Mountain biking in Tengeru with Peace Matunda

Today we went on a bike ride. The first stop on the ride was the local banana wine brewery. There were a bunch of old men sitting around drinking the wine and we tasted it and it was foul. 


Then we went on to the Nkoaranga orphanage, for young children. The children were very happy to see us. They ran up to us and wanted us to hold them, and we did, and when we did they didnt want us to put them down. They seemed to suffer a large affection deficit. Brother sang his favourite Syd
Barrett tune, and after the third time he was fed up with it and wouldnt do it again despite popular requests. 


Then we continued on our bike ride to a pottery making place. They made very nice pots but we were too hungry to appreciate the demonstrations and could only think
of lunch.

Next stop was the Tengeru market where we had chips, not the famous chips mayai (chips in an omelette), due to our veganism.

Then we went to see the market, there were lots of people selling fruit and we bought bananas. Then we headed back, the road back was probably the highlight of the day, leading through narrow shortcuts in the village. It was hot and quite a workout. 


We decided to spend the night at the Peace Matunda orphanage again, and have arranged for transport to the airport from here tomorrow morning at 7.30. Its not cheap but it saves us the hassle of going back to Arusha to spend the night and we can see that the money is doing good things here. Plus the atmosphere is nice with lots of kids and cool volunteers.

Getting to Tengeru in a dala dala

1. The first stage of coffee roasting

2. After the first stage.

3. After the second stage of roasting

4. After having ground the coffee beans to coffee powder in a mortar.

5. Coffees ready to drink.

Biking

A fork in the road.

Brother at Tengeru market

Our guide helping us pick out Ndizi and Chungwa without getting ripped off.

Woman selling stuff at Tengeru market.

A private math tuition hut 1.

A private math tuition hut 2.

A private math tuition hut 3.

Women selling stuff at Tengeru market.

Sister at Tengeru market.

Making pots.

Sister making ugali.

Tengeru market.

Brother and Loveness at Nkoarangoa orphanage.

Sister and Ester.