Dad’s and Barney’s birthdays. Gave Barney his tiny present that I had bought at Wildebeest and kept hidden since then.
Went to The Jolly Farmer on the way to Iringa and bought some odd-looking smoked cheese and a couple of other bits. In Iringa we parked nearish the market and the streets of useful shops. We bought a WD40 alternative and got almost everything else on our shopping list, visiting two small supermarkets, a pharmacy and the fruit and veg market. This last is something we hardly ever do but B had got chatting to an English woman who told him that it’s the safest market in Tanzania. And we did enjoy walking around the market, finding everyone very friendly. We bought tomatoes, two papaya, six small mangoes, an aubergine, a cucumber and some tiny bananas. It was fun. Then we walked to Hasty Tasty Foods for lunch. We were able to sit in the shade outside and watch life going by. Our food was OK but definitely not special. On the way back to Kisolanza we bought a new spade for £2 at a place I had noticed before. Everyone in the vicinity was highly amused at us stopping there.
Back at the campsite I had a nice snooze before my shower. We had one of our simple suppers and then ate the whole of one of our good bars of chocolate, in honour of Barney’s birthday. We later had a quick word with Nicky and she gave us love from Archie, who apparently remembers us as well as we remember him. We played backgammon later on.
Went to The Jolly Farmer on the way to Iringa and bought some odd-looking smoked cheese and a couple of other bits. In Iringa we parked nearish the market and the streets of useful shops. We bought a WD40 alternative and got almost everything else on our shopping list, visiting two small supermarkets, a pharmacy and the fruit and veg market. This last is something we hardly ever do but B had got chatting to an English woman who told him that it’s the safest market in Tanzania. And we did enjoy walking around the market, finding everyone very friendly. We bought tomatoes, two papaya, six small mangoes, an aubergine, a cucumber and some tiny bananas. It was fun. Then we walked to Hasty Tasty Foods for lunch. We were able to sit in the shade outside and watch life going by. Our food was OK but definitely not special. On the way back to Kisolanza we bought a new spade for £2 at a place I had noticed before. Everyone in the vicinity was highly amused at us stopping there.
Back at the campsite I had a nice snooze before my shower. We had one of our simple suppers and then ate the whole of one of our good bars of chocolate, in honour of Barney’s birthday. We later had a quick word with Nicky and she gave us love from Archie, who apparently remembers us as well as we remember him. We played backgammon later on.