Gas Station to Mountain House  August 6th, Day 56: I woke up to the prods of the gas station attendants who appeared at 5am to begin their day’s work and laugh at our sleeping figures. They were a bit annoying, but useful because they forced us to get an early start. We were quite...

Karonga to gas station near Kyela, Tanzania August 5th, Day 55:             After a couple of the wild and exhausting days, it was nice to wake up in a bed once again. It was also nice to finally get back to riding on a paved road,...

August 4th, Day 54:             The ride to Mzuzu was the least comfortable motorized vehicle experience of my life. I was feeling sick when I first got into the back of the truck, and therefore decided to take a spot on the bed of the...

August 3rd, Day 53:               We awoke rather late this morning, it was around 830 and we knew today would be another grueling and mentally challenging day. We had planned on waking up around 630 or 7, but we were so exhausted...

August 2nd, Day 52:   If time were no object I would have loved to stay in Nkhata Bay for another week, just to relax, soak up the sun, and swim. However, we did not have this luxury, and it was with a heavy heart that I biked away from the closest thing to paradise that we had seen...

Nkhata Bay Rest Day August 1st, Day 51:               After arriving late last night in Nkhata Bay, I had still not seen Lake Malawi! However, when I woke up this morning and walked outside, it was right in front of me in all its...

July 30th, Day 50: Lilongwe to Nkhata Bay:     Lilongwe had been a less efficient visit than we had hoped for, and being several days behind schedule, we decided that we would try to push for Nkhata Bay. Nkhata had been the place I had been looking forward to all trip; known as...

We apologize for the delay, our lives have been kind of hectic since we got back from Africa but we have readjusted and will be complete our trip's blog within the next couple days. Here are a few already completed posts:   Lilongwe, Malawi July 28th and 29th, Days 48 and 49:   After...

Cycle for Understanding was in the Seattle Times yesterday with a great article about our journey and message we are trying to send to Americans. Check it out! seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009922883_africantour23m.html

Cycle for Understanding was in the Seattle Times yesterday, a pretty big accomplishment for our organization if you look at where we came from only a few months ago. Below is the link and the great picture of Aaron, who needs to...