Usambara Mountains with off-road novice, 12-13th February 2006

 

Rune and Henrik

 

 

 

... but not a novice anymore, Rune discovered that biking in Africa is not something you do with a 200+ kg street bike

 

 

 

 

 


 

Sunday the 12th of February

 

 

 

 

 


the entertainment has returned, again

 

 

 

 

 

road biker off the road for the first time! Rune

 

 

 

 

quick learner. Rune

 

 

 

 

starting to enjoy it? Rune

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


with an off-road bike, you have 'coverage' everywhere

 

 

 

 

 


no highway cafeterias!...

 

 

 

 

 


... but the best apples and pears in the world

 

 

 

 

 

couldn't stop biking that day! Rune

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


stop! Don't do like me!!!

 

 

 

 

 

"tightrope walking" - "linedans." Rune

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Monday the 13th of February

 

 

 

 

 


which one to take?

 

 

 

 

 


easy with that front brake

 

 

 

 

 

"what a show!" Rune

 

 

 

 

doing the curves differently than on tarmac. Rune

 

 

 

 

water runs down. Rune

 

 

 

 

Rune was also shooting video that day! Henrik

 

 

 

 

didn't fall here either. Rune

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


no speed control...

 

 

 

 

 

seems to have got some respect for the turns! Rune

 

 

 

 

Henrik almost forgot that the other bike is also his!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


... not even in the dried-out river

 

 

 

 

 


easy to see where the 'road' is

 

 

 

 

 

small surprise. Henrik

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


like crossing the Alps!

 

 

 

 

 

steady upwards. Rune

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


always enjoying that climb up from Mnazi to Mtae in the north of the Usambara Mts., for the sixth time on bike

 

 

 

 

 


half ways up to Mtae, visible up there on the ridge, cooling the engines and letting Rune's jacket dry

 

 

 

 

 


exhausted? No... but four cold cokes could do me fine!

 

 

 

 

 

reaching Mtae. Rune

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


the four cold cokes

 

 

 

 

 

now why did he go there? Rune

 

 

 

 

back on track. Rune

 

 

 

 

is it not allowed to stand up on a bridge? Rune

 

 

 

 

towards Lushoto. Rune

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pictures are Bevel and Embross and Contour