The track from Katavi NP to Kigoma was a surprise -- beautiful scenery, wild, up and over the Masito Escarpment, including a dramatic waterfall. It was a long day, but Kigoma, on Lake Tanganyika, held a little gem to revive us: the Livingstone - Stanley Memorial and museum. It is strictly a labor of love for a delightful Swahili gentleman who gave us a charming tour. He is passionate about the history.
Kigoma has tons of colonial charm but its past is dark: millions of Africans began their forced slave march to the east coast of Africa here.
Tonight we are en route to Lake Victoria where we take a ferry to Mwanza and then cross to Kenya.
Beautiful zebu cattle near Bwanga.
Most villages have guard stations going in and out. The guards are almost always friendly.
-- Posted from my iPhone
Kigoma has tons of colonial charm but its past is dark: millions of Africans began their forced slave march to the east coast of Africa here.
Tonight we are en route to Lake Victoria where we take a ferry to Mwanza and then cross to Kenya.
Beautiful zebu cattle near Bwanga.
Most villages have guard stations going in and out. The guards are almost always friendly.
-- Posted from my iPhone