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Wednesday 16 April 2003	Journal
Well, its bloody hot here. Spent Monday relaxing on the banks of the Nile and yesterday chasing bike parts, which went well (see Spare Parts: African Style), until I got my bike washed. Water in the wrong place meant she wouldn't start and then for some strange reason, my clutch cable overheated and the housing melted, so seizing up the clutch. So poor old Roni was unceremoniously dumped in the back of a bakkie and taken back to my campsite. Fortunately, I had a spare clutch cable, so I replaced that and everything was back to normal. Although, as I have discovered today, central Khartoum in the midday sun is not the place for my bike. Roni bithced and moaned in the heat today and not only melted the 2nd clutch cable, but blew her fuse as well! Talk about temperamental! Anyway, I fixed the second cable and have decided to keep her parked up in the shade and out of stop-start traffic.