A Detour Inland
The honeymoon phase is over. We’re back to slumming it in guest houses like Ghetto Life Lodge (it lived up to its name) and celebrating …
Finding Nemo
After a couple of longer days on the plateau we wind our way down the undulating road to the lake again. When applying the black …
Taking it Easy
Learning the ropes in a new country always makes us uncomfortable during the first few days. In Malawi people don’t speak Kiswahili anymore and we …
All You Can Eat
There is a loud honk and we swerve onto the gravel “shoulder”. One, two, … five trucks rumble past and we get back on the …
Little Eden
After six whole days of sitting around we’re coming down with a serious case of cabin fever. When we’re cycling we don’t mind the diet …
In Sickness and in Health
We start the day with our usual Tanzanian breakfast: chapati and sweet tea. As it is a Monday, we also force down our malaria tablet …
Chimps and Chumps
It’s been more than a week since we’ve gotten wet the last time. The end of May is fast approaching and the temperature is rising …
Lake Tanganyika
Bujumbura doesn’t really feel like a capital city. There is hardly any traffic (to our delight). But there are also very few paved roads (we’re …
Sick in Burundi
Ben wakes up with a sore throat on our last day in Rwanda. At first we don’t think much of it since he gets those …
Rwanda Part II
Cycling into a big city is always stressful for two little country bumpkins like us. After navigating the hills, trucks, motorcycles and surprisingly a cobblestone …