Monday, 7th May 2007

To: Mwanza

Arrived in Mwanza in the early afternoon. Well, early for me, it was about 3:30. Learned that my boat won't leave till 10:00 p.m. tomorrow night, so have time to see a bit of Mwanza. Mwanza is a very nice and clean town. I'd love to come back and visit for a whole week some time.

Guess what? Blackjack isn't really that much fun. Got all excited when I saw the word CASINO in nice, bright (neon, no less) lights, right next door to my hotel. But ... blackjack has lost its umph. It is amazing to hear me saying this because I used to love blackjack! Got all excited, just at the thought of it! Well, alas, I guess tastes change. I used to love to try to dig a hole to China too, but that was before I started looking at globes, and realized I'd never make it to China.

At the blackjack table tonight, where I sat and played for several hours, there was a guy and his 2 friends. This fellow was apparently the expert blackjack player, so kept advising his friends on whether to hit or not. Ho hum. The best part about the evening was the free drinks.

-------------- TODAY ------------ TOTAL
Cycled ------- 65 k (41 mi) -------- 5,115 km (3,203 mi)
Lift ------------ 0 ----------------- 2,660 km (1,768 mi)
Total --------- 65 km (41 mi) ------ 7,775 km (4,971 mi)
In Saddle ----- 5 hours 2 min ------ 345 hours 56 min
Ascended ----- 683 feet ------------ 90,944 feet