May 26th
Today marks
the day of our departure of Dar es Salaam in which we would travel to the
village of Hanga. Never, in one day have
I spent so much time in a vehicle. The
day started with us waking up at 4:00am where we found a surprisingly very nice
bus waiting for us! We piled in the bus
and were on our way. The sky was still
dark, but the city of Dar es Salaam was just as alive as ever, with people
everywhere on the streets. By the time
the sun was rising, we were out of the city and couldn’t help but notice the
breathtaking landscapes around us.
Throughout our journey to Hanga we passed through dense vegetation,
rolling planes, savannahs, and towering mountains. We also traveled through the Mikumi National Park
where we saw baboons, giraffes, elephants, gazelles, zebras. This was truly Africa at its finest! We ended up filling up for gas at least three
times and stopped to eat twice.
Unfortunately Tom was not feeling well for this whole road trip, which
lasted 19 hours! Finally, we had reached
our destination of Hanga at 12:00pm.
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