Day 15 Transit to Moshi

Today we enjoyed a leisurely breakfast at Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge as we didn’t have to depart until 10 AM. 

We found a cabbage tree emperor moth near reception. Neil placed a full sized banana next to it for scale!

And here is fabulous pool view!

We drove back to the AMEG Lodge in Moshi. We made three stops at different tourist places to buy souvenirs. 

Safariland was the first place we visited. It was a huge place with all kinds of rooms selling everything from T-shirts to tanzanite. I looked at some jewelry and found it very pricey. But they had a huge selection. 

Here is their instagram post they hope people will use to spread the word!

We stopped at another shop with lovely fabrics -and wood carvings. 

And then we stopped a “Cultural Heritage” which will soon have a Jane Goodall museum opening there. I thought this place had the nicest products with the best prices. 

We continued on the road to Moshi with lots of traffic. So many sights to see when in Arusha, a city of 2.4 million.

 
This fellow is the second person on the motorcycle!  Thankfully the cardboard is not in front of the driver!!

We checked into our hotel around 6 pm. We were happy to flake out on the beds and read for an hour before supper. 

Thom and his wife Lena and Cornel and his wife Jacquie joined us for our farewell supper. It was a lovely evening where people spoke about what they were grateful for on this trip. 

I was grateful Neil Zeller hosted an information night last February and I decided forty years of dreaming about an Arfrican Safari was long enough - it was time to take the plunge. And so I was grateful to Calgary guides Neil Zeller and Chris Fisher, but also our drivers Thom and Cornel. 

What I have failed to mention is the absolutely amazing camaraderie of the fellow eight passengers on the trip - the laughter on so many occasions and the group dynamics made this a trip that will be so difficult to ever repeat. This African Safari was a dream come true. And I have to say I am so grateful to my DH J who supported and encouraged me to take the trip - even though it wasn’t his dream trip!

One more night at the hotel and then a long travel day and a half to fly home!!  Dreams do come true!

One cute little photo taken by Neil Zeller from the other truck when we had playful lions to observe!!