Sat 17th Dec 2011
So today we awoke in Arusha! After a sleep in and complimentary breakfast we decided to check out this gateway to the Serengeti! Arusha is one of Tanzania's most developed and fastest growing towns... known as the safari capital. It is filled with tourists and hecklers - it's so hard to walk down the street without someone coming up to you asking us if we want to buy something or need help. Its so annoying... but as Michael won't let me swear on this blog, I won't say any more!
We went in search for US dollars and a mobile phone....although it was a long and painful struggle....we did end up getting both! After going to 5 different banks we gave up trying to get US dollars and got Tanzanian shillings instead. So much for Tanzania's most developed city! Along the way we met a lovely South African couple who also needed US dollars! We shared their taxi around Arusha and many memories!
After a hectic day of running around this town, we settled for lunch at a small restaurant in the back streets of Arusha! A fun fact for the day - all the soft drinks here are around 1000 shillings, which is about 65 cents! But the downside is all the bottles are recycled, refilled and sold again to another lucky person! Recycling to the max!
So you must all be wondering what 'Mental not normal' means. Basically it's a medical term used here to describe every psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorder. It's become my new favourite phrase.
I guess today was quite short.... As we wasted so much bloody time! We have checked back into the hotel, and although the electricity is a bit mental-not normal, we are now enjoying some local brew Safari lager in the dark. We have been sober for almost 6 days... I think this has so far the most impressive achievement since we landed!
From your favourite mental not normal,
Justin
Things that went wrong: Day 6 edition
- Michael broke his watch.
- Spent about 4 hours looking for somewhere to take out money.
- Michael couldn't find a weekend safari to go on :(
- Hotel room number three didn't work either with frequent blackouts, a TV that wouldn't turn off, broken shower, holes in the mosquito net and mental not normal air conditioner.
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