Tanzania Trip -- Friday, July 27, 2012
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Day 21. Friday, July 27. Dar es Salaam, TZ. Day 14 in Tanzania. I started Cipro today to try to control my "traveler's trots," took some Imodium, and headed to the University of Dar es Salaam with Cathy. After a brief introduction to campus and locating the student restrooms, Cathy went about her business, and I went looking for birds and monkeys. I found no monkeys, but I did see a forest kingfisher (Grey-headed Kingfisher?), Hamerkop, one of the brown hawks, and a few other species. Cathy finished her work early, and we returned to the hotel for a quick lunch, then headed out for what was a long walk across town and along the shore (saw some birds this time!). At dusk, we met a grad student for dinner and didn't get back to the room until 9:00 PM. Link to trip map. |
 From taxi, first glimpse of the Indian Ocean |
 University of Dar es Salaam |
 University of Dar es Salaam |
 University of Dar es Salaam |
 University of Dar es Salaam |
 Risking life and limb to avoid walking |
 Middle-class shopping mall |
 Art in the Round-about |
 Heritage Motel |
 Heritage Motel (arrow marks our room) |
 Visiting offices of the Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania |
 Social Weavers taking over ornamental palm tree |
 Social Weavers habituated to humans |
 Cathy and local woman pose below huge baobab tree |
Indian Ocean (view east) |
 Men relaxing at the shore |
 Indian Ocean (view southeast across mouth of harbor) |
 Overloaded ferry boats (note beached rescue ship) |
 Port of Dar es Salaam |
 Government building restored in colonial style |
 Government building restored in colonial style |
 House Crow foraging on sidewalk |
Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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