Day 103: Kili Springs to Nairobi
We set our alarm for 06:30 to get an early start on the gruelling road (as described by others) to Nairobi. We left by 07:25. After a few kilometers we saw giraffe next to the [...]
Day 102: Moshi to Kenya via Tarakea-Oloitoktok border
We left Mama Simba’s Homebase by 08:40 after receiving a warm goodbye. We first headed back to Milan’s Restaurant as we wanted more Paneer Samosas, but unfortunately they did have any that early in the [...]
Day 100 – 101: Moshi
We stayed at Mama Simba for two more nights, basically just studying and working all day. On Monday we went to Milan's Restaurant, a vegetarian Indian restaurant. We ordered Paneer Samosas which were delicious and [...]
Day 98 – 99: Usambaras to Moshi
We woke up at 06:00 with the sound of heavy rain drops on the tent. We tried to mentally block it out (and the consequences) and hoped for it to go away, but when the [...]
Day 96 – 97: Tanga to West Usambaras
We packed up everything again the night before so that we can have an early start. We didn’t set an alarm so only got up passed 08:00 and then only managed to leave passed 09:00. [...]
Day 92 – 95: Bagamoyo to Peponi
We packed up everything the night before, so we managed to leave at 08:13. We stopped at the new Total just outside Bagamoyo to refuel and then proceeded to retrace our route back to [...]
Day 91: Dar Es Salaam to Bagamoyo
We planned to leave at 07:00 and managed to almost do it despite sleeping until 06:45. We requested an Uber, which arrived within 8 minutes. The driver didn’t speak much English and somehow seemed [...]
Day 90: Stone Town to Dar Es Salaam
We set the alarm at 05:30 and actually manage to leave at 06:00. The Ferry is right across the road, but they suggest to arrive at least an hour early. We were, however, almost the [...]
Day 89: Back to Stone Town
Today’s variable breakfast option was pancakes, so we shared that and fried eggs. We decided to go back to Stone Town and not to another beach. We called a taxi driver who stuck to 40 [...]