Today’s journey took us from Dar es Salaam to Iringa. It’s normally an 8-10 hour drive depending on road construction, and it’s best to not be on the road at night, so we left at 7am. The drive takes us through several different eco-systems and Mikumi Game Park. From a distance we could see giraffe, zebra, elephant and impala, but none were close enough to get good photos. We had a nice lunch of chicken and ‘chips’ (fries) at Tan Swiss outside of Mikumi. Road construction appears to be a universal season. We had several delays when only one lane of traffic was allowed to pass. 11 hours later we arrived at Mlandege Guest House, which is run by one of the local churches. We were greeted by a group of watoto (children) who wanted their picture taken. There was much giggling as they saw themselves on the digital camera screen. The photo shows the group relaxing after dinner at Mlandege.
