I got up early and had breakfast at 7am, planning on an 8am departure, but Ghana time...
Tired of waiting around, I went out in an attempt to find an ATM to get some more XOF for gas today. The leaders were also out of cash and the hotel could not take electronic payment, so I also picked up money for the whole group's hotel and gas for the day. My Wise card (which worked for getting XOF from an ATM in Senegal) did not work for getting XOF in Côte d'Ivoire.
Eventually, the group get its act together and we took off at 10am. There were some tire worries that delayed us a bit more, but Ekow eventually decided to just tough it out. That guy is incredible!
The rest of the day was a serious push with well-defined, short breaks, and steady riding. Towards the end, I called 10 minute breaks every 100 km which I think really helped with fatigue.
We arrived at the Chez tantie Mado resturant for an arrival party at 9:15pm, and had a great dinner for about 1h20m before riding a short 11km, escorted by our Adbijan friends, to the Onomo Airport hotel.
Exhausted, I was showered and asleep by midnight.
Day 15, Odienné → Abidjan
| Time | Minutes | km | kph avg | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:42am | 8.5 | map | ||
| 8:50am | 4.1 | 2 km | 25 | out looking for an ATM to get some XOF to pay for gas and our hotel bill |
| 8:54am | 2.9 | map | ||
| 8:57am | 7.7 | 3 km | 21 | |
| 9:05am | 1.9 | map | ||
| 9:07am | 6.4 | 2 km | 20 | |
| 9:14am | 9.1 | map | ||
| 9:23am | 3.7 | 2 km | 25 | |
| 9:27am | 14.6 | found an ATM, 15 minute wait in line | ||
| 9:41am | 2.4 | 1 km | 34 | back to the hotel |
| 9:44am | 7.4 | pay the hotel bill and go | ||
| 9:51am | 9.7 | 4 km | 23 | |
| 10:01am | 9.4 | more struggle with Ekow's tire | ||
| 10:10am | 68.1 | 108 km | 95 | |
| 11:18am | 4.4 | map | ||
| 11:23am | 77.2 | 83 km | 64 | |
| 12:40pm | 1.7 | brief road side break near Tangafla | ||
| 12:42pm | 31.4 | 40 km | 77 | |
| 1:13pm | 4.2 | stop for pictures at the central circle of Korhogo | ||
| 1:18pm | 4.5 | 2 km | 26 | |
| 1:22pm | 32.0 | fuel stop in Korhogo | ||
| 1:54pm | 9.0 | 7 km | 47 | |
| 2:03pm | 2.9 | brief road side break | ||
| 2:06pm | 59.0 | 95 km | 96 | |
| 3:05pm | 9.0 | road side break in Niakaramandougou | ||
| 3:14pm | 40.1 | 66 km | 99 | |
| 3:54pm | 6.8 | fuel stop in Katiola | ||
| 4:01pm | 22.9 | 35 km | 91 | |
| 4:24pm | 14.2 | regrouping after part of the group missed a turn | ||
| 4:38pm | 73.0 | 122 km | 101 | |
| 5:51pm | 15.7 | fuel stop in Morofé | ||
| 6:07pm | 64.7 | 103 km | 95 | |
| 7:12pm | 5.8 | road-side rest break | ||
| 7:18pm | 70.3 | 105 km | 90 | |
| 8:28pm | 10.3 | road-side rest break | ||
| 8:39pm | 37.4 | 37 km | 59 | |
| 9:16pm | 82.3 | Chez tantie Mado resturant | ||
| 10:38pm | 14.4 | 11 km | 44 | |
| 10:53pm | arriving Onomo Airport Abidjan | |||
| 14h32m | 10h08m moving | 831 km | 82.0 kph | 70% moving, 264 minutes of breaks |