Moshi,
Tanzania
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Okay, so back to last Wednesday! We had our box lunch picnic. PB^J sandwiches *not as good as the States(, cooked chicken *they are scrawny here(, a hard boiled egg, a muffin, and an apple. We all hit the bathroom and got ready for out trek to the Ngoro waterfall. First we hiked through the rainforest, very lush with banana trees everywhere, past some houses, and stopped at a little hut to pay for walking sticks to use on our hike. You continue down a very winding, muddy, steep path with huge rock steps. It is very far to the bottom, and Nikki *18 yr old Australian, and I just tripped on down merrily and were the first to be rewarded with the beautiful waterfall! We climbed on rocks and took lots of pictures, and one of the girls went swimming. One of the guides stripped to his tiny red Speedos, climbed up the rocks of the waterfall, went behind it, came out the other side, and jumped in! We all rested there in the coolness of the mist and then it was time to hike back up. Not as easy as going down! I thought I was going to have a heart attack! It was easy to jump down those huge rocks, but not so easy for my short legs to climb back up. I couldn't catch my breath and after awhile I felt nauseaus. I was sweating like a pig! Nice picture, huh! Two other girls were also having problems going up, so we stayed together and went Pole, pole *slowly. When we finally got back up to the picnic area, I layed down in the shade and drank a full bottle of water.
On the drive back, we stopped in a batik clothing shop. I bought a purse, and I may go back next Thursday to buy some fabric.
We got back to homebase at 6>00, took a quick shower and they had a specail BBQ dinner for us! It was beef/vegie kabobs, pioeces of pork, peanut sauce, avocado, cuke and tomato salad, baked potatoes, watermelom, pineapple, and Coke! We were very excited about the soda!
So I wish we had wireless internet here. I am sorry to be so behind on my Blog. I am sorry if it is confusing for me to be writing in the present tense, on the wrong day, but I am just copying my journal every time I get into town.
