Tanzania Travels

The road to Bukoba started around 5:30am on a hazy Sunday morning. We traveled from a neon pink sunrise to a cool, foggy blue-green landscape up in the hills, our surroundings growing increasingly lush by the hour. Bernard hired a driver so we could nap and relax along the way. When we reached a gas… Continue reading Bukoba

Thursday morning, 5:00AM. I managed to make it to the airport on my own, and was feeling a bit melancholy — a combination of little sleep and sad about leaving Sam—trying to mentally rally for week 3 of Tanzania travels: solo edition … When out of the crowd came a familiar face with the biggest… Continue reading Mwanza and Geita

Set up camp in beach chairs. Nap. Take pictures of beautiful turquoise water. Go swimming in said turquoise water. Nap again. Read. Order fruity drink from beach bar. Eat. Repeat. This has been our MO for the last couple days, and it’s been glorious! As soon as we arrived at our hotel and were offered… Continue reading Fumba and Jambiani

(Post from June 15, 2019) First we (read: Sam) navigated the narrow labyrinth of Stone Town city streets to find our cafe rendez-vous point with the day’s guide, Issa. Next we got fitted for our bikes and briefed on the rules of the road: drive on the left, always look right, and remember to stay… Continue reading More Around Stone Town

(Post from June 12-14, 2019) Thursday morning, we were scheduled to take the 9:30am ferry out of Dar over to Zanzibar, about a 2-hour ride. Thanks to a Tanzanian friend pro-tip, we purchased tickets in advance online and only had to print them out when we arrived at the terminal. Easy, right? You would think.… Continue reading Stone Town

(Post from June 12, 2019) Okay. Enough of the pleasantries. We were dragging today. We said goodbye to Reguli last night and left Morogoro with George this morning at 4am to beat the traffic. We arrived in Bagamoyo (a historic coastal town an hour or so north of Dar) just after sunrise and napped in… Continue reading Bagamoyo

Welp. They have done it again! We are now in Morogoro and Reguli has set us up in a gorgeous (especially compared to our last accommodation!) hotel that’s run by his brother-in-law. Sam and I each have our own room complete with AC, hot water, queen size beds, and lacy princess-like mosquito nets to match—we… Continue reading Morogoro and Mikumi

(Post from June 8) As we speak, Sam is having her baptismal bucket shower! Today’s amenities are charming from the outside, but pretty back to the basics on the inside (I think Sam would say that’s a generous description… George and Reguli are in the same boat — the last picture below is our shower… Continue reading Usambara Mountain Adventures

(We have been without WiFi the past few days, but I’ve been keeping up my blog via the Notes app on my phone… ☺️ so here’s a retroactive post from June 7, 2019) “Pork and bananas” “I think someone will have a lot to write about in their blog tonight!” “This place is so holy”… Continue reading Headed for the Hills!

We made it to Tanzania! We had a brief touch down in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this morning. Evening? We’re all mixed up. 7:00AM local time. The list of departure destinations out of Addis was impressive: Sadly, Sam does not share my super power of being able to sleep anywhere (especially on flights, often through take… Continue reading Hop, Skip, and a Jump — We’re Here!