Last week of Training

We all had a fantastic last week of trainings, everyone was really enthusiastic. The adults were really keen to learn what we were teaching the girls.  It was a similar format to the previous weeks with activities including, First Aid, treasure hunts and a closing Olympics ceremony.  We also enjoyed sigma and some tasty chicken! After training we got a bus to Nkhata bay for a couple of days holiday together.

Nykarta Bay

 We stayed at Mayoka Village in little beach lodges.  It was extremely fun and we had lizards in the bathroom that kept on multiplying every time we went in!  It was great to relax with a cold beer and a couple of cheeky sambucas and time to look back on the fun we had over the project.  We enjoyed a lazy day by the lake and some of us took a rowing boat out.  The fun all stopped when everyone saw a 3ft long water lizard swimming in the lake! Didn’t stop us for long a couple of hours later we were back in the boat.  It was an early start the next day getting the bus back to Mzuzu then on to Lilongwe, just normal bus fun.  We were met by the same taxi driver Alex that we had the week before and booked a night at Mufasa lodge.  We went for tea at Don Brioni’s bistro, were we saw the ‘Girlguiding UK GOLD 2010’ plaque on the wall!

Parting Ways!!!!

In the morning we all went to the market to get our last minute gifts from Malawi.  After that we had to say our goodbyes to Ruth and Charity.  After 5 minutes of them leaving we were already missing them and felt weird as a four.

We prepared ourselves for the 30hr bus journey to Tanzania by stocking up with food.  We arrived At the bus station ready to leave for 7pm, We had Alex the taxi driver who said the others  got to airport fine and had made up a nickname for Ruth ‘mamma chicken’ he said she was upset parting from her chicks!!!!  The coach was quite roomy compared to other bus journeys we have experienced before but we soon discovered we had cockroaches for company!  As the journey continued the bus filled up with people in the aisles and few ended up just about sitting on us.  We got a little worried when we seemed to have broken down in the night. But it gave us a perfect opportunity to go to the toilet.  The journey was surprising not too bad and once we’d gone over the Tanzania border time sped by.  We arrived early hours on Tuesday and found a hotel close by.

Onward Travel

Tuesday - Exploring Dar es Salaam and got our tickets for Zanzibar

Wednesday – Boat trip to Zanzibar, saw a whale on the way! Checked in to Karibu inn in Stone Town and enjoyed doing our own walking tour including a guided tour around the Anglican Cathedral and old slave Market.

Thursday – We went north to Nungwi  bay to the beach, the sea was turquoise and so warm, had a couple of rain showers but nothing compared to back home,  Enjoyed a tasty meals of tuna and swordfish and watched the sun set over the habour

Friday – Caught a Dala Dala to the Jozani Forest were we saw red colobus monkeys we then caught a mini bus to the coast at Paje and enjoyed a quick dip in the sea then headed back to stone town. Explored the famous food market and tried some food including a Zanzibar pizza and sugarcane juice.  We had a really tasty meal at a curry house.

Saturday- Boat back from Zanzibar and on to north beaches of Dar es Salaam

Enjoyed a couple of days of relaxing before heading back to Dar es Salaam on Monday

Tuesday- Dar es Salaam textile markets and enjoying last day of the holiday

Wednesday- Homeward bound