Harbour View Suites Dar es Salaam

... it or feel it a burden. After what felt like forever we were finally on our way to the ferry, the truck moving slowly. When we got there, we hopped off the truck and made our way on to the ferry that was packed with people, climbing to the second level and watching as people streamed on and off the ferry. <br><br>When we finally arrived to the campsite 10 hours later you would think we had done something really strenuous; we were all exhausted.

... its quite amzing everyone says iver not heard one bad thing about the climb apparently its so wiorth it but altidue sickness is hard going.) though to be honest after partying hard the night before cos peopel had left yesterddya morning 3 hrs slept meant a lot of sleep on the big bus!!!!!!<br><br>the bus is huge, has many compartments to it for different things, where your big ruckies go, food suff is stored, theres a fridge where ...

... as we were leaving at 4 am the day after if the driver improved enough. So my first effort of large scale cooking for 18 people turned out ok with rice and chilli mince, beans and a vegetarian dish for the sole vego of the group. Tonight the group chores were sorted so we are now in groups of 3 doing a chore every day for 4 days and the 5th day free. Being more organised now is better as the truck duties are shared which include cooking, washing up, security and setting up.

... about our safety. We sat slightly overwhelmed and despondant...then something manifested itslf in me, a sense of injustice, a fair go or more likely, f*#k this ****! So I bribed my first african policeman. With some first time nerves, I negotiated the fine down by 50%...as the officer took my money, I asked him if we really needed a fire exrtinguisher and I received my answer by his crooked smile as he put my 10000 shilling note into his crooked pants and crookedly walked away.<br>

It's been a long adventure, and everyone is exhausted. Hope has left for Malawi, Theresa leaves tomorrow, our Danish travel companion Thea is back in the land of the Danes, and I am camped out on a beautiful stretch of beach a ferry ride away from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The city is the most interesting one we've been to--very Muslim, Arabian, and Indian, at least compared to places like Blantyre, Malawi or even Harare. As our group became ...

... concept of halloween, even though we attempted to explain it in Kiswahili, but they all had a blast! Bret, Taylor, Erik, Dave, Tally and myself all dressed up as well, maybe even more so than the kids. It was sooo much fun. Enjoy the pictues from around the neighborhood.

... for a bit and I had to bend my neck because it's really small.  Eventually we managed to sit down and kept on asking people 'Are we in Posta yet?'.  Finally we've arrived and went to the bank. We had to wait for such a long time!  While we were waiting, we saw another version of Margaret Simpson, which was sooo funny! 16/09 - We went to school and brought some more paints and did some more painting on the blue wall. 17/09 - We went to school and met Soma who helps the ...

... tenses! It was quite difficult but they are willing to learn! I spoke to the girls and we planned to clear out one room for a music and art room the next day because it was soooo messy and it looked like a dump! 04/09 - I did some teaching in the morning and waited for Katy and Lucy to arrive but only Katy arrived as Lucy was ill. We continued tidying up the room and we saw some rats, mice, lizards, mosquitos, etc... It was horrible but the kids helped us so ...

... it with a cord. Not easy bouncing around in choppy seas. Once started went off like a rocket and had to hang on for dear life. Took all the skin off my fingers from the rope. First dive aborted because he lost a novice and the current was really strong pushing us off the reef. Second dive better but not a patch on the Red Sea. Other divers surfaced pretty quikly so just ...