Today was a spectacular and challenging ride with “top of the world” views and a difficult rocky descent. I cycled the first half to lunch. Last night camp was noisy with club playing music, people driving motorcycles and lots of … Continue reading
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Today was a long off road day where we saw a little of every type of off-road surface. I cheered for the smooth sections adn grimaced at the sand, much and hard rocks. It took me from 7:15am to 4:30pm … Continue reading
Rain! Last night it rained for solid 12 hours. For a brief period around 4am or 5am the rain stopped and I was hopeful it might dry up. Alas, by breakfast a light shower had started again. I got my … Continue reading
Today was a challenging but fun ride. It was all off-road but with a variety of terrain. It rained last night but stayed mostly dry during the day with only a few light drops of rain as we left. The … Continue reading
Rain last night and rain this afternoon as I write this entry. Hence the road was wet with puddles as we started off road. However, the road conditions were still reasonable and this was easier off road than we’ve had … Continue reading
Beautiful! Today was a scenic ride with wide open views. I particularly enjoyed the morning with corn and sunflower fields and views of the valley below. Careful leaving camp as there were many thorns. Have “goat heads” in Tanzania too. … Continue reading
A shorter ride but with 1400m of climbing. We also replaced the normal “camp to camp” race with a time trial in the morning across some of the hills. This area is becoming more lush with healthy looking crops. Morning … Continue reading
Today we started the first of eight cycling days from Arush to Mbeya. Some of those days will be off-road but today was paved with exception of short stretch of road construction. We are now up to 65 riders with … Continue reading
Had a fun safari on our three rest days. Tomorrow back on the bikes with eight days of cycling to Mbeya, much of it off road. Rainy season has started with occasional downpours. There could be some mud. The photos … Continue reading
Welcome to Tanzania! Today we crossed the border to our 5th country. These border crossings are getting easier. Humidity was high, but we didn’t get rain overnight. It may be start of the rainy season which could get interesting for … Continue reading