Arusha

We arrived via a tiny little plane. Thanks for taking me flying Harold, because I was slightly more prepared for this than I would have been without. We stayed at the Masai camp outside the city. Our taxi drive was special. The driver had little English and was unfriendly. I think he was having a bad day. We were stopped by a police type person who gave him heck, I think about insurance. Then I was pretty certain he was having a bad day. The car also shut off periodically. There were people grazing animals along the road and there were half-built brick houses along the route.

Our room was tiny with 2 beds. I slept on the floor for 2 reasons: I had the single bed the night before and I also wanted to give all my nifty camping gear a try since I've lugged it all the way from Canada. We had a great supper in the restaurant, even though it was over-priced. There was one shower, which had icy cold water. I keep having to remind myself that I can't use the water to brush me teeth.

We are looking into Safari's today. It has been quite the adventure going into the city. There are people everywhere trying to sell things. We got our money exchanged, which is nice to actually have some local currency.

The plan is to buy some water, fruit ect. on our way home and book the room for an additional 2 nights. The culture shock is starting to hit me. I think I will be glad to leave the city and get into the parks. It looks like the Safari for 10 days will be more than I expected, but it will be worth ever penny.