Crowned Crane, which is the national bird of Uganda. Just a bit of trivia for you.
Today was certainly a day that if we were ever going to get IDO syndrome, it would be today.
IDO stands for “Internally Displaced Organs Syndrome”, otherwise known as getting a Kenyan massage. Seriously, the roads in Kenya are really bad.
Though bits and pieces remind me of Australia. Remember the hills that ring Alice Springs? This reminded me of them, though they’ve had more rain.
The rest of the photos on this post are taken from the jeep’s window. We were driving like the fast and the furious today. We had a lot of k’s between us and our accommodation in Tanzania.
Everywhere we went, there were small boys looking after livestock by the side of the road. One photo I missed was a boy with his herd, looking at his phone.
This is my last Kenyan photo. Our jeep paused to turn into the border crossing and these boys waved.
Tanzania now.
I love this one.
Women getting firewood. Our driver said that they can walk as much as 10 miles a day to find enough.
This is one of my favourites for the day.
Kids everywhere call out and wave as the jeeps go by. Usually, I’m too busy waving back to snap a photo, but I got this little guy.
I don’t think he’s wearing a seatbelt.
We kept seeing these houses with really steep roofs. Our driver explained that they’d seen movies from colder climates where the houses had these roofs because of snow etc, and they’ve now become a status symbol.
We passed by one place with an impossibly steep roof.
“Look at that,” he chuckled. “ He could have built another house instead of that roof!”
There are so many 3 wheeled cars in Tanzania. These guys were kind enough to pose for me.
This looks like hard work.
Kids playing with tyres, just like in “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
And finally, if you zoom in on the ends of the branches, you’ll see Weaver bird nests. The males build the ests. If a male doesn’t do a good enough job, a female will destroy it. and make him do it again. Once she’s happy with the nest then she’ll breed with him.
Fair enough, too. 😀
Dad Joke of the Day:
Hi Frogdancer,
I have been reading your blog for a long time but I think I’ve never commented before. But your recent travel posts are so nice I needed to let you know! I’m loving following your tours, both around Australia and other countries.
I’m Italian, I live near Rome, and I simply love traveling. I have lived in Japan for a year (a long time ago…) and your posts about that country made me feel so nostalgic. In Africa I have only been to Uganda, and seeing what you are experiencing in Kenya and Tanzania both reminds me of that AND makes me want to visit those two countries too. In Uganda we were only able to see two lions and spotted no other big cats (we went to see gorillas though). I definitely need to go to Masai Mara! It’s one of those names, together with Ngorongoro and Serengeti, that I learned to love and dream about from BBC documentaries when I was a child.
Up to now I have not been able to get to Australia, but it’s definitely on my list! Oceania is the last continent I have yet to visit, too! (yes I have been to Antarctica with my husband, it was our honeymoon!!!).
Sorry for the long comment, just wanted to let you know if you ever come to Italy I would be glad to help you with planning or questions etc. Thanks again for the virtual travels I’m doing with your posts!
Hi Sabrina! I went to Italy in 2015 and loved it- especially Florence and Venice. I’m so glad you’re enjoying the travel. I love writing about it and sharing it with everyone!
You definitely need to come to Australia. You’ll love it.