A Bumpy Ride

7 a.m. breakfast in the dining room near reception so we can be on the road by 7:30 a.m. We only left 15 minutes late - which is practically early by local standards. :)

The day was to be a long drive - approx. 500 km from Dar es Salaam to Iringa, which coud take anywhere from 8-11 hours depending on traffic. Today is Sunday, so luckily traffic for the most part is very light. The only trouble we faced was in the mountains, when we were stuck behind a queue of trucks waiting to pass an overturned vehicle.

The journey was very bumpy - lots of dancing in the bus as we went over each speed hump. Mohamed saw most bumps and slowed, but there were a few that surprised us.

We stopped in Morogoro for lunch, which was a nice buffet of rices, meats and vegetables, as well as a chance to stretch our legs.

Then we saw plenty of animals - impalas, monkeys, baboons, giraffes, zebras and many others.

The last 50 kms were the toughest - we were all tired and looking forward to the end of the journey, as well as some dinner and a cheeky kilimanjaro!

Another lovely meal of rices, meat and vegetables, followed by instructions for the next day.

We also had the opportunity to meet Pastor Sagga who welcomed us to the area and talked passionately about the water project which was completed late last year. We are looking forward to being able to contribute some to Pommern and cannot wait to get there tomorrow.