Off to visit the Queen
Todays ride up to Queen Elizabeth park was meant to be a short one with only 230 kilometres to get to my over night stop . I thought I would get in around lunch time and then spend the afternoon planning the places and activities I wanted to explore in this part of...
Leaving hotel Rwanda
So Monday morning arrived and with the morning came the decision , do I stay or do I go ? So I thought I would pack the scooter and see how that went and then make a call . The crossing to Uganda was not far and my first stop being Lake Bunyonyi was only about a 125...
Kigali Nights
On my return to the city , I have really been lucky , Riaan of VansAfrica put me in contact with Philip , who has been so kind and gracious and put me up in his home. Philip a South African now living and working in Rwanda has been such a fantastic host that it has...
Lake Kivu
After a fantastic time in Kigali , I decided to head west and take the road up to a town called Gisenyi so that I could spend some time exploring the lake and the surrounding mountains . It is only about a 160 kilometres from the city but takes around three hours ,...
Coming to America & Umuganda
Morning breaks , Kigali awakes , I sit coffee in hand enjoying the tranquillity before the city comes to life. My camp site had an amazing view over a part of the city , so I rose to the morning light , had some coffee and watched the daylight bring the city...
All that glitters is green
The road to Kigali started before sunrise , packing the scooter and getting prepared for a long day on the seat , the staff at the Gaprena had made a special effort to get breakfast started earlier , so I was on the road before seven looking for a fuel station that...
Street life in Kahama
Rain stops play
Back in Arusha it was a time for friends and preparation for the next part of our journey . Tim organised a cab for the day , a physio appointment and waived me goodbye to take on the little city that offers a new definition for gridlock and artistic town planning ....
Wheels point to Arusha
Up early , today is home time straight through the world renown Ngorongoro crater that is of course a caldera , but crater just sounds more dramatic and from the air it was both mystical and dramatic , so I was looking forward to getting up close and personal with...
Giants fly on Propane and flame .
My wake up call was at 04h45 as my pick up was to be at 05h15 to be taken to the launch site for my hot air balloon flight , this was to be a tick on my bucket list , I have for the longest time imagined in my mind how spectacular it must be to float over the...
Coffee , Cats and eggs.
I woke to Husein preparing my hot shower before breakfast , today was to be another full day out , so fresh and frisky I bounced down to my breakfast table on the edge of camp ,made my plunger and sat down to my fruit , ordered my eggs and was basking in the morning...
Quintessential Africa
I had been feeling a little flu like , with a slight temprature on the way to the airport and while we drove up the escarpment my left arm had lost alot of motion and felt limp with no power , so while waiting for the plane I got google up and my malaria test kit...