4hrs 55mins. Calm and competent. 50% there.

Apologies for the delay - no power for the last two nights hence unable to send blogs.

Something for everyone today on Day 25 - a fitting drama for the halfway stage. There we were in our pressed 50in50 shirts to help Hugh reach an auspicious milestone. A slick performance was required. We didn't get it.

The main road on the route winding up through forest came to an abrupt end owing to a landslide. This meant a new route had to be devised in a different direction. Still a very pleasant road though if a bit uppish and Hugh bore it all with his customary good humour. Jonny joined Hugh for the first 10 miles - a cracking effort given his breakfast of a single espresso.

Hugh completed the run in just under 5 hours and then we had to get to our billet for the evening, a long drive as we were now some distance away from our planned finish point. We finally arrived at Lekeito (a delightful coastal town). Unfortunately the hotel didn't have the requisite number of rooms ending in the team necessarily being scattered over the town. Almost midnight before we got ourselves sorted hence no champagne celebration as planned. Very late supper instead, meeting up with Tim and Toby, the film crew who had flown in for a few days. Jonny PR and I slept in the campervan by the harbour. Very salubrious. Not much better for Samia (with a bad back) or Hugh though H did manage a large breakfast at his place - this machine must be fuelled afterall.

Great effort by Hugh in getting to the halfway stage with minimal fuss. Somewhat an understatement.