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The Travel Journal of Jacqui and Lars

 

Tanzania - 4 March, 2001

 

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Location Latitude Longitude Elevation

Travel Distance

Start Lushoto (Church grounds) S04º48.218' E038º17.319' 1,431 m
Elinta view point S04º48.209' E038º15.455' 1,459 m 5 km (hike)
Finish Lushoto (Church grounds) S04º48.218' E038º17.319' 1,431 m 5 km (hike)

Total:

26,831 km

5,911 km

 

Weather: Mostly clear, sunny and very hot.  Cool at night.

 

 

Daily Journal Entry:

We have a bit of a slow and lazy morning, hanging out in bed and the campsite and waiting for breakfast.  Breakfast is pancakes.  After breakfast, we continue to relax around the campsite waiting for our guide who will take us for a walk through the villages in the area.

 

We head off on our walk shortly after 9 AM.  We head through the village and then go along dirt tracks that meander through other villages and besides huts and fields.  Along the way we meet many people as it is Sunday and they are heading towards church or to meet with family and friends.  We learn the local words for greeting people and asking how they are.  The local people respond well and are very friendly.

 

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After about 1 hour, we arrive at Elinta View Point and we have a great view over the countryside and the hills around us.  It is a bit hazy, but it is still a nice spot and we enjoy the views.

 

We then head on and wander back along a different route where we stop at a rest house for lunch.  Lars takes a short nap before lunch is served.  There is an aid project going on in the area, and we are served food made at this project, including dark bread, cheese, jams and juice.  It is all very good and we have a feast.

 

After lunch, we wander down to the dairy, where we pick up some of the cheese that they make fresh every day.  It really is very good (and cheap).

 

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We get back to the campsite at around 1:30 PM and take it easy for the rest of the afternoon - reading, napping and working on our journals.  Late in the afternoon, we get a fire going and all move and sit around the fire.  Dinner is eaten around the fire and we have a good sociable evening. Off to bed early as we have an early start in the morning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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