Traffic jam in the mountains

We were on the road early again, heading for Makumi National Park near Morogoro. The park was established in 1964 and is the fourth largest in Tanzania, with an area of 3,230 square kilometres.

We were making good progress, but then we got stuck on a mountain road for the best part of a couple of hours! A lorry had overturned on the single-track road, and nothing could get past! When we eventually could move, the queue of trucks coming in the opposite direction stretched for miles!! They were definitely going to be stuck there all day.Read more