Heading South

I don't really have much to say about the next bit of my journey but thought I'd add some photos. As you can see from the sign there's a lot of talk of f#*ing in Tanzania. What's worse is that Karibu means welcome and so this sign seems to be welcoming you for well, I don't really need to say.




After returning to Kigoma from Gombe, I decided to head south towards Malawi. It was a four day journey which meant stoping off over night along the way. Barbara, the American lady from Gombe was traveling my way too and so we traveled together until nearer the boarder where she went on into Malawi and I explored a little of Southern Tanzania.

The sceanery was very different to how it had been when traveling west. We drove along more dirt roads and across high ridges overlooking forested drops to either side. The trees were amazing shades of reds, yellows, oranges and greens and it reminded me of an English autumn. Except that it was boiling hot and very very dusty.




Again we had incredibly old buses to travel on and again they broke down. We shared the journey with lots of live chicks. All with their feet tied together and looking very thirsty. I feel so sorry for what a lot of animals here have to go through. It would make me really sad at home and it does a bit here but I think as it's just how things are here and there's not really anything you can do (I have been very tempted to buy all the chickens I come across but then I'd not know what to do with them) you kind of have to not let it effect you so much. It's a bit of a wierd feeling.



After four days of solid bus journeying I was very pleased to reach my destination - Tukuyu.