World Run II / Reports

The map shows the position of which the pictures for the day are taken (if any). The start and finish markers are placed at the first and last valid registered position. This is not nessesary the actual start and finish position, if GSM or GPS signals was not available.

Goto: 2009-11-21 2009-11-23 Africa

2009-11-22:

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Distance today: 42.0 km (Accumulated: 18190.8 km)
Elapsed time: 04:10:38
Country: Africa

Start 09:18am. at yellow km-sign "EN 1 40", ca. 40km N. of Save river, on the EN1-hwy to Maputo. 19c, rain and l. wind. Finish 15:39pm. At green sign "Save Weightbridge, Bascula" at South end of Save river bridge, on the EN1-hwy to Maputo. 20c and same.

Crossing the Save river..
- The nonstop rain continues for the 3. day. At the last km we crossed one of the many rivers wich is caracteristic for green Mozambique !

Though, in the heavy rain it was hard to tell wether we were running over it or in it ;-)

.. Perhaps in it, would be better as the old, 700m long, concrete bridge had broad holes in the cement on the footpath on its side; w. nice views through them down to the river 20m below ;-)

After the stage we drowe 80km to find a hotel where we could dry shoes & clothes. Wet shoes 3 days in hot-humid weather gives a smell of impressive caliber.. ;-)

Nb: Its quite remote areas and the reports may be delayed a few days due to lack of gsm-coverage. Similar the L.P.-system sometimes shuts down and we cant restart it without gprs datasignal. Therefore there can be parts without pic/gps documentation (we use cam.pic., video, logbook & wittness as doc. of the run for those parts).