Due to a slow internet connection this will be another brief
photo-free update, but we wanted to let you know that we have safely
returned to Dar es Salaam from village life, and are currently
planning the next stage of our travels as we enjoy the peace of the
Free Pentecostal Church of Tanzania Guest House. Unfortunately, the
network at the FPCT is experiencing difficulties, so I (Joe) launched
out on foot to try and find a place fit for digital communications,
and came across the "Flying Angel Club" of the Ministry to Seamen,
where the chaplain invited me in to use their wifi and watch some of
the Premier League (British Football) game on TV. It's been a pleasant
place to be able to catch up with emails, and everyone has been very
nice so far, asking what ship I'm with and where I've sailed from.
That said, I should probably get back to work on what form of
transportation we will use to head South.
In other news, Carol and I would like to extend our congratulations to
Wilson Kipsang (see earlier posts), who claimed the marathon world
record by 15 seconds in Berlin, Germany this morning (2hr 3min
22sec)!!!
- Joe
great to read and hear the updates!! Thanks for sharing :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for reading along Xander! It's been an amazing trip, and we've really enjoyed attempting to journal at least a few of the stories. We miss you guys a lot though, and I'm afraid that I've been getting precious little running in (though I did run to the train station in the rain this morning to try and get tickets to Zambia). All the best to you guys!!!
DeleteIt might be hard to get to, but there's a place called Shiwa Ngandu in the north of Zambia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiwa_Ngandu). Pretty interesting history, and nice hot springs in the camp site! It's on the main road up to Tanzania.
ReplyDeleteHave you got plans to visit Malawi?