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BikeTrip
Tanzania, Africa

So now begins the Bike Trip.
There are so many photos and so much to tell.
I will try to be brief but still paint a bit of the picture.

(Scroll down to August 4th to read about my bike trip in my BLOG)

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Meet my bike buddies.

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Jerome, above, and Emmanuel, below, were are two wonderful guides on this trip.

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Jackie from Vermont was a great source of laughter and smiles.

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Chris from Australia and Brit from Phoenix were our two computer game developers who were intent on climbing Kili.

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Chris from Boston was our extra bike repairman, ever cheeerful and positive.

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And, of course, my trusty folding Bike Friday.
It was a real novelty with everyone we met.

Here's some trials and tribulations on the trip.

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Jackie was the "flat tire" queen on this trip.

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Gorgeous Views.

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Steep, tough, dirt roads.

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Rested and happy.

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Exhausted and sad to see the trip end.

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Happy and healthy but still sad to see the trip come to an end.

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Sick and tired.

This Masai medicine man mixed me up a concoction of barks and roots to cure my diarrhea.

And some of the friends we met on the way.

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So where are we anyway?

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A small private school along the way.

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Kids came out of the woodwork to just be near us!
Kind of overwhelming at times but most times joyous.

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Our guide, Emmanuel, in his home with his sister and grannie.

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Some obstacles in the road.

Enjoy the journey.