Woke up at 3:30 because our air conditioner was making funny noises. Read for awhile and then decided to just get up at 5:00. Got ready leisurely and had a nice breakfast at the hotel. The view of the mountains from our hotel rooms was gorgeous! We packed up (again) and were ready to go by 8:00 as directed. We waited around until 8:45 until we finally got going. At least Deb2 got some more snuggles in with Edward's kids. Drove over some atrocious back city roads to drop off Edward's family at their house. We were finally on the real road back to Dar at 9:15.
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| Mountain view from our room. |
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| Deb2 and Edward's kids |
It was slower going with lots of traffic and speed zones. We had to stop at a bush toilet for Deb2 but other than that we didn't stop except when traffic stopped. The drive through Dar was very hot! So many people and buses and trucks! The road into Dar looked like an earthquake zone because everything close to the highway had to be removed for the widening of the road. They were breaking buildings apart by hand and salvaging every little brick. But it was a mess. People were selling things right up at our vehicle windows. They were selling everything and everybody was selling the same things. So many people selling - how can they make a living?
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| Messy lands by the road. |
We got to the Slipway Hotel about 2:00. We freshened up a little (once we got towels). Had a glass of wine and then decided to shop at the hotel shops here. We were just getting into it when Deb1 said Edward was here with the school van and we should go get in. We got out front and no Edward. We stood around waiting for another 1/2 hour or more. Finally we were all there, piled into the van and went to the SeaCrest hotel for a supper right on the Indian Ocean. On the way there, Edward pretended he was an airline pilot and welcomed us to his "flight" and we could enjoy the wifi on our trip. We thought he was kidding, but he really had turned on a hotspot and we could use wifi. We wasted the opportunity texting each other in the vehicle.
The restaurant was out on a terrace overlooking the ocean. There were tankers and waves and a very stiff breeze. It blew a glass of wine over onto Deb2's lap. There was also a nice gift shop there where I found a souvenir spoon and a puzzle set for Linus. Still need to do more shopping. Edward wants us to go to the island of Bongoyo tomorrow but Deb2 and I want to stay here and shop. For dinner tonight I had a crispy chicken wrap. Everybody else except Deb2 had fish or seafood. Good thing the breeze was blowing the smell away. We all had a little too much to drink. Came back to the hotel and finished up more wine in Mary and Russ' room. Deb & I got tired-we'd been awake since 3:30. We excused ourselves and went to bed.
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| Indian Ocean view from SeaCrest |
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