Bujumbura - Burundi

After paddling for about 20 km and realy feeling great, we ran out of lake and had to stop and book in at the Hotel Club Du Lac Tanganyika in Bujumbura. It eventually all came to an end after many months of planning, organising and trying to get fit. We are realy greatfull to our employers and wives for allowing us to take on a project like this.

We left early this morning and were  met by a number of people in motor boats. We stopped and were treated to a magnificent breakfast.

That left us with 15 km more to paddle. An easy task as we are paddling fit and the kayak was performing well. Over the last couple of days we had ample time to compare our kayak, which was designed for adventures like ours, to Brent's kayak, which is an older kayak designed for the sea. We were kept relatively dry from the waist down to our feet as the waves would break over us.  Thank you to our sponsor from Cape Town, Johan Loots' business PaddleYak. 

This afternoon we will be watching rugby with  some  friends. The hot shower was great and the hotel actually has toilets that flush!.

Tomorrow we plan  to paddle up to the DRC border and we shall leave for Mwanza on Monday to catch a plane back to South Africa.  

The total distance paddled for this trip is 770 km. This will be verified once we are back.