Saturday, October 20, 2007

Clubbing... In Tanzania!

I couldn't wait to write about this today... Absolutely fantastic evening last night. Where do i start? Well, as the title suggests, we went clubbing at the local club in Singida. It was the usual Scene Lodge meal with the last new volunteers of the year, and saying goodbye to four too. After we went to a bar called the Anaxes and had a couple of beers... then it got really exciting...

How many people can you fit into a Tanzanian Taxi?

Well, including the driver, there was four in the front, five in the middle, and bearing in mind its a saloon, FIVE of us in the boot! Yes, that included me, i very almost fell out i was laughing, no, crying so loud. I seriously had stomach pains i was creasing so much. I wish all of you could have seen it, hey Josh, think you would have loved how low the car was!

Anyway, the club, as most of you from home will know it's not really my scene, but I'm so glad i went. Once again, i managed to achieve activities pushing on my comfort zones. Danced all night until about 3 a.m and got another dodgy cab back to where we were staying. Got many photos for everyone, and danced with many locals, some too close to enjoy, but all in the name of having a little fun and to say I'd done it.

Go me, I've managed to stay in Singida for an extra day to watch the Rugby, persuaded a restaurant in town with my limited Swahili to play the match. Great, so when you are all watching it, i will be too, just in East Africa. By the way, thanks to all you guys at home that keep rubbing in that I'm missing Top Gear... Thanks Byrne for saving some of them for me! I Love You. And on a completely different note, and only sorry, not many will understand this, so don't dwell on it, but I'm missing the 'Tripod'!

Oh, by the way, flights now booked for this Cape town thing now, its going to be a heavy three weeks activities. I'm going to be wasted by the time i get back home to fit in everything i want to. Six flights to get me to Cape town cheaply... SIX, that's a joke, how many change overs? Also hiring out a car to get us places, it's going to be a blast!

Anyway, should end it there i think, that cab story is going to keep me amused for months, expect to near the story many time, apologies in advance. Hopefully get back into some hard work again this week, last week was problems, it would seem some of the locals are not receiving their pay. But hopefully sorted out now. Anyway, laters...

1 comment:

Luke Mills said...

For a picture of the sort of car we taxi'd in, click below:

http://www.cars-directory.net/pics/toyota/vista/1988/toyota_vista_2792608.jpg