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Traveler Summer Of Yes
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- Sep 11, 2023, 9:41 AM
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Altitude: 79 ft
- Tanzania Mtwara Shangani Mtwara -10.278772, 40.18193610°16’44” S 40°10’55” E
Day 63
Aborted Departure
September 11, 2023 in Tanzania ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
We were excited to depart today...

Off to immigration to watch them watch instagram while we waited on a departure stamp.

I'm always amused that immigration officials look, puzzled, at paperwork or passports.

Look, pal, you've seen a passport before. C'mon.

So anyway we got stamps after half an hour and went along to buy last-minute things for the sail to Mayotte with anticipation.

As we shopped for fruits we received word from our weather guru that there's a massive high system brewing and we should hunker down vs. depart. With great disappointment we are staying.

Eating cashews and sipping beer with a refreshing breeze isn't such torture. A nap looms on the horizon. Sailing is so exciting.Read more
Traveler Happy to hear you’re being cautious and safe
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Traveler It's a big ocean out there. No need to make this more difficult.
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Traveler Better safe than sorry.. 🙏🏻
9/11/23Reply
Traveler Yes. There are old sailors and there are bold sailors. There are few old, bold sailors
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- Sep 9, 2023, 9:51 AM
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Altitude: 49 ft
- Tanzania Mtwara Shangani Mtwara -10.281639, 40.18920810°16’54” S 40°11’21” E
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Day 61
Mtwara Market
September 9, 2023 in Tanzania ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Pretrip meal planning is highly dependent upon what we find at the market. The market is a maze of noise, color, and sound. I love it!

The food is beautiful here and while I suspect we are paying much more than the locals would, it feels very affordable.

The paucity of preserved/tinned/jarred things means we will be eating a diet that declines rapidly in variety/interest. I'm usually proud of my cooking but haven't found my groove yet with current conditions.

Maybe tomorrow.Read more
Traveler Great pic — the colors, the movement, the aloneness of it all… love it!!!
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- Sep 9, 2023, 11:04 AM
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Altitude: 69 ft
- Tanzania Mtwara Shangani Mtwara -10.261644, 40.18668110°15’42” S 40°11’12” E
Day 61
Fish Market
September 9, 2023 in Tanzania ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
The fishmarket was visually amazing.

Colorfully dressed women were waiting to get buckets of tiny fish.

It made me sad to see how many undersized fishes were caught - it's wildly unsustainable fishing.

Even sadder, the three smallish manta rays that were being butchered.

All of this on wooden tables in the blazing midday sun while there was a largely empty concrete building with shade and coolers. I assume there are economic factors at play which I don't understand.

But I wasn't inspired to buy nor eat anything that we saw. If we had a larger fridge/freezer, I might have gone for a nice snapper... but 5kg of fish is too much for 2 people in a day or two.

So we just enjoyed the sights and sounds.Read more
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- Sep 15, 2023, 9:51 AM
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Altitude: 59 ft
- Tanzania Mtwara Shangani Mtwara -10.273339, 40.18743110°16’24” S 40°11’15” E
Day 67
Presidential Visit
September 15, 2023 in Tanzania ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
On the way to buy parts, we were told to pull over off of the road, as was everyone else.

After ten minutes of cooling our heels, a parade of envy-inspiring late-model Land Cruisers blasted past at speeds wildly inappropriate to the setting. There must have been 35-40 vehicles. I guess everyone wants to feel important and takes their own car/entourage.

I'm told it is the President, on her way to give a speech at the local hospital - a new and oddly Hampton Inn looking place in Mindikani.

As I was parts-shopping her address was on the TV. People seemed mildly engaged.

It was interesting to see that politicians' self-importance transcends international borders.Read more
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