Cursing the endless amounts of mud, we take it in turns - the pillion rider gets off and wades though the mud on foot first to find the best route through while the rider just tries to gun the engine and get through without falling over.

Unfortunately for us, Ethiopia was at the the tail end of the wet season- many roads were fllooded and almost impassable. This is the main road towards the Sudan border - sheer hell on a heavy bike without knobbly tyres.