Sonja
If someone had told me last year that I would ever teach Dutch in the desert, I would have called them crazy. Yet, now it has happened. During our lockdown in Morocco I met Melissa and Annie. Melissa comes from Auckland (NZ) and has Dutch roots, Annie is from Nashville and has had a Flemish … Read more
In previous blogs we talked about the hospitality of the Moroccan population. The meeting we had in Jaffar was very special. A Berber-house On the way to Azrou we decide to take a piste, the Cirque de Jaffar. The piste is quite heavy and leads us through a remote area in the High Atlas. We … Read more
Our first night we are in Malawi, we find the place through the app iOverlander: FloJa Foundation B&B Campsite in Ngara. We meet a Dutch couple André and Pauline, who run this special place since last March. Near the beach along Lake Malawi, we can set up our tent and again we can enjoy a … Read more
On December 2, we arrive at the Submarine hotel in Kahama. Here the staff of Gutz is staying and Suzanne has also arranged a room for us. We have seen each other only recently but it is good to be together again, this time with Annemarie. Gutz organizes seven festivals near Kahama on various days … Read more
On Sunday, October 23th, we visit the babyhome in Rangala. This place is run by six nuns, along with several nurses. The babies and toddlers who stay here are either orphans or children who have been abandoned. Sister Marie Esther asks me emphatically not to post photos of children online. She appreciates that we take … Read more
We agreed with Consolata to visit Rambulla on Monday, October 24th. At the petrol station in Ugunja, Consolata gets into our car and we drive to Rambulla along a dirt road. Consolata is the coordinator of Baja foundation in Kenya. I’m sure that some readers know this foundation, it is a foundation, founded by Corrie … Read more
On our last day in Uganda we decide to visit the hospice of Tororo. This project of the Okusubira Foundation, we got to know by the family Stoop-de Kruijf. During our trip in Uganda I contact Meta and get a contact in the hospice: Denis. On Saturday, October 22th, we are warmly welcomed by Denis. … Read more
In 2012 we visited Mwanza with Suzanne, who was living in Dar es Salaam. That time, we were invited for a visit to Meck Manyana, who we had met in Maastricht in 2007. He followed a management course and through Jane we came in touch with him. We decide to visit him again. We can … Read more
Because the car is being repaired in the garage, we stay a few days in a hotel in Tabora. The advantage of this is the extra time we have to explore the city .Today we discover the regional library and as I like the library of Etten-Leur, I’m curious about the way things work out in a Tanzanian … Read more
Today we want to drive from CrocqValley South Luwanga NP to Isoka. In Lundazi we do some shopping and refuel Milady. A few kilometers further, the road to Isoka seems to be very rough! What a surprise;) We notice that it is practically impossible to reach Isoka before dark. Around 5 pm we decide to stop … Read more
