Cool Riding
Day 2 of the fifth Section of the tour, Malawi Gin, and as some of those who stopped in the small towns this morning to have chai and chapatis discovered... there might no be any red wine in southern Tanzania but ther is plenty of gin and 'moonshine' named Kolongwi (scary stuff by the sheer look of it). For the riders it was much the same as yesterday with a few more big rolling hills and a very cool, damp morning that had the riders breaking out their warm gear for the start of the ride.(something they have not done since Egypt). A relaxed lunch stop, a few more villages to conquer in the form of chai, chapatis and sweet doughnuts, the enjoyment of seeing fields of sunflowers everywhere and most were in camp early again. They got to enjoy the creek down the road, the shady trees and their favourite books. As Marcus from Germany put it... 'today was nice.' The Toyota, the Bakkie and Doris stopped in a local village (for chai and chapatis) to collect more supplies, find some truck parts, film some local sights and get fuel, then hightail it to the campsite to put up the finish flag and get dinner ready in time….oh and the mandatory pot of soup and bread. As another day closes and tired, hungry riders make their way to our regular rider meeting….most are ready for another long day in the saddle, much of the same wonderful scenery as yesterday, use of internet in a local village and some hotel grounds to camp in, which is always nice. Bike heaven continues……
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Posted March 27, 2007 by Field Writer
Tanzania | Tour Updates |
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