Feb 21 Dar es Salam
Really getting into East Africa here. Stanley and Livingstone area. We selected the 8-hour tour to Historic Bagamoyo, the ancient capital of what became Tanzania.
There's a long sail-in to the berth through a great natural harbor. Along the way there were throngs of people. No idea why. It was a Sunday, if that's meaningful.
Entertainment on the pier as we headed to our bus for the tour.
Bagamoyo is 75km to the north, and on a good traffic day (like a Sunday) it takes 1.5+ hours. The tour organizer had a solution -- police escort, flashing lights, and everybody else gets off the road. Such is the power of the US dollar in Tanzania.
All along the drive there were areas of marketplace. Just a collection of buildings and people selling stuff. This was the kitchenware section of one.
We arrived at the Paradise Resort for lunch at about 1pm. We were greeted by musicians, dancers and a snake. All except the snake were energetic.
Following a buffet lunch we could go down to the beach. Should you want to visit, this is one of the beachfront cottages you could rent.
And here's the beach. No one went in, although several had bathing suits. The water was dirty and seaweedy, although there were some tourists and locals in a little further down.
Kaole Ruins, location of the 13th century Muslim city.
Example of the communities that we passed in the Bagamoyo area.
We stopped at a fort built long ago to the protect the trade routes through this area
A final stop at the Catholic History Museum and parish church in Bagamoyo.
We made the trip back in 1:08. The police escort was critical, especially for a traffic jam in the city as we neared the port. Divided highway was no problem, we went over to the other side of the road (this country, like just about every place we've been in Africa, drives on the British side of the road -- the left side).
A long, tiring day, but interesting....dave
Really getting into East Africa here. Stanley and Livingstone area. We selected the 8-hour tour to Historic Bagamoyo, the ancient capital of what became Tanzania.
There's a long sail-in to the berth through a great natural harbor. Along the way there were throngs of people. No idea why. It was a Sunday, if that's meaningful.
Entertainment on the pier as we headed to our bus for the tour.
Bagamoyo is 75km to the north, and on a good traffic day (like a Sunday) it takes 1.5+ hours. The tour organizer had a solution -- police escort, flashing lights, and everybody else gets off the road. Such is the power of the US dollar in Tanzania.
All along the drive there were areas of marketplace. Just a collection of buildings and people selling stuff. This was the kitchenware section of one.
We arrived at the Paradise Resort for lunch at about 1pm. We were greeted by musicians, dancers and a snake. All except the snake were energetic.
We made the trip back in 1:08. The police escort was critical, especially for a traffic jam in the city as we neared the port. Divided highway was no problem, we went over to the other side of the road (this country, like just about every place we've been in Africa, drives on the British side of the road -- the left side).
A long, tiring day, but interesting....dave
1 comment:
Nothing like some flashing lights to clear the way. Sounds like you had a great day.
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