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Unfortunately we were barely hanging<br />
on in our struggle to survive the<br />
condition of that road <strong>and</strong> didn’t have<br />
the opportunity to stop for photo’s.<br />
Rw<strong>and</strong>a was truly a different country<br />
from the rest of the African countries<br />
visited. The country is so clean <strong>and</strong><br />
organized, the local people would<br />
sweep the paved road in front of their<br />
village out of pride <strong>and</strong> respect for<br />
where they lived. The country produces<br />
rice next to the rivers, tea in the higher<br />
lying regions <strong>and</strong> bananas everywhere in<br />
between. The capital, Kigali gave me the<br />
impression of S<strong>and</strong>ton or some similar<br />
affluent area in Johannesburg or the like.<br />
The Kigali genocide museum is a must<br />
see as it portrays the strife between the<br />
Hutu <strong>and</strong> Tutsi tribes when more than<br />
a million people lost their lives a very<br />
poignant place to stop <strong>and</strong> consider life<br />
<strong>and</strong> suddenly our problems do seem<br />
a lot smaller . I wish that politicians all<br />
over the world could visit this museum<br />
<strong>and</strong> take to heart what happened in<br />
Rw<strong>and</strong>a. (See photo 12)<br />
From Kigali we travelled to Gisenyi<br />
on Lake Kiwu. This must be the most<br />
stunning road in the world for bikers as<br />
the tar road surface is as smooth as it<br />
possibly could be <strong>and</strong> the one curving<br />
sweep after the other. Gisenyi is on<br />
the border between Rw<strong>and</strong>a <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Democratic Republic of the Congo. The<br />
buildings in the background is the town<br />
Goma in the DRC.<br />
From Gisenyi we headed towards<br />
Ug<strong>and</strong>a, this is Gorilla area. The Gorilla<br />
tours are quite expensive, in the order<br />
of 500 USD. We unfortunately did not<br />
partake in these tracks.<br />
Herewith some hints on eating<br />
arrangements on travelling Africa on<br />
motorcycle. My motto is “Tasting Africa<br />
is part of travelling Africa”<br />
·Have a brunch at local food stalls in<br />
order to support to locals<br />
·Dinner at local restaurants, the food is<br />
quite good.<br />
·I kept some cookies in my pannier for<br />
when I was hungry at a stop along the<br />
road <strong>and</strong> no local food was available<br />
Small border post at Kasesya (Tanzania)<br />
Photo 2 Photo 3<br />
Photo 4 Photo 6<br />
Photo 7 Photo 7<br />
R1<br />
4,<br />
R2R<br />
R<br />
10<br />
R2<br />
R1 Ve<br />
13<br />
R2 R9<br />
B<br />
·Extra double skinned stainless steel<br />
water bottles on panniers to keep<br />
water cool especially in Sudan where<br />
the temperature can rise to 50 degree<br />
Celcius.<br />
More in next months issue.<br />
Photo 11<br />
Photo 12
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