Day 18, 22 July 2012, Kipepeo Beach Camp (via Truck, little ferry, minivan, big ferry and shank's pony) to Zanzibar, the spice islands - For those who aren't aware, 5 o'clock occurs twice a day and the morning version is very dark, somewhat cold and all a bit rushy-rushy. We pared down our 19 kg packs to just the detachable day packs for our excursion to Zanzibar. To avoid 2 hours in traffic to get to the ferry terminal our truck took us to a small commuter fer...

Day 17, 21 July 2012, Mikumi NP to Dar es Salaam, the haven of peace, Tanzania (and also traffic, mucho, mucho traffic) - We left our salubrious accommodations at Tan Swiss Lodge near Mikumi NP. We are truck sore and weary and that is before we board the bone box on wheels. Leaving behind the wilds, we enter the outskirts of Dar es Salaam and find petrol stations on every second corner - finally we know where the petroleum tankers were heading! We are assaulte...