Arusha!!

**Quick side note - lots of blog posts going up today to sort of catch up from the past couple of weeks - haven't had a lot of luck with the Internet here and it takes forever to post pictures - so we promise to hopefully get something in place for all our pictures. And we will talk about our safari tomorrow - I promise.

Arusha is where we are currently staying - and what a city it is. Arusha is sort of the hub city for most safari's in Tanzania and for hiking Kili (most people either head to Arusha or Moshi).

We found a gem of a hotel called the Ahadi Lodge and I would stay here for weeks on end if I could, but there isn't a lot of us to do in the town. We stayed here two nights after the hike and we have been here since the end of our Safari. The food is outstanding and the owner is such a sweetheart - she has made us feel like family (probably doesn't hurt that we have pretty much had the place to ourselves).

We spend the days poolside in 30+ weather (Sorry guys - I don't mean to rub it in because I heard its very cold right now) trying to catch up online (when the net is working) and relaxing. Trying to get anything done in Africa is very trying - especially doing things online. Arusha is a city of a million people and there are frequent power interruptions, the Internet is hit and miss (plus somewhat slow) and most places don't take Visa. I think it takes triple the amount of time to do anything online and many glasses of wine. Despite the TIA Internet and the weird power situation - it is a pretty cool city. Lots of people out and about and you feel pretty safe when the sun is up. It has been our little home away from home.

But that is it for today/tonight. Spending this much time online is enough to drive a person mad. Hope you guys have been enjoying the posts and thanks for reading. Make sure you guys send us emails though and let us know how things are back home. We miss everyone!! Becky, how's the house?? I keep forgetting you guys are living in our place. LOL

Lala Salama

Melissa and Arnold