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Malawi Bound but first
Tanzania is beautiful and I really think this is where I want to end up when I have to grow up.
Indian Ocean, Mountain Kilimanjaro and beautiful people...what more could you ask for!!?
We're off to Malawi in 2 hours and all of us are excited. Sun, beer and beach for the next 2 months....here we come!!! =)
Days at Chloe's house
In the days to follow we spent a lot of time chilling at Chloe's house in Dar. Upon waking, we would have a breakfast of fresh mango, papaya, passion fruit, apple and pineapple, muesli, scrambled eggs and toast. The tropical fruit here is delicious. Ann (Chloe's mum) would prepare an amazing fruit salad and lay the outdoor table for us every morning (I did say we were living like royalty!). After our breakfast we would jump into the pool with ...
Masai's, animal's and a true tanzanian adventure.
... huge bundles of wood and coal to peanuts, vegetables, drinks and clothes.
The landscape changed again from the dry empty plains to very lush, green mountains and tall trees and crops of endless rows of pineapple and bananas being farmed. We passed small water holes where children splashed about playing in the water and women did their washing.
We finally arrived at Moshi in the evening, to a very quiet volunteer house with no electricity or water ...
Pit stop on the way to Zanzibar
... truck being so big and with large windows we often attract attention and for the most part people have been friendly and waving and wanting to get our attention. It was not the case in Dar es Salaam. People were definitely looking but it was a very harden stare and very few offered friendly waves. Often we got rude gestures or the finger. While we were stopped for a very long time at ...
A Sad Spur Goodbye...
... on it and also a really cool accessories shop where all the stuff is made with local materials and by local women. This is where Mum grabbed her goodies and it was now time to head back to the hotel so that we didn't miss our ferry. We grabbed our bags and jumped on the ferry. Not sure why, but this time the air conditioning wasn't so effective and there were some funky smelling travellers as well. This did not bode well for Mum who is ...
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