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April 25th, 2010 | Africa Zach and David Owens bid me farewell… Mount Meru was swathed in cloud, and a light rain was falling when I woke. We had enjoyed a wonderful dinner prepared by Judi the night before, and after a round of coffee, I had headed off to bed and slept without waking until after 6.30am… […] April 23rd, 2010 | Africa No helmet, slippery conditions… Its all the same to some of the kamikaze riders I have encountered… The further north I have ridden, the more motorcycles I have come across. Most of them are Chinese and Indian imports with a variety of names I do not recognize. What does however become immediately apparent, […] April 22nd, 2010 | Africa This pack of dogs followed me everywhere… Clouds hung over the mountains all around the village of Lushoto, and the security guard assured me that it would rain within the next hour or so. I got all the kit onto the bike, ate a light breakfast, and left the hotel as quickly as […] April 21st, 2010 | Africa Deon, Steve and Hunter gather around to say "Safari Njema"… Travel safely… Having decided to make the run to Arusha in two days instead of one, I was able to leave Dar much later than I had previously planned… I waited until the traffic going up the Old Bagamoyo Road had calmed […] April 21st, 2010 | Africa Swahili is a language which came into use in order to make communication between the Bantu tribes of East Africa, and the Arab and Portuguese traders, easier… (Just as Fanagalo was the common language developed to communicate with the various tribes of mine workers in South Africa…) Swahili though, by all account is a rather […] April 20th, 2010 | Africa Deon's Ice Makers and Ina's Biltong factory premises… The ice making machines lined up neatly in the factory, work 24 hours a day to keep up with demand… On Sunday, Deon took me to his factory, not far from the house, and showed me his ice making operation. I was amazed […] |
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