Wycling
Salama!!
Another update from Africa. After climbing Kilimanjaro, i had to get used to cycling again, as its such a different discipline then walking. BUT, cycling on local style tanzanian bikes, the so called ‘Fonix’, means that you get to hike a lot!! The terrain is quite hilly and there are no gears on a Fonix, so even when you’re going slightly uphill with al your luggage strapped on the back, you will have to get off your bike and walk up the mountain. So basically, i have been cycling and walking in Tanzania! Wycling! What joy!
We have wycled from Moshi towards Karatu, from where we did a safari (jeep, no wycling. Wycling not good when there’s lions around). A sidetrip led us to Lake Eyasi, where we went for a hike around the Lake in search for hippo’s! Very exciting, but before we even walked one kilometer, i got stuck.. in the mud. Seriously! The riverbed looked dry but in fact there was soft mud underneath that sucked you in. And i couldnt get out myself, someone had to pull me out of it! Later i heard that whole cars had been swallowed in that riverbed. Guess i was lucky with only fat sticky mud up to my thighs :)
BEeTRoUtE has just begun (www.beetroute08.blogspot.com), the great cycle northwards! Different bikes, and therefore less wycling, i hope :). We might take a break to do Mt. Kenya on the way, but nothing is set in stone.. we’ll see. Over and out.