It was a long day of traveling. We left Pangani at about 10:45. Unfortunately there's no direct route to Dar es Salaam so we had to retrace our steps back to Korogwe and then head south to the junction with the T1 at Chilenze.
Dar is a nightmare as far as traffic goes. There is only one road into the city and the traffic streams in and out - mainly buses and big trucks. We finally got to our accommodation in the middle of the city at Luther House. We were going to camp out of town but it got so late. We looked in the Bradt guide and found this hostel. It's a ministry of the Lutheran church. We got an adequate room with shower and toilet, a very noisy fan and an even more noisy airconditioner. The important thing was having off street parking for the car.
We went with Brock and another friend to a lovely Indian restaurant called the Alcove where we enjoyed a wonderful meal. Unfortunately we were both pretty exhausted and I could feel myself nodding off at the table. Fortunately I was very tired so that when we arrived back at the hostel I just went straight off to sleep and didn't stir until 4:30am when I woke up drenched in perspiration and most uncomfortable. I'm sure Dar is a wonderful city but we didn't get to see it in daylight. Ah well, another time....
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