Mto wa Mbu

Trip Start Apr 19, 2010

Trip End Jun 21, 2010

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Flag of Tanzania Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania, Tanzania
Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Today we visit the village of Mto wa Mbu (Mosqueto Rier) which lies on the edge of the rift valley – beautiful as usual. We went for a hike through the region, tasted banana beer in the traditional manner (sweating like pigs in a tiny hut, passing around a tumbler to each other – not sure anyone actually enjoyed it….). Apparently the local price for a bride here is 50-100L of banana beer in comparison to the Massai whose bride price is cows.

We had a traditional lunch again high up in the mountains - the pictures tell how good it was The afternoon was spent having the local craftsmen show us how they carved animals etc out of wood & stone & the local style of painting. As usual, i found plenty of kids to play with along the way....

Tonight we are staying at Snake Park - there are hedgehogs running around the place - including babies!!! Im having the time of my life... Serengeti adventure begins tomorrow...

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typical house in the region	baby hedgehog	not a bad backdrop for a city (Arusha)	one for the work crew - read the comments...
getting ready to try banana beer	more local foods to try	check out the size of this boab tree...	local craftsmen at work
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cherie on May 15, 2010 at 02:34AM

Hey Sarah, Your hair looks fab, hope the tats are painted on!!!!!! Your pics look like you are having an amazing time and you look happy. Yah!!!!!!! Missing you, but busy with your reno's that are all under way. Keeping the cost as low as possible but it's all addding. Aaaghhh!!! Love Cherie, Simon and kids

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