In the morning, we entered two Land Cruisers and began the ascent to Chome. The village is situated in the south Pare mountains, on some 1500 meters altitude. The road to the village is in really poor condition. We were thoroughly shaken, and I wonder if they wouldn’t be better off with a helicopter to get to the village.
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Tuesday the 8:th of February was a travelling day. We switched from our Land Rovers to public transport in Arusha, had lunch in Moshi and switched bus again. In the afternoon we got to Elephant motel in Same. We got to meet our tour guide Hamisi’s wife and had dinner at her snack bar, Haza Snacks.
After dinner, we were invited to our guide’s home for a cup of coffee. Then we packed for the next part of the journey: staying with local families in the remote village of Chome in the south Pare mountains.
About an half hour drive from Karatu lies Ngorongoro crater. It is an old volcano, and on the crater floor you can find heaps of wild animals thriving in the national park, and drinking the water from the lake. So we had high expectations when our Land Rover descended from the crater rim in low gear.
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OK, so internet access in Tanzania is less developed then in, say, Ecuador. We’ve tried two different internet cafes in the past weeks, and both times the network was down. So next journey we’ll have to bring our own computer and a satellite telephone :)
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Of course it’s hot today, with the sun beating down from a clear blue sky. It’s just because we’re leaving Zanzibar today. Rudina and Luc left earlier this morning, and we will take the cab at three. We had to check out of our room at 10.30, so we can’t take a shower, thus we’re not bathing either. Booring.
Today’s schedule is cab to the airport via the bank to withdraw some cash. Then jump across the straight to Dar-Es Salaam, and after an hour fly back to Arusha. At 21.30 tonight we’ll rendez-vous with the rest of the group.
So for now we say Kwa heri Zanizbar (Good bye Zanzibar). But we’ll be back in a couple of weeks, and that time we’ll come sailing from Bagamoyo in a dhow. Now that’s gonna be cool. Yep.
Sorry Nike and all you dutch people – I forgot to write in english! Here’s a short recap: We’ve been spending the last week on Zanzibar at a nice hostel called Paje by Night. We’re trying to get a tan before the real safari trip begins on saturday. The days here have been slow and nice, with snorkelling, vespa-riding and sunbathing. Not bad.
I’ll try to remember writing in english from now on. Could be good practice too. :)
Dagarna har i Paje forflyter i ruskigt maklig takt. Snorkelturen var trevlig, vi akte med kapten Ali i hans bat gjord av stammen till ett gammalt mangotrad. I tisdags hyrde vi en vespa och tuffade langs biltomma vagar till Kizimziki (reservation for stavningen) pa Zanzibars sydkust. I alla byar vi passerade pa vagen skrek barn och ibland aven vuxna pidgin-swahilihalsningen “Jambo!” nar vi for forbi. Vi svarade glatt efter formaga. Sjalva byn var ett litet fiskelage med en restaurang. Pa den sistnamnda kakade vi lunch. Sedan gick vi en liten promenad i byn och tittade pa mosken. Zanzibar ar till storsta delen muslimskt, och boneutropen fran minareterna hordes ofta under var lilla road-trip.
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Sa kom vi ivag till sist. Upp 03.30 och bilen till Gribbylund dar vi hamtade upp farsan, for vidare transport till Arlanda. Snacka om att vi kande oss avslappnade, for vid forsta stoppet i Amsterdam stod vi lugnt i en timme och vantade incheckade pa att fa ga pa planet. Precis innan vi fick ga pa slog oss att vi glomt vaxla pengar!
Jag fick tillstand att rusa till bankomat och vaxlingskontor, tur att det tar lite tid att fylla ett MD-11-plan.
Flygningen var handelselos, och vid 21.30 lokal tid landade vi pa Kilimanjaro airport. Beckmorkt ute, och vi hade inte forbokat nagot hostel. Cecilia kollade efter vara vaskor och jag ringde ett par snabba samtal. Napp pa forsta, och vi fick det sista lediga rummet pa The Outpost i Arusha.
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