Days 203/204/205… Friday 13th Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th October Pancakes and curried potatoes for breakfast. The security guard has washed our car. We gave him some small change. Set off for Tunduma border 3 hours away. Very quiet road and mostly tarred. On one of the dirt roads, a speeding lorry ahead was kicking up a huge amount...Read More
Day 202… Thursday 12th October Vervet monkeys on the prowl for food this morning and had to protect the breakfast preparation. Todays drive time 4 hours. Drove through Katavi National Park. No park fees to pay and a beautiful quiet route with hardly a passing car. Saw giraffe, warthog and hippo. Our stop for the...Read More
Day 203… Wednesday 11th October 5 and half drive time covering 200 miles south to Sitalike. Tar road for 2 hours and then a beautiful route through a forest along a level dirt track. Road construction along a 60 mile stretch with diversions. Chinese road building taking place. Very little traffic and hardly any settlements. ...Read More
Days 201 and 202… 9th and 10th October Cabbage and spaghetti from the breakfast buffet along with sweet fennel bread. I am certainly eating some strange but wonderful food on this trip. 5 hour drive to Kagoma located on Lake Tanganyika which separates Tanzania from the Democratic Republic of Congo on the other side. More...Read More
Day 200… Sunday 8th October Drove to Kibondo. Heading west near the border with Burundi. Road building in progress with sections of newly laid tar, grading and dirt road diversions. Very little traffic. Drive time 5 hours. Stopped for fuel and cash. Cash payments only at fuel stations and accommodation. Card payments not always possible...Read More
Days 198/199… 6th and 7th October A leisurely start to the morning as the route to Lake Victoria was fairly short compared to the longer days recently done. Stopped off in Mwanza for supplies (phone data at a Vodacom shop, food in a mini-market and bread from a bakery). Traffic into Mwanza was slow although...Read More
Day 197… Thursday 5th October The 4th last land border crossing to deal with on this trip! I am counting them down as they are now getting tedious. The whole border crossing took 90 minutes which is not too bad. More paperwork to complete and a road tax levy of 62,000 Tanzanian Shillings (approximately £20)...Read More
Day 188… Tuesday 26th September Another border crossing today – only 4 more to go after this one! First stop the garage again. The one stop border crossing from Tanzania into Kenya was a delight and one of the most efficient with friendly staff and no queues. All under one hour with health check/immigration/customs out...Read More
Days 186 and 187… Sunday 24th and Monday 25th September The journey heading west into Arusha was very slow due to may slow moving lorries and difficulty overtaking them. Local traffic choose to drive at the on-coming traffic and move in at the very last moment. Witnessed a couple of near misses. Arushas has hugely...Read More
Day 185… Saturday 23rd September Heading north towards Arusha, northern Tanzania. Slow moving lorries but no police stops. The police are easy to spot in their smart white uniforms. They stop lorries but simply wave us on. A shorter 4 hour drive today. Greener flatter landscape surrounded by mountains. Crazy bus and coach drivers travelling...Read More
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