Habari Asubuhi! Good morning! It is our first morning in Njombe, Tanzania. The beds at the Lutheran Center felt wonderful at our 15 hours on the road. It is great to be finally be at our main destination after 3days of travel. We were welcomed graciously by many friends.

On Thursday, we arouse very early in Dar to start our journey south.  The city of over 4 million was bustling with activity and the world of life in a  busy African city unfolded before us. People were traveling by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, bus, car, as they began their daily routines. Dar is a typical city, with a full spectrum of economic development.  There are tall buildings and small one room adobe houses.  There is a lot of construction, particularly on the main roads we traveld.   The landscape changed from urban to rural and we found ourselves driving through many small villages and farms. Children dressed in uniforms were on their way to school, men and women were out in the fields doing hand work, women were gathering at the wells in town centers, families were gathered around their homes doing domestic work such as laundry and food preparation, and some were taking baths in the local rivers. Many women were working on road crews. 

We only stopped a few times, and at one point had to "kick the elephant", hmmm, what does that mean? Stay tuned and you will find out! :) 

We were all thrilled when we saw our first giraffe along the road of Mukumi National Park.  We also saw baboons, elephants, zebras, and cape buffalo. It has not yet hit a few of our travelers that we are actually in Africa!

Till next time! Lynn Egesdal and Jan Rosdail