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12 passenger single propeller ....the smallest plane I've ever been in. |
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Hope we soon have a pilot ...and God bless him! |
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A very smooth flight at low altitude ...so great views of earth below |
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Dar, a sprawling city of c. 3,000,000 people |
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With surf beaches! |
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Aiming for island of Zanzibar |
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Beautiful coral reefs ...just like Australia |
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Taking off from Zanzibar |
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Surf coastline of Zanaibar |
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Coming in to land on Pemba Island |
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Thank you Lord for two more safe trips! |
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On Pemba, I was met by relatives of a Tanzanian inmate in a HK prison. We travelled an hour by road to their shanty town home which doesn't have electricity ("too much corruption; basic bill is a rip-off; then you have to give tips to all the various workmen who install the power ...we can't afford it"). Not hard to see why people are tempted by drug-trafficking to get money for their families. Wages are so low here in Tanzania ...that's if you're lucky enough to have a job. High unemployment. Restaurant staff at hotel I was staying at in Dar earn about US$3 per day ...that's one third the price of a fish and chip meal I had at the restaurant. Doctor at government hospital I visited in recent days earns about US$4 per day |
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