Its been a very busy long weekend but we have had a blast! Friday morning a few of us decided to get up early and climb Simba Hill. No its not Kilimanjaro but it was local and a short cab ride away. It would be considered easy to medium difficulty for seasoned trekkers taking us a good 45 minutes to get to the highest climbable point (unfortunately we could not get quite to the very top although we tried!) In any case, the view of Dodoma was fantastic and we managed to get a few good photos of the region. I learned that after a climb one must take the requisite "stance" photo indicating success (translation - " I have conquered this mountain... I am invincible! )...still don't think I am ready for Kilimanjaro yet - lol!
Later in the day we went back to the curio shop to buy some Tanzania carvings and crafts to bring home. It was a fun morning of bartering for deals with each of us using one strategy or another (later we found out that we had all over paid for most of our purchases...oh well, its all about the spirit of the game). The funniest part of the excursion was how I acquired my new earrings....I casually mentioned to the waitress that I admired her earrings and the next thing I knew they were swiftly extracted from her ears and with the utmost precision promptly put in my ears, the price was stated, the money exchanged and presto I had a new set of earrings....the 10,000 Tshs was worth the entertainment value provided to the group. You just had to be there!
Off to Mikumi we went...
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