Harbour View Suites Dar es Salaam

... the path less travelled - this longer alternative is a forest trail that offers opportunities to observe wildlife and enjoy the peacefulness of the forest. This trail rejoins the main trail after almost two hours and, after that, it is a further 90 minutes to Mandara Hut.
Meals included: 1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner


Day 3: Mandara Hut - Horombo Hut


After passing through a further steep section of lush rainforest, you ...

... airport. Got some stuff done in dar yesterday afternoon then met up with old friends, all good.

Anyway, the adventure starts tomorrow, I have to be at the airport at 6am to fly Air Malawi (perhaps an adventure in itself!), then I'll be meeting up with Mike somewhere and then take it from there.

I'll probably be online again b4 heading up to the Lake.

... Won't go into the whoel story because I have it and that is the most important part. Friday evening I spent with Esther, the friend that Elias put me in touch with. We went out for delicious BBQ dinner, nyamachame (meat) and ndizi (bananas) and watched some group perform some traditional dances as a fundraiser for a youth organization. Saturday I took a walk to Kikoni fish market. It was a pretty crazy (and smelly) place! Didn't spend too long because then I went and met Esther ...

... They look like giant green bulging cocoons hanging off the trees. When you cut them open, a white sticky glue oozes out. They use a leaf from one of the trees to wipe off the glue and then coat their hands in cooking oil before tearing out a chunk of the fruit. I still had glue stuck to the back of my hands after we left. We also drank juice from coconuts that were cut off the tree just for our visit. Sorry to tease you ...

... the teacher teaching English to class 4. I soon realised that he was using his old school books which had quite a lot of mistakes so I had to help him to correct it. 10/10 - I went to class 1 (a & b were together as Judith wasn't there) I had to control the class because there was no teacher there as she told me that she had a meeting on the 9/09 but it seemed to last longer than I thought, so I was a bit surprised! Anyway, afterwards I went to ...

... we have finished. The next day is similar to the last. We keep driving east towards Dar es Salaam. Our campsite is on the beach and there is an upgrade option for $50US. Anthony and I take it and are rewarded with a bungalow built on stilts with a beautiful balcony, hammock and king bed with the all important mosquito net (which does help to give it the romantic feeling). We have a quick swim and meet some extra people joining our truck for the journey south through Malawi to J'burg.

... met, who know nothing of his funeral customs, to purchase ceremonial herbs and dig the grave. No, false! Although Tanzania is a country where not many things work in what we would consider a logical way, we have been here long enough to know that a system such as this cannot exist here. So, we are not digging a grave right now and we are not at the hospital. We are safe and sound and enjoying our holiday. Sincerely, Jeff the Atrocious, Jaded Monster

The last two days have been very sad. Full of good-byes and packing. I thought I had prepared myself in thinking it was time for me to leave, but it was still very sad. The people in Bagamoyo really embraced us and were so hospitible. Today I came with a fellow mzungu to dar, she had to pick up someone from the airport so they just drove me straight to the Jambo Inn. Which is a relief because the thought of taking all my **** on the daladala was very ...

... even een halfuurtje naar het busstation van Scandinavian
om mijn kaartje voor de volgende dag te kopen. Leuk om even rond te wandelen
en wat meer van de stad te zien. Het is daar superschoon op straat, er
staan zelfs prullebakken (de eerste die ik hier zag) en overal waren veegvrouwtjes
aan het werk met hun bezems.