Bagamoyo, Chalinze, Mdaula, Lugoba, Bagamoyo, 4th July 2004

Idar and Henrik biking on a nice Sunday starting and ending in Bagamoyo. Perhaps the last ride in the wilderness for Idar, as he's going home to Norway in a few weeks time

GPS print-out Red: Main roads

Starting from Bagamoyo half past eight we had been told about a possible route from west of Fukayosi village through Mkenge to Chalinze. It is a wonderful track. We reached Chalinze half past 11 for an early lunch. Then to Mdaula on different cow's tracks, then northwards on small roads and later tracks in the bush over Lubaya to Lugoba, along the main road to Msata and then directly back to Bagamoyo for dinner with friends at Travellers' Lodge where we reached in darkness

Idar, totally ready for a bush ride! Here with Henrik's other bike, as Idar's bike is at the garage to get the piston rings changed
	Idar on the Baja 250. You don't need a 600 to show off!

A fantastic new route from Bagamoyo to Chalinze we found that day. Henrik
	As we approach Chalinze, the landscape became more open. Henrik
Also some mud... Idar makes Henrik's bike dirty

	Idar on the fairytale like track
Idar took this picture thinking that Henrik would hit the tree!
	A nice hill for trying out the muscles of Henrik's 600

	Watch your head, Idar!
Closing up to Chalinze still beautiful. Idar
	Don't go through the cow s...! Henrik

Some frightened cows ran away after they nearly got hit by two bikers. We were indeed riding in the Massai land, however, for some reason we mainly saw their cows. Idar
	Henrik is relaxing a few kilometers on the tarmac before crossing it to go on a cow's track the last stretch towards Chalinze

	Tank leaking! Just fix with 'Super glue' and a piece of metal. In doing that it is possible, though not necessary, to fix the finger to something (e.g. the tube) with the highly efficient superglue, in which case you will have to use a knife. But superglue can also prevent loss of blood! Henrik's finger

	Taking the cow's tracks, close to the power lines, south of the tarmac road, on the way to Mdaula. Henrik
Idar trying to avoid a piece of cow shit that Henrik had planned -- by standing there with the camera -- Idar should go through!

After a bit of jumping from Chalinze to Mdaula, the tank leaked again. Henrik

A local 'fundi' welded it together with a piece of plastic

Unique tank now! And it worked!!!

	A short stop in the bush between Mdaula and Lubaya

	Henrik is checking the direction on the GPS (aiming at going north in the bush till having Lugoba in a west angle, which we had a already waypoint for)

	Here at Lubaya village. We asked for the direction and made a waypoint on the GPS... and made some entertainment for the local people. Henrik


Two dirty and tired, but happy guys back at Travellers' Lodge, Bagamoyo. We drove nearly 300 km in the bush and we really deserved some beers. Mwajabu, Henrik's wife, and some friends came as well