Cheers from Arusha (Team B)

May 8, 2008 7:50pm

After our first meal in Uganda this morning -- a simple and delicious breakfast in the hostel -- we headed out to the town of Entebbe. It's a quiet little town with, as always, very helpful Ugandans. While taking our first few pictures of Uganda, we realized that we three take different kinds of pictures. Jamie likes to take photos of people to try to portrait the settings. Maria likes taking macro pictures of vegetation & birds. And Viv, of course, goes for the mammals with her giant lens. So if we combined all our pictures, we'll have the whole package.

We said our goodbyes to Uganda for now and headed to the airport. Viv wouldn't stop saying the Entebbe airport was so much nicer than it was last year. They even have a duty free and a book store! We then got on a jet from Precision Airlines flying through Mwange to Kilimanjaro International Airport. Everything in KIA and along the way to Arusha seemed very organized and commercialized and, well, expensive. Maria kept on reminding us that we shouldn't be surprised since it's one of the most touristy gateway to the most visited African national parks. We'll have to see what it's real like in the city centre tomorrow.

Thought we'd write as much as possible while we're in Arusha where we still get access to internet.