Another country, another timezone, another religion and squat toilets!!!!
This country is fascinating - from our first few hours on the road we passed a number of towns where there seemed to be some type of parade going on. Lots of ladies were dressed in matching outfits and everyone seemed to be enjoying their day together.
Our truck had a very long day... we left our campsite in Malawi at 5am and were arriving in our new one in Tanzania and about 4pm... but the scenery we drove past was lovely. The numerous tea plantations were scattered around and the rice fields were filling in the gaps.
The campsite in Irringa where we stayed was beautiful. We decided for $10 each to upgrade, so we got a lovely converted stable with a personal touch, flowers in the room and a lantern place outside the door in the evening.
The next morning, we all boarded our new truck and headed to Dar Es Salaam. Chris and I nearly didn't make it as we'd forgotten to move our clock forward the extra hour for country change, but as we'd packed the night before, we could grab and go!
The roads in Tanzania are interesting... lots of speed bumps and our road today was no exception. I ended up sitting at the back of the truck on top of the mattresses as Chris and I are the only people sitting side by side - everyone else has 2 seat to themselves! I was extremely comfy and also held on for dear life due to the sharpness of some of the turns!
We drove through a nature reserve - the main road ran right through - and we saw a phenomenal amount of animals... herds of Elephants, impala and the Masai Giraffe whose patterning is striking compared to the southern giraffe. It was lovely to be spotting animals again, but I was shocked to hear that some of the group thought travelling through Africa would have been like that, and if they didn't see any animals, they were bored.... everyone is different I suppose. I loved seeing the reaction of the people when they see you waving from your window, everyone waves at the Muzungu (white people).
We finally arrived into Dar Es Salaam and got ready to go to Zanzibar tomorrow. Our campsite is interesting with Masai guards patrolling the area... when the thatch of your accommodation is so low all you can see is from the knees down of a Masai guard, it is a mysterious site to witness. Their attire is something I have only seen in books or on TV, so to see a warrior in real life is great.
This country is fascinating - from our first few hours on the road we passed a number of towns where there seemed to be some type of parade going on. Lots of ladies were dressed in matching outfits and everyone seemed to be enjoying their day together.
Our truck had a very long day... we left our campsite in Malawi at 5am and were arriving in our new one in Tanzania and about 4pm... but the scenery we drove past was lovely. The numerous tea plantations were scattered around and the rice fields were filling in the gaps.
The campsite in Irringa where we stayed was beautiful. We decided for $10 each to upgrade, so we got a lovely converted stable with a personal touch, flowers in the room and a lantern place outside the door in the evening.
The next morning, we all boarded our new truck and headed to Dar Es Salaam. Chris and I nearly didn't make it as we'd forgotten to move our clock forward the extra hour for country change, but as we'd packed the night before, we could grab and go!
The roads in Tanzania are interesting... lots of speed bumps and our road today was no exception. I ended up sitting at the back of the truck on top of the mattresses as Chris and I are the only people sitting side by side - everyone else has 2 seat to themselves! I was extremely comfy and also held on for dear life due to the sharpness of some of the turns!
We drove through a nature reserve - the main road ran right through - and we saw a phenomenal amount of animals... herds of Elephants, impala and the Masai Giraffe whose patterning is striking compared to the southern giraffe. It was lovely to be spotting animals again, but I was shocked to hear that some of the group thought travelling through Africa would have been like that, and if they didn't see any animals, they were bored.... everyone is different I suppose. I loved seeing the reaction of the people when they see you waving from your window, everyone waves at the Muzungu (white people).
We finally arrived into Dar Es Salaam and got ready to go to Zanzibar tomorrow. Our campsite is interesting with Masai guards patrolling the area... when the thatch of your accommodation is so low all you can see is from the knees down of a Masai guard, it is a mysterious site to witness. Their attire is something I have only seen in books or on TV, so to see a warrior in real life is great.
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