Up at 5am again to pack up and do the 10 hour drive to Dar Es Salaam. I think we've made really good time, and we should get there by 4pm-ish. Rooms can be rented at the final campsite for $15 a night, so last night was probably last night of camping. My thermarest, sleeping bag, liner and pillow have all been amazingly comfy, but it'd getting hotter and hotter as we approach the coast, and camping in 30 degree heat is a bit less-than-pleasing.
I am really looking forward to getting to Zanzibar tomorrow, 2 nights of beaches and proper hotel, and then 3 nights in Stonetown, then h-o-m-e. Relations have become a little fractured between a few people in the group, so it's going to be good to be hotel-based, and eating out instead of cooking together, as I think breaking point isn't far off. Cause for contention is A Certain People being silent, sulky, sullen and sour. Oh, and remarkably stingey. Lot's of S's. Luckily, everyone else has a wicked sense of humour, so there has been more laughter than any genuine anger. I'm really, really looking forward to some serious big nights out with the girls (and Keith!) Too. It's Ramadan at the moment, so I think Zanzibar will be more subdued than usual, which is a good thing as Mel and Kat *need* some form of speed-limit enforced!
I painted my toenails on the truck this morning. Bright fuschia. I have party feet. Party feet are currently fancying a cocktail, and I have been reliably informed that at tonights campsite, they will lop the top off a coconut, and serve you a pina-colada style drink in the shell, using the fresh coconut water. Woo hoo! Blooody shame we have our final 5am start in the morning ;)
Listening to cheesiest party music on the truck as we get closer... Barbie song, and Cher. David! Where are you!
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You know I won't get my party feet on for anyone less than Dolly!
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