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We arrived at the ferry terminal, undergoing reconstruction, in good time to catch the 9.30 am fast cat back to Dar. It was a bit of a scramble to get aboard but we soon found ourselves in the comfort of the VIP cabin and enjoyed a smooth and trouble-free trip back to the mainland. It took about 2 hours to get back and ashore with our bags, to be …
Dar es Salaam - (Haven of Peace in Arabic)
... their departure point to destination is clear. This can result in extremely long waits and serious traffic congestion that can take hours to clear. Whether you are driving or taking a taxi, ensure that have factored in these frequent road blocks which could easily add one hour to your travel time to the airport. This happened to us on numerous occasions and is a huge pain in the ass!
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Masai jumping, lively church and lots of kiddies!
... the volunteers to go there rather than to the places that actually are in desperate need of our help. He started arguing with Issaic about it until we realised what was going on and we intervened. We ended up having a rather loud arguement with him because he said that there shouldn't be 3 of us going to the orphanage, only 2 and as you can imagine with me around he lost the battle and finally backed down despite not being happy about it. We are pretty frustrated ...
I bless the rains down here in Zanzibar
... for rather frosty negotiations. We managed to cut it by half but partly due to laziness and a 'rapid loss of tanning time' we left it at that and took the rooms. The beach was a tropical paradise: blue azure waters, bright white sand, swaying palm trees and of course an accompaniment of white bodies. Unfortunately the dreaded sun lounger had inflicted itself on the natural world even here. However we could all be relieved that the beach bars had gone to pains ...
Travel Days are Bad Blog Days, Part 3 of 2
I don't think I even need to say anything at this point. Shameful Nicholas. Shameful.
That previously hinted at 4:45 alarm was just ever so early, but it would have been ever so early even had we got to bed at a decent hour, so the fact that we were in bed between 11 and 12 really was negligible, at least in the morning. We had a little trouble coordinating the cab in the morning (turns out nobody else wants to be awake at 5:00 either) ...
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