Dreams of Tanzania

This blog is set up by Mark and Brenda in preparation of their trip to Tanzania in June/ July 2010. Our home country, South Africa is hosting the Fifa Soccer World Cup this year. The schools will be closed for four and a half weeks during the feast of soccer. We are using the time to visit Mark's cousins in Moshi. Along the way we will be stopping to visit friends and relatives in Pietermaritzburg and Hluhluwe KZN; Maputo; Juliasdale in Zimbabwe; hopefully another friend in Tete district of Mozambique and then north through Malawi and thence to Tanzania. Brock and Delphi live in Moshi, northern Tanzania. A rough idea of our route can be seen in this map.

This is an opportunity of a lifetime for us. Mark was born in Tanzania and it's close to fifty years since he and his family left. The trip has been six months in the planning and with a month to go everything seems to be on track.

We have an itinerary, we've had our yellow fever shots, we've already bought our non-perishable foodstuff for camping along the way, we've cleaned and packed the tent, sleeping bags and mattress - see photo above.

Our visa applications for Tanzania are being processed. We've bought malaria prophylactics, first aid supplies and a sturdy roof rack to stow equipment. Departure date is 10 June. Put the kettle on Brock and Delphi - we will soon be on our way.