Nyakanazi

Today was little more than a travel day, which included staying in a very rural town in Tanzania to break up an incredibly long drive before we arrive at Lake Victoria. As such, there wasn't much exciting stuff happening a part from a nice walk through the little town that ended up being very cute. Because we are quite rural, the locals were even more shocked at seeing a mzungu. This meant that the endless staring and pointing was worse than normal. Children are so excited to see you that they run and tell their friends about your presence and then proceed to follow you around town. They were so cute, they don't speak a lot of English but try their best to communicate, this normally just consists of them saying hello a bunch of times but they were so cute. We were walking through some incredibly poor areas with a lot of staring, yet somehow, I didn't feel unsafe at all. We simply wandered through the town and felt more confident than in places like Rome. I'm not sure how that is, but I think it is the constantly positive experiences we have with locals and the general happy nature of everyone in the towns. After the walk, we had an authentic Tanzanian dish organised by the guesthouse, which was very nice and incredibly big. The highlight of the day was having our own beds and rooms to sleep for no additional cost. They were basic but a good enough bed to allow for a good sleep. Before we could get to bed, though, we had a drink at the bar and celebrated Caroline's first day on the tour, and of course, it was a massive driving day.Read more