Day One: Longs Over the Atlantic

Hello from Arusha!  Hooray for free WiFi!

Jamie and I arrived in Tanzania after a long journey from DC to Addis Adaba.  Then another flight from Addis Adaba to Kilimanjiro.

The flight was actually quiet comfortable -- Jamie and I had a row to ourselves, and got to stretch out a little on our long flight.  Although we didn't get much sleep during the trip, we arrived in Arusha around 2pm ready to explore.  We decided to check out a restaurant that a friend (Hi Rebecca!) had recommended to us called Big Bite.  We wanted to go early since we had already heard the advice not to be out in the city after dark.  Sadly, the restaurant wasn't open yet...and so we wandered.

Despite bringing my camera along, I was a little reluctant to take it out and snap photos since we were not in the best neighborhood and the concierge at our hotel had warned us not to bring any money with us.  Sorry about the lack of photos.  Promise there will be no shortage of them from here on out.

When we did get to Big Bite, the host/waiter turned out to be the chef as well.  This little old man basically made our entire Indian meal from start to finish while we were there.  I'm talking curry, naan, tikka masala, the works.

Tomorrow, we'll explore Arusha a little bit more (after catching up on a little sleep tonight) and then head off towards Lake Manyara.