Half an hour before sunrise we’re woken up with music (for instance Bicycle from Queen), in Sudan this is at 6.30h, in Egypt it was an hour earlier.
6.30-7.00u Put your gear in the red box, break up tent
7.00-7.45u Breakfast with porridge, bread, coffee, tea
7.45-8.00u Get water and Fast Fuel, energy-bars
8.00u Start
11.00u Lunch with tomato, cucumber, bread, cheese, tuna, fruit
13.00u Finish, pitch tent, eat soup, bread
13.30-17.30u Reading, update diary, bike maintainace, talking, resting
17.30u Riders meeting with info about the next stage
18.00u Dinner (rice/pasta/potatoes/couscous with thick sauce, 2 full plates)
Ca. 20.00u Most people are in their tents, reading, the eyes become heavy…