Monday 22 April 2013

Tanzanian Heartland

I just rode 63.2 kilometers! Check it out on #strava: http://app.strava.com/activities/49758779  
Also Checkout globalcheyne on Sound cloud ! Classic start to the day - Immigration officer knocking on my door at about 7am wanting me to fill in a Couple of extra pieces of information on a form that I had to fill in at the Guesthouse  - classic  ! sitting in this little village this guy comes up and introduces himself to me quite articulate he used the words ''Well and good" quite a bit -anyway he showed Me a shortcut out of town across a few streams then way up this goat trackhill all for the price of a bounty bar! He also told me of a little village where there was a Unesco site anyway I turned up there and decided to check it out ! 6000 year old rock paintings  Way WayWay Up in these hills quite an experience just getting there spectacular views and cool paintings discovered around the 1950's telling stories of life back then  - I was pretty lucky to be able just be taken up there  on my own little guided tour for a few bucks . The rest dt the day didn't quite turn of as planned with very slow soft and rocky roads stunning day and stunning views !
The paintings were quite well sheltered and apparently they used animal fat to preserve them
Three woman carrying head loads
Someones house
A giraffe and animal skin
one of the three caves
My guide and the view near the caves
Short cut
Rock art
Way up on top of a hill the paintings were discovered not long ago 1963 or something like that

NAT GEO DRIVE THROUGH

I just rode 162.1 kilometers! Check it out on #strava: http://app.strava.com/activities/49953281 Such a beautiful day ! From the rough back roads to the beautiful new A-104 big views wide open grassy plains Mountain and lake views this is Massai land!

What you looking at Willis - Wanna buy some goats?
Market day
Massai colours
Looking for a place to stay  20-30km to go
Massai shoes made from motorbike tyres
Hardcase
some housing
Mutual admiration
Outback Tanzania
The Massai generally dont like having there photos taken and I think Tourists would love to take more photos - Ha ha
How long do you think these would last for ?

Kili t-shirt?? Eeeeeeggggghhhh

I just rode 49.6 kilometers! Check it out on #strava: http://app.strava.com/activities/50096606
Also checkout globalcheyne on Sound cloud for some audio diaries .
Stayed at this guys house -they all wanted to sleep on the same bed , Ahh its all good I have my own bedding
Coming in to Arusha
Around town couriers
Real begging  tap tap tap tap