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Africa » Tanzania » Centre » Iringa February 8th 2007

Bonsoir, j' arrive de marcher dans le lit d' une riviere prehistorique. J' avais rever de ce moment, surtout lorsque je visualisais dans mes bouquins ces cheminees de gres! Aussi impressionnant sinon dix plus que le bouquin. J' ai pris plusieurs photos, et esperant rendre la beaute de ce site exceptionnel. Le guide et mon chauffeur, sont sortis de cette randonnee sans tache, les godasses impecable, alors que moi j' etais sale jusqu' au genoux en plus d' avoir les crocs pleine de...glaise! J' estais tres absorber peut-on croire! Ici la temperature est fraiche et il pleut abondamment, y parrait qu' a Dar il fait une chaleur a cuire un poulet tout habiller! (...je viens d' inventer une nouvelle expression, comme cela David ne sera plus le seul a inventer des...expressions). Je suis presentement dans un ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » Centre » Iringa February 7th 2007

Another early 4am start, but at least this time the temperature was refreshingly chilled. We had a 10 hour drive to Dar es Salaam on Tanzania's East Coast. An amazing drive through Iringa and huge teak plantations and green everywhere. Gemma spent a few months here back in 1999 studying the impact of these teak plantations on the native forest so it was interesting for her to see the changes since then (more tarmac roads and more litter). In Dar es Salaam we had a couple of hours to wander around before catching a ferry across the river to our campsite. It's an Islamic place and noticeably so with all the women covered up, a bit like Rusholme in Manchester. We went to the ATM to withdraw 500,000 of the local currency shillings. Finally we ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » Centre » Iringa July 7th 2005

According to one of Jessica’s colleagues, you can just show up at Ubungo bus station and hop on any number of buses heading in the Iringa direction- easy, no problem. Following this advice, we made it to the crazy chaos that is Ubungo just after 7:30am. Now being accosted by the aggressive touts is no fun on any given day, but becomes especially unpleasant when they haul you around to the various bus counters and in the end, you have nothing to show for it. After close to half an hour of bouncing from counter to counter, we were rapidly losing hope of finding any vehicle even remotely heading towards Iringa when we come across a random guy sitting around who showed us to the minibus that was leaving for Iringa sasa hizi (immediately). After haggling ... read more
On top of Galilongo Rock
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight..."
I wonder where the smoke is coming from?




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