December 18-19, 2015:
Went out to the island of Zanzibar on Dec 18 & 19, needed to get out of the city. Returned to Dar es Salaam on the 20th to apply for an East African VISA before Christmas holiday.

December 25, 2015:
Did a short ride from Dar to the small coastal village of Bagamoyo. Not much going on however it was nice to getting out of the city. Spent the afternoon and evening hanging out at the Funky Squids, a restaurant & bar on the beach. The owner is originally from Montreal.

Not sure what this was all about. A group of young men dancing up and down the beach to drums and tambourins.
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Later in the evening a local group, one guitar and some drums played for the few of us that didn't have anywhere else to be. It was a very good evening!
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December 26, 2015:
Down town Bagamoyo. Went to the Poa Poa cafe' for lunch. It's seems to be the most popular place in town.
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From December 25-27, 2015

December 27, 2015:
Got an early start on the days ride heading toward Moshi. Along the way I met a couple guys on a GS out on a day ride and one mentioned I should visit the village of Lushoto and the surrounding area. Change of plans.
From December 25-27, 2015

A village petrol station:
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Riding from Lushoto to Mambo Point:
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Song of the Day: Let Her Go, Passenger

Mambo Cliff Inn, the place uses solar power only so it was warm beer for the evening.
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View from my room:
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December 28, 2015:
It'd rained during the night, stopping just before day break . The roads look good however they're not, very slippery.
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Riding through the small villages was quite fun:
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From December 28, 2015

This is were I flopped it, skid plate above the gages type flop over. I wasn't able to keep a line and it just slipped out from under me. It doesn't look like much of an uphill grade, and it wasn't, I'm standing at the top of the rise I was attempting to ride up. Luckily a man was walking down the hill just as I went over and helped me get it back on it's feet. The mud was so slippery I wasn't able to get the moto moving, rear tire was loaded and it was just spinning. Luckily another guy showed up and pushed to get me started, twice. A couple young boys had showed up to watch the show.
From December 28, 2015

The rain was a welcoming event, people were swimming, doing laundry and watering cattle.
From December 28, 2015