I went to Dar over the weekend, and stayed at Nico’s Lodge. A nice little place in Ubungo district with a terrace that overlooked a dirt paved road complete with chickens, laughing children, and intercommed Muslim prayers. I picked up Misty from the Julius Nyerere Airport on Saturday morning, and we jumped right onto the Hood Bus to Morogoro. A hell of a travel day for the young girl. Hood Business Class is no joke. Three hours of sweaty pain.
In Moro, we stayed at the HiLux Hotel with a nice view of the Eastern Arc mountains. It rained. The first time I’ve seen skywater in about 3 months. We headed back to Iringa on Sunday on Scandanavia (I promise pictures of TZ buses before I leave. They’re remarkable), and today are off to Idodi for more sampling. No rest. This project timetable is about to get really hectic as October draws near.
We’ll be back on Friday evening in order to get ready for World Rabies Day on the 28th. I think Misty’s pretty excited to get out to the villages and become baptized by dust and flies. We’ll post some pictures and content from the trip and World Rabies Day on Monday, before we head out to Riverside Campsite for a rest and some quick Swahili instruction.
Happy Anniversary Dan and Erin!
If you haven’t, check out my brother Dan’s blog, Travel Daddies, all about his recent trip cross country from Seattle, WA to Dayton, OH. Battelground States!
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I definitely think Dan cross country had the easier travel, even though they were on a tight deadline. They did have some time to look for a lock of Custer’s golden hair at Little Big Horn.
Are you in the field now? How was World Rabies Day? Hopefully no bites.
It sounds as if your weather may be turning, with the rain. Is it getting cooler? Our weather in Detroit has definitely turned, although the trees are almost all still deep green. That will change by mid-October. Our temp tonight will be in mid-40s – first time since last Spring. Last night, October 1, the furnace came on, just like clock-work.