August 1, 2010 – Iringa, Tanzania
Our full day in Iringa is very chill. We sleep in, we have a nice breakfast and then we go out and explore the Sunday markets as well as a few of the town’s other sites.
We also visit every chitenji store possible. A “chitenji” - or “kanga” in Swahili – is a large piece of colourful, printed fabric that women wear as skirts, head-wraps, shawls or to carry their babies. We’ve seen them throughout Africa and I’m fascinated by their vibrant colours and patterns to the point of addiction – it’s not long before I have an armful of fabric and no idea how I’ll get it all home.
The other big find of the day is at Neema Café, where Eric finds the final novel of Stieg Larsson’s Millenium Trilogy, “the Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest”. I’ve been searching for this book for the last 4 months, so you can imagine how excited I am!!!
We wrap up the evening with a delicious dinner of Indian food and then pack our bags for tomorrow’s bus ride to Dar es Salaam.
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