They put bog roll into the loo. Awkward learning a week in!
Its a tourist place – safari trips are mainly older families with teens. And its nothing like real Tanzania. Don’t get me wrong, I’m here for the luxury! The first half was tourist Tanzania, second half was backpacking/ more of a cultural experience. Walks through small villages etc
They’ve banned plastic bags in the whole country, which is awesome. Plastic water bottles still abound though.
Most of real Tanzania is people living off the land. Herds of cows, goats or sheep. Growing maize. Shepherds start going out with their herds from age 6 or 7. Fully in the middle of nowhere. Lots of them asked us for water because they won’t drink it ever. They also have 2 meals a day. Breakfast is milk with maize in it, to try and fill their tummies. Maasai really do wear traditional dress, red checked fabric. And most people live in mud huts. It feels like a dichotomy with all the rich tourists in their jeeps and fancy lodges.
Its expensive here. I guess the wealthy Westerners mean a higher price for everything. Most items are sold in dollars.
The kids all wave at you from the street. Our guide, Agostino, said he was one of those kids. He also said his mum was 40 when she had him, so age 7 he was looking after the cattle. He would look after them from 2/3am, then go to school for the day, and come back at the end of the day and look after them again. Weekends were full time tending to the cattle. He hustled by starting portering Kilimanjaro from age 15. Any money he earnt he would save up and use it to pay for college.
Malaria – basically everyone has had it at least once. Its treated like the flu here it seems. Oh yeah, I first got malaria as a child etc. Yep, taking malaria meds and spraying mossie spray like our life depends on it!
There’s no Internet. Anywhere. Not really an issue. Just an observation!
Everyone wears lovely colours and prints clothes-wise
Team Mossy on the move 