lake magadi

I completed this ride before I had discovered komoot, so the link to the route is just a planned route. I left Tigoni at 6.00am in the morning, waking up to mist and fog that limited my vision to about 4 feet in front of me. By the end of the day I found myself in scorching dry heat as I got closer to the soda lake. It was a cool route that followed a worn-out and quiet tarmac road. As you cycle from kiserian you reach a place called 'Corner Baridi' (The cold corner), and let me tell you, that was a cold, windy corner. After you descend champagne ridge, and let me tell you, there was no champagne there. Just a beautiful view. 

When I finally reached magadi town it was closed. There was a barrier and two security guards who informed me that the town had been shut since covid. The Tata chemical factory that featured in the distance had taken over control of the town. During covid it was able to place restrictions on who could enter magadi and had maintained its control even after things had gone back to normal. The guards were nice enough but said there was nowhere for me to stay. They could let me through but I would have to exit and continue my journey onwards. I decided to go home.