We left Zanzibar at 8:30pm and boarded an overnight ferry back to Dar Es Salaam on the mainland. Usually, ferries between Zanzibar island and Dar take up to 3 hours. However, to save hotel money, we took a ferry that would drop us off at Dar at 6am the following morning. As we boarded, veiled women, anxious children, and working men watched us climb the stairs into the VIP section, where the other Mzungus stayed. The conditions were detestable – cramped spaces, constant rocking, unusable bathrooms. I just wanted to get to Moshi.
When the boat docked, we were greeted by a sleepy town and Alpha, a taxi driver. I called him to pick us up from the ferry and shuttle us to Ubungo, Dar’s bus depot. It’s a crazy environment filled with bus workers, passengers, and pickpockets.
A classmate managed to have us pay 28,000 T shillings for a “luxury-class” bus that would arrive in Moshi at 1:30pm. Ha. The bus was cramped, and we arrived in Moshi at 7pm in the evening (total travel time of 22.5 hours). We saw many cool things on the way, including a crashed plane on the side of the road, which caused the traffic to back up for about half an hour. These are pictures we took from the bus:
Now we have arrived at our house, which I will talk about later. Now, I need a shower.
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