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May 11th, 2010 | Africa

Back through Uganda…

I stopped along the road to take the last of my Burundian Medicine… Stuff tastes awful, hence the Coke…!!

The ride back to Nairobi from Kigali seemed to take longer that it should have, but it actually worked out almost exactly as I had planned it…26 hours of riding… Love it when a […]

May 2nd, 2010 | Africa

Gorillas in the Mist…(and the rain…!)

Emmanuel collected me promptly at 4.00am as promised, driving a Land Cruiser, which was a huge step up from the little sedan he had been driving me around in the day before… It had rained heavily for most of the night, and I was praying that today would be dry…

My prayers had not been […]

April 30th, 2010 | Africa

The “K. to K.” Run…(Kampala to Kigali)

Four up on a 125cc Chinese import… Believe me, I checked… Their motorcycle did not have Ohlins shocks…!!

The rain that I had been warned about came down in buckets on Thursday, and when I looked out of my window, the parts of Kampala that I could see, were awash with water… I […]

April 11th, 2010 | Africa

Tanzania…in Daylight this time…!!

Parked out side Room 5, Club Marina… Ready to ride to Iringa…

Breakfast was a forgettable affair, but as it was included in the price, I decided to get my stomach filled for the long day ahead… I planned to ride non-stop (ha-ha !!) to Iringa, over 500 kms to the north-east of […]

April 1st, 2010 | Africa

Three countries in a day… Part 2.

I rode into Mozambique, to the Cochemane border control post, where I paid US$12.00 for insurance, had my passport stamped in minutes, and then got customs clearance to enter the country… No sweat at all… I did not bother to change any money into the local currency (Meticais) as I hoped I would be […]

March 31st, 2010 | Africa

To Gecko Gardens, Harare…

After refueling in Masvingo, I took the A4 and headed north… It was a little after 1.00pm, and I had enough time to make the ride to Harare and arrive there before dark… The road was a little bumpy, with the occasional pothole, and for the first hour we made good time. We passed through […]