"Into Africa" More than a Motorcycle Adventure - Day 163- Day 164: Great Gorilla viewing the a Waterside Base: Lake Kivu, and Gisenyi

Day 163- Day 164: Great Gorilla viewing the a Waterside Base: Lake Kivu, and Gisenyi

"Into Africa" More than a Motorcycle Adventure

Howard Fairbank

Thu 17 Oct 2013 05:31

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Up early, great buffet breakfast, and excitedly off to the main gate of the park. Put into a group, seemed like nice people and then with our guide we drove to the start of the walk, me on my motorcycle.

Great experience, and a good bunch of people in my group.

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Great ride to Gisenyi on Lake Kivu. I booked into the Belvedere Hotel, which had great views of the lake, and I decided to stay for two very enjoyable, relaxing and pampering days!

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15 Oct, by diary

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2014

Jul 2014

Sun 13 Jul 07:11
- Gone Sailing!

Apr 2014

Fri 18 Apr 15:25
- Breaking News.....: Africa Phase 2 Ends! Yeah, It's all Over!
Thu 3 Apr 15:19
- It finally came down to heading to London....!

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Tue 21 Jan 23:19
- Part 1 Summary: Simply Adventure... Something Different in Africa......

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Oct 2013

Mon 28 Oct 06:58
Sun 27 Oct 07:47
- Day 170 - Day 171 : An amazing ride down Lake Tanganyika to Kigoma.... I'm back in Tanzania
Sat 26 Oct 06:46
- Mbanda (Burundi / Tanzania Border)
- Nyanza Lac, point of heading inland.:
Fri 25 Oct 05:38
- Day 167- Day 169: A new country: Burundi, Bujumbara, and Lake Tangayika
Mon 21 Oct 06:37
Sat 19 Oct 05:39
- Day 165: Down Lake Kivu shore: Congo Nile Trail by Motorcycle to Kibuye....!
Thu 17 Oct 05:31
- Day 163- Day 164: Great Gorilla viewing the a Waterside Base: Lake Kivu, and Gisenyi
Tue 15 Oct 05:31
- Day 162: Spectacular ride, the volcanoes, and splashing out on an World Class experience!
Mon 14 Oct 05:30
- Day 161: Rwanda... Wow, a new model for Africa! Kigali, a pleasant surprise!
Sun 13 Oct 05:28
- Day 160: A VERY tough ride to the Soaken Metropolis of Kabale
Sat 12 Oct 05:28
- Day 158- Day 159: A Difficult day to Bwindi Park, and then Mountain Gorilla Tracking against the Doctor;s recommendations!
Wed 9 Oct 05:27
- Day 156- 157: Challenging ride to Ishasha, and Tree Lions, just my Motorcycle and Me......
Tue 8 Oct 05:26
- Day 155: Kibale, the search for Chimpanzees
Mon 7 Oct 05:26
- Day 154: Queen Elizabeth Park, camping at Mweya
Sun 6 Oct 05:24
- Day 153: From Kampala a gentle climbing to Crater Lakes area.... Monkeys galore!
Thu 3 Oct 05:23
- Day 149 - Day 152: From Bike to 4X4; Jerry and I do a Huge Northern Uganda Adventure. Following the Victoria Nile.......

Sep 2013

Sun 29 Sep 05:18
- Day 147- Day 148: Big bad Kampala: A Challenge, and an unlikely 'Friendship begins'.......
Sat 28 Sep 05:17
- Day 145- Day 146: Across the Equator: Uganda, a Refreshing 'New Show', Jinja, and the Magical Nile
Thu 26 Sep 05:17
- Day 144: Climbing above the Rift Valley, The Kenyan Lakes, Tea Plantations and then Kisumu, on Lake Victoria
Wed 25 Sep 05:16
- Day 143: Big Bad Nairobi.....
Tue 24 Sep 05:20
- Day 141- Day 142: Moshi, Kilimanjaro, and then arrival at Arusha
Sun 22 Sep 05:15
- Day 140: Same (the town) and Frustrations acessing Mkomazi National Park
Sat 21 Sep 05:19
- Day 139: Wonderful Lushoto, a great mountain hideaway.
Fri 20 Sep 05:14
- Day 137- Day 138: Udzungwa Mountains National Park.
Thu 19 Sep 05:14
- Day 136: Closest Shave Yet, then wonderful ride through Mikumi National Park
Wed 18 Sep 05:13
- Day 133- 135: Big Bad Dar-es-Salaam! This time by motorcycle!
Sun 15 Sep 05:13
- Day 131- Day 132: Kilwa Masoko and Kilwa Kisiwani
Fri 13 Sep 05:12
- Day 129- Day 130: Finally across the Rovuma and Mwtara
Wed 11 Sep 05:11
- Day 128: The Rovuma, but no ferry today. Nearly sleeping with the Elephants!
Tue 10 Sep 05:10
- Day 127: Wild Mozambique: Mocimboa da Praia
Mon 9 Sep 05:09
- Day 122 - Day 126. A bike / ferry excursion to Ibo Island, Quirimba National Park

Aug 2013

Fri 30 Aug 05:05
- Day 116- Day 121... The World in Perspective. Back in Pemba from a three week European break.

Jul 2013

Fri 12 Jul 04:59
- Day 87- Day 114: Bye bye M/Cycle, Exploring Tanzania with my Blind Friend Imi
Thu 11 Jul 04:44
- Day 86: Back in Pemba
Tue 9 Jul 04:43
- Day 84- Day 85: Taratibu: Now this is a Special Place. Elephant Massacre site...................
Sun 7 Jul 04:41
- Day 81- Day 83: Confusing, and Magical Pemba
Thu 4 Jul 03:41
- Day 78- Day 80: Magical Ilha da Mozambique. Imagine what is REALLY was like!
Mon 1 Jul 04:39
- Day 71- Day 77: Booming Nampula an unlikely Home, but neccesity brings belonging!

Jun 2013

Mon 24 Jun 04:38
- Day 66- Day 70 : Angoche New Friends and Lots of Drama!
Wed 19 Jun 04:38
- Day 65: No Fracture. Taking the safer road to Alto Molocue
Tue 18 Jun 04:37
- Day 64: Across the Zambezi, to Hospital... Qulimane!
Mon 17 Jun 05:56
- (no subject)
- Day 62-Day 63 The Toughest Days yet. Is my ankle broken?
Sat 15 Jun 04:35
- Day 60 -Day 61: Into Mozambique, Portuguese and Beira........
Thu 13 Jun 04:35
- Day 58 - Day 59: Mutare
Mon 10 Jun 04:34
- Day 56- day 57: Masvingo, Great Zimbabwe and Lake Kyle in the Rain
Sun 9 Jun 04:31
- Day 55. Left Harare, and Stopped just before Masvingo
Sat 8 Jun 04:26
- Day 53 - Day 54: The Ride to Harare, and great Hospitality!
Fri 7 Jun 04:33
- Day 52: Makuti again, Time for Reflection: Mana Pools, the Ruckomechi, What an Adventure!
Thu 6 Jun 04:25
- Day 41 to Day 51: From Solo to a Group, we are off down the Ruckomechi River!
Sat 1 Jun 04:59
- (no subject)

May 2013

Sun 26 May 04:25
- Day 37 to 40: Makuti my base for a few days. A taste of the Colonial past!
Wed 22 May 04:24
- Day 36: Terra Firma, again: Kariba Town, Lost in Time.
Tue 21 May 04:23
- Day 35: Chilled Out In the Middle of Lake Kariba
Mon 20 May 04:22
- Day 34: Milibizi and Lake Kariba with the Tonga people
Sun 19 May 04:21
- Day 33: Enter Friendly Zimbabwe. Hwange Game Park on the bike!
Tue 7 May 04:20
- Day 15 to Day 32 Off the Bike, 4X4-ing in Botswana Wonderland
Mon 6 May 04:19
- Day 14: Arrival at Maun, 1st Major Adventure Milestone
Sun 5 May 04:19
- Day 13: Into Botswana, long straight roads, this is the Kalahari
Sat 4 May 04:17
- Day 12: Zeerust: Back in Time to the Old South Africa
Fri 3 May 04:16
- Day 11: This is Adventure: Tough Challenge and Immense Beauty of Lesotho and the Maluti
Thu 2 May 04:16
- Day 10: Falling, but Conquering Sani Pass, and into Lesotho

Apr 2013

Tue 30 Apr 04:15
- Day 8- Day 9: Family calls. Hillcrest, Zwa Zulu Natal
Mon 29 Apr 04:13
- Day 7: Magnificient Drakensberg and the challenging Bergville Hotel
Thu 25 Apr 04:10
- Day 3 - Day 6: Johannesburg, friends, visas, and bike maintenance
Wed 24 Apr 04:03
- Day 2: Douglas
Tue 23 Apr 04:00
- Day 1: The Awesome Karoo and 'Little" Calvinia
Mon 22 Apr 03:45
- Day 0: The Adventure Begins: Leaving the Southern Tip of Africa, Cape of Good Hope

Day 163- Day 164: Great Gorilla viewing the a Waterside Base: Lake Kivu, and Gisenyi

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