Walking the Nile

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The part of the river Nile region is home to a vast number of local tribes, all of whom have been very hospitable.

The endless miles along the dusty roads are tedious and boring, but soon we shall be ever closer to Lake Victoria and the welcome vista of open bush land should reappear soon. We spent an emotional night reminiscing about our adventures, we laughed and cried about the scrapes we had got ourselves into and the countless memories that we will share for the rest of our lives. Realising that we hardly posed a threat of any kind, the tension disappeared, happy to leave with the exchange of some ‘dollars’ for food. For the first time on our walk through Africa nobody appeared to show any interest in our progress through the throng.I was immediately surrounded by gun toting men in every kind and colour of camouflage uniform, each wearing berets of all colours, shapes and sizes. For sure I’ll miss his enthusiasm and zest for new experiences, he’s not a bad cook either (although he uses way too much salt! He made it absolutely clear that he would not give me permission to continue with the expedition north.

The passage to the UN compound is inaccessible and for my own sake they advise me to stay put and await the outcome. He was 39-years-old and he will be greatly missed by us here at Men’s Journal and his many friends and colleagues around the world. Reports that later emerged from the fire fight detailed around sixty people had been shot and hacked to death during the attack.The early part of the evening is spent resting our aching limbs on a string bed whiler listening to the gentle symphony produced by the humming sound of diesel generators somewhere in the distant darkness. But as his period on the expedition was drawing to a close, the time had come for us to go our separate ways and say goodbye. He said that it was his grandfather’s cousin who made the fatal thrust before the British Victorian hero was decapitated in Khartoum.