New Safari Hotel Arusha

... have to be back for their shower (which can be hot or cold all depending on whether we have electricity) and then it is time for their dinner. We have dinner around 20.00. On days when we get dinner slightly earlier we go over to the orphanage and read a bed time story to them which they love.<br><br>I want to thank all again who donated money to the orphanage. With the money you guys donated I will buy some shoes (most of their shoes falling apart ...

... guy). They all absolutely loved it, we saw giraffes, buffalo's, zebra's, baboon's a hippo and lots of flamingo's. Also had lunch inside the park. Later on in the afternoon crystal had to go to arusha so the kids went with us as well, first time they had been to arusha so another treat for them, they where soo happy really nice to see. Going to do that more often take 2 or 3 kids into arusha in the afternoon just for a drink and then come back.<br><br ...

... the road was. We were headed back to Snake Camp with a stop at some shops we had seen on the way in. It had been a great day. <br><br>When we got to the shops Gabe and I were determined to barter using clothes he didn&#8217;t want to carry with him anymore and that were old anyway. I had been wanting more African patterned cloth and Gabe was looking at jerseys. The jerseys ended up not being the quality we were looking for, but we ...

... pleasant to walk across with a sore knee.<br><br>Somehow I get to Gilmans Point in 5hrs, Uhuru Peak is another 1.5hrs away, overlooking the crater that is the middle of the top of Kibo Peak. The path goes past Stella Point, Alt. 5756m, where a few people do and will give up.<br><br>At this altitude I could manage 10 mins of walking before needing 2 mins to regain control of my breathing. At 6am I saw the most beautiful sunrise of the trip and probably my ...

... particular retailers or vendors). They suggest we limit our purchases to hotel gift shops and the local people in villages we visit. Don&#8217;t purchase anything made of wild game hide, tusks, ebony. Bargaining is encouraged outside the hotels. She believes the best keepsakes are beads/jewelry, baskets and wood carvings (except ebony, which is protected).<br><br>· Swahili: &#8220;Jambo&#8221; is hello. &#8220;Ahsante Sana&#8221; is ...

... to feel nouxious for some reason. I was really fighting to stop from vomiting and couldn't understand why. With time though it went away completely...weird.<br><br>We got back to town and the shower was awesome...I have to clean my clothes though...they smell like something rotten fell in them.<br><br>Decided to head to Dar Es Sallam tomorrow and go to Zanzibar island before going to South Africa to recharge the batteries.<br><br>Will write as soon as I can and hope everyone is doing well.<br>

... till we reached Barafu camp at 4,550m. We would eat dinner and have about 4 hours sleep before attempting to summit the mountain beginning at 11pm. With this onerous day fresh in our minds we set off up the Baranco wall. A few hours later we were at the top looking down at the Baranco camp as the shadow of the peak was slowly washed from the valley by the rising sun. We then hiked through the desolate landscape for the next 10 hours, stopping occasionally to rest and drink before ...

... to run, read and just chill. I stayed home and tried to learn a bit more Swahili (NO DICE, DOM). Once the group re-convened, we got to work and knocked out two separate schedules based on two conditions (if we stay together or split apart). Work finished, it was time to have some fun. We all got dressed up in our fancy gear in preparation for our first African wedding. Then we head out to lunch before our meeting at 1 with Dr. Mhando. We hit up Pepe ...

... hair first so you don't run out of water<br>7- Be careful when out at night past 6pm<br>8- Tanzanians love to drink so be prepaired to have a beer or two with them<br>9- Beers are much bigger in Tanzania, but lots cheaper haha<br>10- People will call you a "muzungu" (white person)<br>will continue later if I think of any others...<br> -Janelle<br>