Lake Manyara and lions in trees
The day finally arrived it was safari time , I really was so excited and found myself wide awake in the early hours of the morning counting down to launch. What was so exciting about the operator Tim had found me was that he has his own tented camps in the national...
Lazy Days in Arusha
The days are taken up doing chores , planning for time in the bush , tracking down a place to do a full service on Victoria and the nights are full of home cooking , conversation and live music courtesy of Janelle on guitar and Gabby on vocals, just fantastic to be in...
The Stanley of Singida offers organic
Enjoying Singida as the sunsets , sitting across from the local bar I perused the very extensive menu which also sported local Tanzanian wine from Dodoma . In consultation with my very attentive waiter who every time I had a question about the menu would pull up a...
Radio silence in the Serengeti
Hello Folks. I just had a satellite phone conversation with Mike. He was bubbling with excitement. Stories of the great "Serengeti Migration" and an out of this world wildlife experience have got him all thrilled with life. I personally can't wait to see the...
Roadside service
Dodoma stirs as the day of rest arrives , I dance around the lady mopping around the breakfast buffet , comprising of many new , unseen or experienced dishes. Coffee , eggs and a West African sampler and I was on the road to Singida , my final stop before meeting up...
Gears , Metal , Rubber and DUST
Morning breaks , and after breakfast we take the road on , to Kisolanza , body and mind well rested I was looking forward to the day as it would be a fairly short ride and I felt ready for the traffic , or so I thought. It was a slow crawl out of town but after...
Meek and mild to Mbeya mayhem
The landscape started changing again as the crossing neared , roadside activity increased and I could feel change in the air . Just before the border Victoria and I came across our first water obstacle , to be navigated with the help of the local...
Farewell to a trusted companion
My day started early leaving Nkata Bay at first light so I could cross the border into Tanzania by midday and then get to Mbeya for my over night stop . The ride out of the bay was a little sad , I really had enjoyed my time on the lake , but felt the need...
Street life Nkhata Bay
Tanzanite , Emeralds and Finding Kawiya
The ride North from Nkhotakota took me into the Malawian Highlands , with the deep , deep blue lake on my right and to my left these tropical lands with mountains , valleys and forests , the road mimicking the shoreline . The road sweeping me along leaning left then...
Soft White sands , Azure waters , peace and Hardship
My border crossing was a dream , changed my last few Zambian notes at the border , 20 minutes later I was getting my insurance and within 30 I was on my way to Lilongwe having had my smoothest crossing yet. From here I had two choices one to cut across and up to...
Paradise lost
All good things have to come to an end and today is that day. I left Flatdogs this morning where everybody knows your name, hippos and elephants pass through reception and monkeys steal your breakfast in the blink of an eye. What a great place. What I loved about it...