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Day 6. Mbeya to Morogoro: 375 miles.
Dept. 8.30 am.
Stopped at The Highland Hotel (036), Makambako 104 miles later for breakfast. Carried on to the Acropol Hotel in Morogoro (038) but there was no room in the inn! So we ate there and then slept next door at the rather basic Hilux Hotel.
Day 7. Morogoro to Mombasa: 356 miles. 5th flat tyre.
Dept. 9.30am.
Stopped at Segera at the Engen Service station (039) for about an hour. Buffet lunch was good – there is camping available behind the lodge. Drove to Tanga, filled up in Tanga as there are no fuel stations between Tanga and Mombassa.
Tanga to Horahora road is awfull – another flat tyre.
Arrived at TZ border (Horahora) at 7pm. Border formalities took around 20 minutes, UNLIKE the Kenya border formailities that took 1 and a half hours.
Drove along rather dodgy road to Mombasa. It was getting rather late and we missed the turn off for the hotel strip, turned around and headed for Lunga-Lunga again. Saw sign for Sand Island Beach Cottages and made a left turn (043/042). Drove through the bush, woke up Sheila, parked up (045) and went to bed.
Day 8. Mombassa: 0 miles.
Woke up to the sound of the surf crashing on the shore. Spent the day lazing and eating the biggest and best white snapper with prawns for tea. Barclays Bank (044).
Day 9. Mombassa to Nairobi: 315 miles.
Dept. 9.00am
Caught the ferry to Mombassa (046) – easy. First 15 miles out of Mombassa are atrocious!
Tsavo Gate (048) Stopped at Hunter’s Lodge (049) in Kiboko.
Athi River road atrocious.
Dept. 8.30 am.
Stopped at The Highland Hotel (036), Makambako 104 miles later for breakfast. Carried on to the Acropol Hotel in Morogoro (038) but there was no room in the inn! So we ate there and then slept next door at the rather basic Hilux Hotel.
Day 7. Morogoro to Mombasa: 356 miles. 5th flat tyre.
Dept. 9.30am.
Stopped at Segera at the Engen Service station (039) for about an hour. Buffet lunch was good – there is camping available behind the lodge. Drove to Tanga, filled up in Tanga as there are no fuel stations between Tanga and Mombassa.
Tanga to Horahora road is awfull – another flat tyre.
Arrived at TZ border (Horahora) at 7pm. Border formalities took around 20 minutes, UNLIKE the Kenya border formailities that took 1 and a half hours.
Drove along rather dodgy road to Mombasa. It was getting rather late and we missed the turn off for the hotel strip, turned around and headed for Lunga-Lunga again. Saw sign for Sand Island Beach Cottages and made a left turn (043/042). Drove through the bush, woke up Sheila, parked up (045) and went to bed.
Day 8. Mombassa: 0 miles.
Woke up to the sound of the surf crashing on the shore. Spent the day lazing and eating the biggest and best white snapper with prawns for tea. Barclays Bank (044).
Day 9. Mombassa to Nairobi: 315 miles.
Dept. 9.00am
Caught the ferry to Mombassa (046) – easy. First 15 miles out of Mombassa are atrocious!
Tsavo Gate (048) Stopped at Hunter’s Lodge (049) in Kiboko.
Athi River road atrocious.