Day 1 – First day in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Lucky to have my cardbordbox with 10 LapTops checked in at no extra cost. (More about the LapTops later.)

Flight to Istanbul was OK, but seats very worn out. One big cave in the middle and no way to change sitting position. Positive surprise was that the plane to Dar Es Salaam was almost brand new. Not so big for an intercontinental flight, but very comfortable. Didn’t sleep too much, but OK.

Visa/Passport process went smoothly, but took a while. Took a photo to capture the moment, but was kindly but firmly asked to delete.

Found luggage immediately, but cardboard box had been treated roughly. Two corners teared off. Quick check tells me that content is still there, but later counting shows one PC missing ;o( Hard to tell how/why.

Got picked up by my friend Einar Gernes around 5.00 a.m. Hotter and more humid than expected. Dar Es Salaam also much bigger than expected. ~30 min drive to the Passionist Father (LA PASSIONE DI GESU CRISTO). Nice room with air-condition. Jumped to bed and slept like a baby until 8.30 (Alarm.)

Nice weather. All blue sky and quite hot.

OK breakfast (toast, jam and coffee).

Then the usual find a WiFi story. Found one local to the residence, got a PW, but no connection…

Spent most of the day preparing for the presentations to be held on Friday.

Had a quick run in the local area. A little bit as expected. Very diversified. Superstores, hotels and commercial signboards. At the same time small businesses like selling a few bottles, manual digging. Lots of plant/flower outlets alongside the road. Pavements bumpy, lots of litter. Heavy traffic! Many people just hanging around…

Had dinner at the Passionist Father, together with a handful of residents there. Many interesting stories…

Managed to Connect to the WiFi just now…