This post is from 18th June, I just didn’t manage to publish it, it seems…
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I have started my long journey back to Denmark. I flew out of the bush yesterday morning. Said a tearful goodbye to all the wonderful people I have spent so many fun, emotional and happy moments with – whether it has been in the lodges, over a delicious meal, at the swimming pool, in the classroom, over a board game, at the bonfire or at the bar! I will never forget the generosity Singita has shown me by letting me stay safe in their little community or the support that the people who work there have given me.
The last couple of weeks have been filled with lots of opportunities to see the great migration and all the wildlife activity that comes with that… has been amazing – will do a separate post on that when I reach Denmark!
I have been a little apprehensive coming out of the protected ‘bubble’ I’ve been in, and it has been odd having to think about not touching my face and wearing a mask etc. And I’m not sure what to expect for the flights and airports… it will be quite surreal to fly in this corona time, I expect.
I’ve stayed the night here in Arusha and heading to Kilimanjaro airport this afternoon to continue my travels. My trip will take me through Addis Ababa and Frankfurt before landing in Copenhagen on Friday morning. After a night’s rest at the airport hotel, I will travel to Jutland to reach a little rented house by a lake for 2 weeks of self-isolation.
Here in Tanzania life seems to be as it used to be – busy streets with plenty of people buying and selling, and I would say that only one in 200 people wear a mask around town and there’s no such thing as social distancing – plus no testing still, so nobody knows what the situation really is… I guess not much anyone would be able to do anyway… Kids will go back to school on the 29th Jun, so now all they need to truly get back to a normal state is tourists – people are really struggling financially, it’s tough for all of those who are reliant on tourism for their income…
So I’ll try to add a little to the local economy today with some shopping… need to fill a bag with snacks for my travels to avoid eating at the airports. And get a few more antiseptic wipes and all that stuff…
BETINA IN AFRICA 