Chipogolo, Tanzania
Cycling off-road on a smoother path alongside the highway.
We follow smooth bike trails that sometimes veer off the rocky road through the bush, but not as often as we’d like. Black and white Hornbills with red and yellow bills engage in some ritual behavior, rubbing their bills on branches and hopping around on the ground. Crossing over Mtera Dam, a hydroelectric project, we see no water passing over the dam. Most rivers are dry in this area. A sign says that photos are not permitted near the dam (as a checkpoint guard also informs me). Chipogolo has a nicer than expected guesthouse and the manager, Ernest, (who is also village chief) arranges dinner for us from two separate roadside shops as we eat out under the stars in our second night in a town without electricity.
Dragging a dead monkey home for dinner.
Under the village Baobab tree in Mtera Dam.
Being serenaded upon arrival in Chipogolo by a visually impaired musician.
