Unscheduled departure

I've just got back from (another) week in Tanzania.

My friend Bettina and I originally were going to pick up a car for a new arrival from the port - and do a Thelma and Louise(ish) drive back - but in the end decided to sod the hassle of the car and customs and corrupt policeman and half fly half bus, and spend a few days in Zanzibar - it meant as well that we were out of Rwanda for Genocide memorial week. All this was decided on Saturday lunchtime, and we were on a 6 am flight to Kilamanjaro on Monday morning.

We travelled by bus from Moshi to Dar es Salaam, and from Dar by ferry to Zanzibar where we arrived for lunch on Wednesday. Despite my fears, Zanzibar is still a magical almost mystical place (but we didn't venture to the coast and Stone town is a world heritage site), the climate however was horrible after Rwanda - as it was hot hot hot and humid humid humid - very sweaty - still it beats a last minute to Majorca..


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