Place: Karatu
Tunes: The wind blowing in from the van windows
This was a boring day. Much packing in the morning and off to Tanzania in a minibus. My stuff was left at the hotel and I got a message heard that someone was already welding my boxes this morning (welding aluminium boxes ???). Three guys can still go on and they will ride to Karatu and Ari (and apparently Teijo also) will follow them if he gets his bike out soon enough.
The rest of us, with bikes being repaired at JJ's will travel to Karatu in a minibus. We had a very easy day in a minibus going through the borders and almost 500km. It was an interesting experience but going through the roads (tarmac and sand) would have been so much faster on the bikes. And you could have actually seen something from the bike saddle. You don't realise what a great place to sit a high off-road bike is, you can see far and wide and are not bothered by this cage around you.
At least we found a bank and even a supermarket. A mars bar and sour cream and onion crisps for me. Someone found banana crisps also. I was not too impressed by them.
The hotel - Kudu Lounge - is easily one of the nicest places we have stayed in this trip. Everything is tip top but the staff is – as everywhere in Africa so far – a bit clueless. No problem. The bar is fantastic even if the bartender can not count. Some updates on the blog today but the internet is rubbish – yet again.
Tomorrow we will do the safari thing and sleep out in some tents. There is much pressure to take some good pictures. We should be able to see elephants, lions and all sorts of animals and things.
During dinner (in the dark) we heard from Ari and Teijo that it will be at least another hour before they get here. Riding in the dark in Tanzania. Interesting. I almost wish I was with them. Later, the guys arrived without having any hassle.
Tunes: The wind blowing in from the van windows
This was a boring day. Much packing in the morning and off to Tanzania in a minibus. My stuff was left at the hotel and I got a message heard that someone was already welding my boxes this morning (welding aluminium boxes ???). Three guys can still go on and they will ride to Karatu and Ari (and apparently Teijo also) will follow them if he gets his bike out soon enough.
The rest of us, with bikes being repaired at JJ's will travel to Karatu in a minibus. We had a very easy day in a minibus going through the borders and almost 500km. It was an interesting experience but going through the roads (tarmac and sand) would have been so much faster on the bikes. And you could have actually seen something from the bike saddle. You don't realise what a great place to sit a high off-road bike is, you can see far and wide and are not bothered by this cage around you.
At least we found a bank and even a supermarket. A mars bar and sour cream and onion crisps for me. Someone found banana crisps also. I was not too impressed by them.
The hotel - Kudu Lounge - is easily one of the nicest places we have stayed in this trip. Everything is tip top but the staff is – as everywhere in Africa so far – a bit clueless. No problem. The bar is fantastic even if the bartender can not count. Some updates on the blog today but the internet is rubbish – yet again.
Tomorrow we will do the safari thing and sleep out in some tents. There is much pressure to take some good pictures. We should be able to see elephants, lions and all sorts of animals and things.
During dinner (in the dark) we heard from Ari and Teijo that it will be at least another hour before they get here. Riding in the dark in Tanzania. Interesting. I almost wish I was with them. Later, the guys arrived without having any hassle.
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