Well, the first leg of the marathon is complete at least. Highlights of the journey itself were probably learning to drive Rachel's car on the job (not too difficult with an automatic), overtaking enormous lorries crawling along windy mountain roads AND avoiding potholes at the same time (it takes skill y'know), being forced to slow down for a group of baboons crossing the road, and being faced with traffic coming towards me in my lane with nowhere to go but the hard shoulder (they WERE bigger than me).
Dar is still as manic as ever with traffic, and I was happy to let Rachel drive us back from our shopping trip, where we found out that we are bad influences on each other, and shouldn't be allowed to shop together without a limit on the budget. Thankfully for our wallets, we were rather limited by the amount of car space we have, and packing the car was truly a work of art. We even had to add in 2 more suitcases that were here in storage - it's a good thing the boys are getting to Musoma by bus!
Spending time in Dar was mostly a relaxing time: having some tasty meals with our good friend Arlene, walking on the beach, and getting lost trying to find Arlene's house.
Now, the journey will continue with the long stretch from Dar to Singida, in one day. I believe this is a good 11 hour journey, and some of it is on unpaved roads. Please pray for us as we set off at 5.30am...
Sunday, 8 June 2008
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The drive from Dodoma to Singida is fun - I hit a cow on that road once. Only gently though, so it rolled over, mooed and ran off into the bush.
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