they had romantic notions of camping by an oasis with stars shining bright in the sky.

The reality was searing heat, gritty sand sand storms and no romantic oasis.

Reality having landed hard into the consciousness of all we headed off this morning while it was still dark and reasonably cool.  Jim pointed out that it was twenty six point five degrees Celsius at 5.45 am which would be an absolute scorcher summer day in Wales.

The distance from Tazhong to Korle is just under five hundred kilometres.  We twisted the throttles just a little bit harder and made it to Korle by lunch time.

The scenery was similar to the previous day - sand dune after sand dune.

 

Korle is the oasis the boys have been looking for.  Nice hotel and we will explore the city later this afternoon and tonight.