Day 6, 4th July, back home for some...

Well, not quite....the group left to Nairobi as they were flying that night but i decided to stay for an extra week to go on a safari....I thought it would be a godd way to celebrate my 38th b'day.





The group dropped me at the Arusha Hotel. once they left I felt soooo lonely...i had just spent the last 7 days of my life with all of them and I guess I did not like the idea of being on my own.

That's me at the hotel (Dave took the picture from the bus)












Arusha






I spent he rest of the day in Arusha, mainly at the hotel doing the laundry and resting; i had a proper shower and slept in a decent bed which was just amazing.
I was not allowed to go out on my own...so they escorted me to the local supermarket to get water and toothpaste.
Arusha is very safe, but you would have 20 people following you trying to sell anything.

The morning after, I got up very early planning to visit the local Maasai market but again I was not allowed to leave on my own; I needed to get some cash and well, that was another adventure. I tried every single ATM within a 5 miles radius and I could not get cash in any of them. I had to go by taxi to some of them. We ended up in a local hotel getting the cash but being charged in USD but getting Tanzanian schillings...good business....

My advise...if you ever go to Tanzania, GET PLENTY OF CASH; don't rely on credit cards.


Lake Manyara