I made it!

Or at least half of the way.

Am sitting here at the YMCA in Dar es Salaam, feeling a cool breeze from outside.
Now, it's only a bus ride between me and Ilula, yey, should be there by this time tomorrow.

Strangest things happen, yesterday at this time I was in London, ready to take off, and here I am now...

The flights has been totally hassle free. Rather comfy to be honest.
On the flight from London to Dubai, I had roughly 1000 movies to choose from. Was even handed out a menu in order to decide what to eat.
Arrived in Dubai early this morning, and had my connecting flight at 10.50.

Finally arrived in Dar es Salaam at 15.20.
Stepping off the plane, feeling the hot air and the sticky breeze made me feel like home. The heat, the smell, the buzz, the vibrant colours, the people and all the commotion made me feel like home at once.
Taxi driver Valencio stood there and waited for me, and after passing the bureau d'echange to get some shillings (675 000 to be exact) we got in to the taxi and took off towards the centre.
All the colourful taxis, people selling anything from apples to in liners, between the lanes, the overcrowded buses and dala dalas felt like a deja vu, so in place and normal somehow. The smell of smoke from the women cooking along the roads just threw me back to Ghana. I feel like I'm home.
Halfway to (my very basic accommodation) YMCA, Valencio looks at me and says "Can you give me baby?" No waisting time here huh? I politely refused his request, and started asking questions about different buildings we passed by.
After check in I decided to venture out and have a look around., came across a German couple Andrea and Daniel, and asked them if they knew a good place to eat.
They were going to red onion (up on a roof) and invited me to come along. Wonderful people, had a lovely evening talking to them and eating a nice hot red curry.

Just had a refreshing cold shower (my first in 48h) and have organised my packing for tmrw, and now as the minaret's has quieted down, I will tuck in to be prepared for whatever tomorrow might bring....