The name of the town means mosquito creek. it is very apt, and has been the worst place for mossies so far. This is a launch point for us to go to Serengeti and the Ngorogoro crater. We were told breakfast at 6 and leave by 6.30, so that meant tents down and packed before 6. We were ready and all standing around the truck at 6 but no crew. They slept in so we were an hour late getting away. Ngorogoro is the worlds biggest caldera that is not full of water. it is ...

In true Intrepid style we left Dar today, there is way too much to see and do here to be hanging around. This is our 4th country and I still havn't seen a capitol city. So we left at 5am, up at 4.30 to pack up tents. We are heading for Mt Kilimanjaro but we had to stop on the way to make breakfast and pack lunch. Today was the longest drive day we have had and supposed to be the last. Nearly 12 hours including the breakfast stop. At Marangu we left the truck and ...

this morning we had to pack up camp and stow everything on the truck. We are taking the ferry to Zanzibar. Zanzibar is not an island it is an archipelago, and the main island is called Zanzibar, and became part of Tanzania when they got independence. TANganyika, ZANzibar, Independent Authority Tan..zan I a. The capitol is Stone town and it was settled by the Arabs and Indians so is mainly muslim and was a major slave trading port. Our guide is coming with us but ...

Today is about moving. 5am start and drive all day. I love it cis it means we are finally heading somewhere instead of just sitting around. Tonight we camped at the Old Farmhouse. Another OK campground but again in the middle of nowhere so nothing to do except shower and go to bed. All the places we have camped have been pretty good but they are in the middle of nowhere so there is nothing to do at night, after I have done my chores of course. There is another tr...