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You’ll never guess what happened before we left Dar Es Salaam today. It was an answer to our prayers. Alnoor, a good friend of ours in Dar, who used to be our main computer equipment supplier in Dar closed his business. We did not know that, so we had been trying to get in touch with him for several months. But when his E-mail, his cell phone and his store phone number did not work, we knew something was up, and we were a little worried for him. When we arrived in Dar two weeks ago, I went to his previous store location and confirmed that it was closed. I inquired with others around that location, but no one knew what happened. On our way back to Dar yesterday, I kept thinking about him wondering if things were OK with him and his family and just offered a prayer for them.
Here we are again at Dubai International Airport. It’s just barely June 4th (12:30 AM) so you all are getting ready to leave work or something like that. We’ll be leaving at 2:50 AM for the long flight home. Definitely going to have some jet lag after this one. I can get cat naps in, but I rarely sleep very long on an airplane. At this point, I’m looking forward to getting back to our home and getting a good rest in our own bed. Sleep is very under rated.
We’ll post some more when we get home to close out our trip and add some other pictures to remember our experience by. Thanks to everyone who have been keeping up with us during trip. We’ll have lots to share with you when we get back.
Canon Bill
With little to do but pack our things and get ready to check out at noon, Cathy and I slept in this morning and had a 9 AM breakfast. The Tanzanite Executives Suites hotel where we are staying is very nice by western hotel standards. It’s got a great shower in the bathroom, which is much appreciated at this point in time (no more be said about that). They have also opened a new restaurant this year, which makes it very convenient to have a decent meal without having to leave the hotel. It’s in the heart of the inner city, so it’s an easy walk to just about anything you need. With nothing pressing to do, I did just that; take a walk about the city.
Dar is and interesting city. It is a assemblage of diverse elements of religion, race and cultures. At any corner you may fund a church or a mosque or a hindu temple or whatever. The variety of shops and products are also numerous. It is also a growing city. Skyscrapers are pushing up all over the place. Some are apartments, others are hotels and business centers. It’s hard to believe the difference in the skyline from my first visit in November of 2005. I’m not sure economically what is generating all of the construction activity, but in a way, it’s good to see the growth and for sure the employment it must be generating.
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It’s 11 AM now so it’s time for me to take that last shower and get ready to head off to the airport. I’m hoping to get some time later today to reflect on all we have experienced in this year’s trip. I also hope to post some more video’s either from the airport of when we get home tomorrow. It will be great to be home, and yet I know I’m leaving a bit of my heart here in Tanzania. It’s a country that grows on you.
Bill