Coral Beach Club Dar es Salaam

... we drove the landscape changed dramatically and suddenly we were surrounded with lush vegetation, banana trees galore and an intense amount of poverty we had not previously seen. The little towns here were all dirt roads and even the stores were made out of tin and cardboard. Everywhere people were sitting and lounging, not doing anything.<br><br>The line for the ferry was incredibly long, snaking back for miles and not moving at all. We sat in ...

... on the other side only a 5 minute trip across the harbour we dashed for a taxi back to the Mikadi campsite and being the first back we booked a hut as we did not want to pack up a tent at 4 am tomorrow morning. On arriving at the camp our driver was not there and when he returned with food shopping we found out he was sick and had gastro overnight. The truck was not clean either so this caused concern for many of us as the cooking utensils were filthy and had been since we ...

... though. I guess that's what happens when you have over 25,000 photos!!! Rest of the crew are scattered about the place. Jay is in the bar suffering from sore ribs for some reason so he's trying to drink through the pain. Oliver was on the beach drinking with the lads. Others are screaming at each other over the fire at cook group - always entertaining when Barsby, Jamie and S&M are on. It's all in jest thankfully. And that's about it. Tomorrow Zanzibar for 3 nights. Can't wait!!!

... and his group of American loving friends. After telling them what state I live in (eventually having to just describe North Carolina as "near Miami"), each one of the men took their turn bragging how much they knew about the US and refused to believe me that Mt. Rushmore was, in fact, not located in Arizona. From there we spent nearly three hours on those rickety benches chatting about everything from boxing to Obama to the cultural differences of East ...

... a driver who could cross the country in the shortest time . So while we were negotiating the speedbumps, a blur of mauve, green or flourescent orange (sometimes a combination of all) would fly past...seems that the bumps were proving ineffectual to the vehicles they were designed to slow down...And thirdly and most spirit crushingly...was the enthusiasm for which the law felt compelled to wave us down (especially at our most vulnerable, doing 5km/h over the giant ...

... se révèle être la pire ennemie que l'on puisse avoir. Si on ne la domine pas, elle vous lie, vous attache et vous empêche de vivre pleinement de belles aventures. Cela fait partit de ma quête initiatique, que bien des gens, de nos jours ne pourraient pas en comprendre le sens profond, ce désir de ne pas faire comme tout le monde, de repousser ses limites.

... out of the car and threw the money at him in case he drove off with one of us!  Anyway, we had to walk back for about 15mins.  To be honest I found it quite funny, I know that sounds bad but it wasn't as bad as it could have been!  We finally met Lucy at Slipway.  We had a drink and laughed about it.  It was a good experience as we didn't do this on purpose.  The other girls came back from Zanzibar, Laura was feeling so ill as the boat kept on rocking! 15/09 - In the ...

... Syndrome who seemed to need help when the teacher was teaching the other kids. So I decided to help him with his numbers. It took time - I gave him face expressions, made him touch my throat when I spoke and he would have to copy what I said. I wrote his name on the book and he copied me! The teacher was amazed because she didn't think that would ever happen! I spoke to Matilda about what I was going to do while I am at Buguruni- making a music and art room ...

... liked us foreigners, and introduced her friends to us and took me to one room to show me some snakes. Kids are great, and it's always fun to say hello and play a while if you have a minute. Our experience with Dar was, therefore, not terribly exciting. And I have no idea why all the hotels are full when it seems no one comes here to do much but catch a ferry to Zanzibar. High season. I'm glad we avoided it everywhere else, cause it's a killer. Erin