Adventurers

The MAF Guest House is a few steps away from our front gate on the MAF compound.
It has been a useful place to have nearby, as our guests have been able to stay there and have their own space whilst still being very close by. It is also a place where many interesting people pass through.

Today, we said goodbye to 4 guests who have inspired us all. They stayed a few nights at the MAF Guest House and we were all intrigued by their adventure.

They are 4 European cyclists who set out in September 2013 from Cairo and are cycling through Africa. They are scheduled to finish in Cape Town in April this year. They are cycling the 12,000 km through 13 countries to raise money for Medicins Sans Frontieres and also Room to Read (a charity to raise funds for the promotion of literacy in developing countries).

It was fascinating to chat with them, to see the packs on their bikes and learn about their vision for their long, long ride! In fact, we had passed them on the road on our long car trip down through Tanzania from Kenya just over a week ago! We had noticed them and commented on the unusual sight of 4 European cyclists zipping along the African roads, wearing professional cycling gear and with bulging paniers. We wondered what their destination and starting point might be, but we didn't imagine that, a few days after we got home to Dodoma, they would ride into the MAF compound looking for a bed to sleep in at our Guest House!

We waved them off this morning and wished them well for their remaining journey down through Africa to Cape Town.

If you are interested in their journey and bicycling progress over the African terrain, you can look at their website: www.rotharafrica.org

After they had left, it was back to the task at hand: Andrew's practical workshop on Vehicle Safety and tyre changing for the ladies of MAF! This mini-training event has been scheduled for a while, but eventually we got it organised- with only 5 days left in Dodoma, it was better late then never! We may not be intrepid cyclists, but we do face some rocky road surfaces out here and it's handy to revise our break-down skills just in case of car emergencies!