Friday, April 18, 2008

A view of the Indian Ocean

Following Chris, courtesy call on the local Police Commissioner, was invited to join him for a "Sze-Chuan" lunch at a nearby Chinese Restaurant. Along with him were 2 other local Tanzanian Policemen and his counterpart from INTERPOL. The lunch was good !!!

As it was drizzling, the local police brought us to a nearby museum to view some of Tanzania's history. Some of the items of displayed dated as far back to days of the silk route where Tanzanian barter traded with Chinese ... Ivory and metal for silk and stone-wares.
When the drizzle stopped, our Tanzanian host drove us to the other side of town to have a good view of the Indian Ocean. Driving along the Coastal Roads, we could see the Indian Ocean unfold, with the waves hitting the shores. We finally stopped by a beach resort which had a good bird-eyes view of a hidden cove.
As the floor was still wet and some tiles were under renovation, slipped and fell. Had a nasty bruise on the leg. Fortunately, was wearing a thick cargo pants thus, it did cushion the fall/reduced the damage to the leg.

When I wrote to Daughter #2, mentioning about the fall, Daughter #1 was all excited. SMSed and wanted to know more !! (Claimed that it was Mommy who wanted to know). Just because Daughter #1 had previously fell in Aussieland, it became great news with Daddy falling in Zulu land. Trying to associate a family trait !!

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