David Marshall

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

We've landed! Next: immigration and customs--what fun!!

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

We can't say much about Doha, but its airport is great. We're about to board our plane now. #almosthome

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

We've checked into our flight at JRO and made it through immigration & security. Doha here we come!

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

We bid farewell to a rainy Arusha today. We're headed to Kilimanjaro Airport now.

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

Our flight departs tomorrow afternoon, so we'll have the whole morning to pack & relax. See y'all soon. Good night!

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

We held our final dinner in Tanzania at a local restaurant in Arusha. We had some time for a little dancing, too.

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

Just for the fun of it! #mtmeru

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

The women taught us how to process, roast & grind fresh coffee beans. Some of you will be getting coffee as a gift!

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

Boys being boys. Joseph, Simba & Cosmas: best safari drivers ever!

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

We went on a "short walk" through the farmlands along the mountain side. It was BEAUTIFUL and not short at all.

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

Since we were high up in the cold mountain air, we were all given kangas or shukas to wear.

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

When we arrived at the Agape women's group, we were welcomed by Mama Anna with song and dance.

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

It's a cool morning. After breakfast, we head up to the lofty peaks of Mt. Meru to visit the Agape women's group.

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

Another sweet moment from the Maasai boma earlier today.

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

We're back in the Outpost Lodge in Arusha. We have the rest of the day to shower & relax. #bestshowerever

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

The children of the boma were just as interested in us as we were in them.

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

We visited a Maasai boma in the Monduli mountains & got a few dance lessons.

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

By chance, in Monduli, we witnessed a Maasai ritual. The black garb means that the boys are ready for circumcision.

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

It's a chilly, misty start to our morning in the mountains. We're headed to meet a Maasai midwife in the valley.

[David Marshall @SSPTanzania]

We've reached our final campsite in the Monduli mountains. It's chilly up here--brrrrrr!