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15 August 2015
After breakfast, we checked out. Kim went down the road to search for a taxi at the right price. The hotel here had quoted USD40 to get to Kiwengwa and the hotel at the destination had quoted a similar price of EUR35. We had been offered TZS50000 (USD25) by a random driver yesterday and this […]
14 August 2015
It was a bit rainy this morning but that worked well for us. We had known for some time that Kim’s upcoming subload flight from Male to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific was very full. The situation had deteriorated and it is now sold out. The preceding days were only marginally better and if he […]
13 August 2015
After breakfast we packed up and checked out at the prescribed time of 1000. The director asked how our stay was, so we explained that they had a bad apple receptionist and told him how one person made our second stay less pleasant. We walked to the shops and got ourselves a SIM card for […]
12 August 2015
Final Safari We opted for a late start today departing after breakfast at 0900. We pulled up to the bus stand where driver Richard’s wife was, and she said hello to us. It was about an hour to Lake Manyara National Park. It was very lush nearly like a tropical rainforest. Richard explained that that […]
11 August 2015
Richard suggested an earlier start because it could be a long day. We agreed to 0800 instead of our preferred 0830; he explained that it should be 0700 to 0800 ideally. We left the Ikoma village area and entered the flat grasslands of the Serengeti National Park. Richard showed us a carcass hung up a […]
10 August 2015
We had breakfast in the round shed near to the reception building. Kim had bought some tomatoes on the first day of the safari and brought it along for breakfast. The waiter offered to have it cooked and when he understood that he wanted it fresh on his toast, he fetched a sharp serrated knife […]
9 August 2015
We had breakfast in the elegant restaurant of Endoro Lodge before setting off at 0900. We had asked the lodge to convey to Richard a half hour delay so we could enjoy the beautiful surroundings but that message had not been passed on. As we left through the village and main road, I couldn’t help […]
8 August 2015
Breakfast at the hotel included what looked like a yummy beef stew. It turned out to be liver. Eeewwww! Along with coffee and tea, there were three kinds of drinking chocolate, namely Milo, Ovaltine and Cadbury’s! Tanzanians must be cocoa connoisseurs as I noticed that in other places there was more than one on offer! […]
7 August 2015
After breakfast we set off for the airport allowing plenty of time due to the traffic jam we experienced on the way in, two days ago. We go a taxi from the hotel. On the way, we confirmed our earlier observation that Toyotas rule in Tanzania. Most cars in the country are Toyotas. Just from […]
6 August 2015
Recovery Due to retiring at 2000 last night, I woke around midnight but managed to sleep till 0400 then doze till 0645. That’s nearly 11 hours of sleep compared to the usual 6 that I make do with. My body must have felt traumatised from yesterday to have needed all that recovery. Getting a taste […]