The post for today comes again from Carole (with a photo from me of a woman tending here field on a distant hillside).  Thanks, Carole… Still no internet at Shellu Lodge in Mkuzi, so I’m jotting down (the old diary way) a few words on our ride through several high-perched villages.  After a breakfast that … Continue reading Mazumbai to Mkuzi →

After yesterdays hard ride we have another day off the bikes at the Mazumbai Nature Preserve.  We are staying in the Mazumbai Guest house which adjoins the nature preserve. It is a combination of spectacular mountain vistas and manicured colonial charm.  The guest house was originally a coffee and then a tea plantation.  It is … Continue reading Mazumbai Nature Preserve →

Ross has written the blog for today.  Thanks, Ross… We were greeted by thin overcast skies as we readied to leave with a forecast of “chameleon” weather, meaning ” it can change”. We left our Italian host and Cypriot hostess, their two young children, two small black dogs, and a goose shortly after nine am … Continue reading Lushoto to Mazumbai →

The order of the day was a hike to Irente viewpoint.

Our guest contributor for today is Judy.  Thanks Judy… We woke to the sound of rain and a power outage this morning so there was no rush to get going. Our 6:30 breakfast didn’t get served until 7:30 but…we are getting used to flexible African time. By 8:00 the rain had stopped and we headed … Continue reading Usambara Mountains →

Carole wrote another great article, which I have attached below.  This one is on Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam.  Thanks Carole. A big warm Jambo (Hello) to all! Hope you’re all enjoying our cold Canadian air, because here, it is hot!!! We are trying to acclimatize, but it’s going to take time… For our first … Continue reading Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam →

Today was mostly a move day as well.  We were planning to take the bus within 48 km of Mombo, then get on the bikes and ride the rest of the way.  It didn’t quite work that way.  First we got off to a later start than we wanted.  Then there was the traffic in … Continue reading To the Usambara →

Today was a move day.  After breakfast we all needed to separate our biking gear from the rest of our gear.  We turn over all of our non-biking gear to the guides and they will get it to Moshi for us.  That, of course, means that all  of our biking gear needs to go into … Continue reading From Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam →

Dawn will be our blog contributor for today.  I thing she has done a lovely job of summarizing a delightful day on Zanzibar.  Ross has also contributed one of the many pictures taken at the spice farm.  Take it away Dawn… We woke as usual to the 5 a.m. call to prayer and then came … Continue reading Zanzibar Spice Tour →

The tour officially begins on the 15th in Zanzibar.  The eight of us from Pemba where late for our the start meeting because of airport issues.  But finally we were all together Ross and Dawn where in a day early and were well settled in.  Judy and Lucas had arrived very early that morning.  Now … Continue reading The Tour Begins →

For todays article I’ve decided to take the lazy way out.  Carole wrote up here description of Pemba Island and has graciously allowed me to publish it here.  Since it is much better than anything I could have written I’ll turn it over to Carole … From a cyclist’s perspective: The roads! What can I … Continue reading Pemba Island →

On 10 Jan 2016 we began our trip to Tanzania.   Valerie and I started our trip from the Victoria Airport.  We were soon joined by John and Patty.  From Victoria it was a short flight to Vancouver.  In Vancouver we were joined by Denise.  So far so good.  We were also to be joined by … Continue reading Traveling to Zanzibar →

Welcome to the tour blog for our CCCTS tour to Tanzania.  The tour will begin on January 15th in Zanzibar Tanzania.  It will end on February 6th in Moshi Tanzania.  A number of us are doing a pre-tour adventure to Pemba Island and/or a post-tour safari.  We might throw a page or two in this … Continue reading Welcome →

  Bruce has sent along some of his best photos. [easyrotator]erc_65_1459286675[/easyrotator]

Start: Samuel Taylor State Park, Marin County, California Finish: San Francisco Distance: 47.7k Elevation: 515 meters Our last day of the trip! Today we pull into San Francisco. We started off the day a half hour later than usual (a treat) and spent quite a bit more time breaking camp than usual. We had a … Continue reading June 9th →