The Road to Zanzibar
We went for a tour of the village the next morning where they do woodworking and painting, and visited a kindergarten which was really cute, they all wanted to high five and show their drawings to us. Back on the truck, the lady who had washed our clothes last night had hung them all over the seats and overhead shelves in the truck, so we all got to know each others’ knickers.
We drove up into highlands at the base of snow-topped Mount Kilimanjaro, largest free-standing mountain in the world – it’s not part of a range. Along the way we passed the village of a Maasai man who has 75 wives and 150 children, apparently there is suspicion that many of the children are not really his!
At Marangu we all upgraded from tents to chalets in an old British farmhouse. This was fortunate since we had huge rains all night. The generator was turned off at midnight and restarted at 5 am. We left the next morning at 5 so had to pack in the dark with our headlamps which are now really just another piece of attire worn like a necklace.
That day we had a loooong travel day on the truck, heading through mountain ranges to Dar es Salaam, capital of Tanzania, a huge city on the coast of the Indian Ocean. We tried to beat the traffic by getting there early but were still caught in major traffic jams.
We got through the city and camped at a spot right on the coast. So we jumped in, it was warm as a bath in some places, warmer than most showers we have had for the last week. We noticed see-through hunks of something like jelly bumping in to us, but fortunately I don’t think these jellyfish sting.
Day 8 of the trip – we are headed to the fabled land of Zanzibar!
5 Comments
Margaret Henderson
Sent you a reply earlier today – before i had finished it clogged up – no deer, birds, squirrel for Kiara – so cold – figure farmers may be feeding deer – feel sorry for poor Kiara – enjoyed your latest email – love from Kiara and Mom
Darlene
unable to see pictures, Lynn…Hoppy Easter!!!
Kathy
sounds like you are having a great trip. HAPPY EASTER!!!
char
hi
hope all is going well – Hoppy Easter – watching the mens world curling doing time sheets and laundry – whoo hooooo eh! what an exciting life i lead – lol…good thing i can live vicariously thru you and your adventures…the weather is looking and feeling a bit more springy today…sun is shining…it does however hi-lite that i need to do my spring cleaning – windows/screens…sigh. mom & dad are in town for a visit so we had one of the gatherings last evening at a friends…carver and karen are trying out their new bbq today – burgers…yeah – we’re not super easter traditional…choc eggs maybe – hahahaha.
stay safe; looking forward to seeing some more great photos (when you’re home) the ones that you tried to send didnt seem to come thru to any of us…excited to hear your further adventures…
Char…
Lynn
Hi! Can I subscribe you to new posts on my new website?
Lynn