Finally! Morogoro!

So the girls finally made it to Morogoro; no protesting, bombs, to get in the way of us leaving town. So on Friday after class we caught the bus and headed to Morogoro. About 3 hours and no brake downs latter we arrived in Morogoro. The place was fantastic. The scenery on the way west into the mainland of Tanzania changed significantly. The Uluguru Mts are beautiful. Much bigger and grander then I was anticipating! We worked with a hicking company called Chilunga Cultural Tourism company. They were a great group to work with, locally owned and operated and very excited to have us. We where there only customers that week. We stayed at the Hotel Oasis - sounds pretty nice and fancy and it wasn't bad what was better was that split 4 ways it was about $10 a night. As for the excitement and other things "to do" in Morogoro there really isn't anything. We went to the market on Sunday before heading back on the bus.

Now for the best part - all the pictures. They really don't do the mountain and view any justice!

taken on the drive into Morogoro

The start up and into the mountain - we are doing the Morning Side Trial Hike

Emmanuel our guide

the oldest boy new 2 english words picha and money!

Local village/tribe leader with his 2 year old son

the start of the rock slide water fall - never really got a great look at it :(

view from the top

German Colonial house that controlled the mountain trade

Me at the top

Clothes drying in the sun

you can kind of see the wedding procession - where the woman of the village are taking the new bride to her new home

the streets are much cleaner and safer then those in Dar

Morogoro is cleaner - not as much trash - posters/advertisments new and old everywhere - like in Dar

Hotel Oasis - room split 4 ways for $10 for 2 nights!

waiting for our bus back

Morogoro bus station - was not safe to take out camera at Dar bus station

   Hope you all enjoyed! Last week was my first full week of classes!! My safari clay hat from art fell apart and was not worth taking a picture of - but we are on to wood carving now - so maybe that will be my new calling! Elliot and I are making the finale arrangements for our Zanzibar diving trip!! There are a few others who are going to join us and do snorkeling too! Looking forward to that and then its Spring Break and you will never guess where we and what we have planned for that!! (know if i can just make my budget work!)