I leftArusha 9:30am friday 5 June.It was raing whwn we left the predicted point of half way from Caaro
Thirty kilomoter from clock tower the tarmac road end up and I started to cycle through rough road. I passed through few Maasai villages and comiphora-acacia bush land which covered most of the part.Half of the way was down slope and terrran. Another half was sand, escapment and up hills such Komolo hills.
In this savanah plains/bushland is heaven of of birds. In the edge of mountains I saw baboons and dick. I enjoy the tranquel and calmness of the area as I cycle for long time before meet any one in the road. sometime I had the seen of fear but the cow bell from the bush give me hope that I'm not alone.
I arived at the Nabikito village 6:30pm. Here I went to the certain boma and asked the elder man for the parmition to camp within his large tertory. As he knew some one like me I was in this need he gave the pamition. I liked the place for some reason some I'll write letter but one is that; Maasai huts doe not have much defferent with my tent.
In the next day I left Maasai boma 7:00am bit late for me this is because I was forced to wait for fresh milk from cow. Maasai mama told me is not good to let some body who is going for such long jorney leave without some ernegy drink such as milk. The elder man wanted to give me fresh blood but I aploguse for that.
It was nice riding through this bit high alevation bush land with some plain where i was able to see Zebras, Ostrichs, Wildbeests and gazelles. As i was enjoying this wonderfull moment unkind tsetse flys force me to leave the place. Thanks for them because I stll have couple of kilomiters aheard of me. In this day riding was more challenge up hills rocks and sand was limit my spead to 10km/hr. I passed Naberera village and Namalulu where I had wonderfull and breath taking landscape. At 6:00pm I arive at Engasumenti villange after 2hours of up hill climbing. Here I camp at police station.
In the next day early in the morning i left engasumente village which situated in the top of the hill, inhabited by Maasai pastoralist. Here the town start to show the sign as I can saw some shops and other services imegide in this Simanjiro district in new Manyara region. I discent the town where it was 10c very cold. cycled throuh the plains with the enjoyable speed of 25km/hr. in the other places road is very sand whereby I had to push my havy louded bicycle. The road is very long stretch as far as my eyes can see. It is very hot more than 3hrs without meet any one. I felt like bushes and birds used to talk and now they talking about this strenger with his bicycle. When i met Maasai, they are in the group and ecuped with spears here i had the seens of dager in this plains. Theis Maasai stoped and start wonder about me speach less. After 70km I made to Ndedo village the first village since I started to cycle in the morning. I went to the shop for drinks.As shopekeper offer me a drink he i saw the sign of fear in his face at lat he asked me, "where are going my friend?" I told him I'm going to Kibaya Kiteto. He said "You shoud be crayze!"He told me where I come from in the certain hill there is one Maasai killed by lions few days ago. He add that where I'm I'm going it is more dangerous. As we was talking a lory which was delivare drinks to Kibaya came. The man run out from his shoop and stoped the lory. He talk with lory drive something which I couldn't hear but as I sow lory looded at me I gessed the man asked the the lory drive to give me free ride. After few minutes the man come back and told me "Brother it's better you cross this plains with this lory, the drive is okey. I ride with the lory up to Kibaya Kiteto where I reached in the everning.
At kibaya Kiteto I overninght at Riverine Hotel where the owner, certain woman offered me free accomodation.
In the next day 6:30am I start riding, climbed the the up hills then decent to the plains. The road was very nice whereby I cycled for 25 to 35km/hr. I climbed Dosidosi hills (1819m), passed through chains of villages. The road was very nice. I manege to cycle for 35-40km/hr. At 2:47pm I met the high way from Morogoro to
The road from Mtera to Iringa It's not good for bicycle such as my which is heavy louded. due to this and some roumers that there are some roberers in the vertain mountain. This might not be good for sole ride to pass alone. I asked free ride from Electricsal Company lory drive who agree to ride me up to Iringa town. I arrive in Iringa town 7:00pm. I overnight at the guest house. I left guest house in the morning, cycled to town where I found the internet. Here is where I post this article.
After Maasai Steppe and semi-desert of central
No comments:
Post a Comment