Arrived in Singida yesterday after 12 hour bus journey. It was a real experience! I firmly believe the main reason why the bus took so long was that it must've stopped about 20 times to allow people on the street to try and sell ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING to you... food/drinks/shoes/sunglasses/watches/bags you name it! And i was sitting next to the window and didn't really know what to do...so just tried to read my book. (FYI Chloe, finished No Time For Goodbye - couldn't believe how it finished, so many twists in the plot!) Also there is a problem with the busses in Dar - 6am is the earliest they can leave....so yes they ALL leave then and try to squeeze out of the single lane exit. Anyway...I made it with my Swahili teacher. We checked into
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