A very interesting 24 hours. A public holiday yesterday so we all went to a beach picnic area in the southern suburbs. Walking from the ferry three through a crowded market area, three of us had our backpack pockets unzipped without losing anything. The third person realised what was happening and sent the young chap on his way with a very rude english word. Apparently if she had grabbed him or called out "stop thief" there was a very good chance others would beat him to death.
After a very pleasant few hours on the beach we went home and witnessed a 4WD clean up a guy on a motorbike. It all happened in terrible slow motion of course. The poor chap was a bit battered but should be OK. Fairly upsetting nonetheless and we all payed extra attention to the traffic this morning.
Then this morning we all had to catch Dalla Dallas to VSO. These are mini-buses used by workers all over Africa to commute to their jobs. At peak hour these are impossibly crowded - imagine a minibus with all seats occupied and lots of standing people. Then add 20 more people. It must be horrendous in the summer or when it is raining.
Otherwise all good!
A few birds: Grey Heron, Palm Swifts, two Striped Kingfishers (my first new species), Red-eyed Dove, Emerald-spotted Wood-dove and Long-tailed Cormorant.
On Sat we escape to the relative serenity of Morogoro in the hills for two weeks. Lots of birds there for me I hope. Mostly we are there for language training but it will also be an opportunity to see how more rural people function. A highlight will be a day safari into Mikumi National Park.
No photos available yet. Our computers are locked in the VSO safe and I haven't had time to get them off the camera onto the VSO PCs yet. Maybe tomorrow.
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