Dar Es Salaam

After the delay at the border, we had to make time in order to meet up with Darren in Dar es Salaam. We spent a night in Mtwara, and another in Kilwa Masonga. The drive up through Southern Tanzania was truly amazing. The scenery is unreal, with green grass plains but dense vegetation and baobabs all at the same time. The bush also continues right up until the coast, and in places there were quite literally baobabs on the beach. It really looks like something from the Lion King, and one expects to see herds of zebras, giraffe and elephants around every corner. 

It was a pity to have to rush through it all so fast, and hopefully we will get the chance to go back there some day. Kilwa also looked incredible, but one got the feeling the one would need to spend about a week there to appreciate it for what it is. 

We finally reached Dar Es Salaam after negotiating some of the worst roads yet - rough, muddy, and water-logged! But we arrived only a day late to find a somewhat relieved Darren. Dar es Salaam was quite great, and much like South Africa - we even had lunch at the local Spur! Was nice to finally endulged in a little civilization.