Dallah dallah delights 2 - and more!

Not sure why, but on the ferry back to Dar the movie was 'Shaft'. It started, and then we saw some Azam Marine promos, then back to the movie. Oops - we saw Chuck Norris in 'Missing in Action'. It ended just before the ferry approached the dock at Dar - and 'Shaft' resumed from where it had left off. Go figure!

Our next dallah dallah ride was shorter - this time from the ferry terminal to The Salvation Army compound - 300 Tsh each (A$ 0.40). It was a Toyota Coaster and we were the last ones in. For the first three or four stops I had to get out so others could get off! Up close and personal - absolutely.

Our dinner plans for that evening had to be changed - so we ate at the hostel dining room. We were very late ordering and were left with the basic meal of ugali (a corn porridge), beans and cabbage. It was tasty and very filling. We were disappointed that the original plans needed to be changed, but not disappointed to experience this simple meal.

Sunday we went to church with Joy at the 'tin tabernacle', took some rest, and then ate out at the BBQ grill in the evening. It was a good way to conclude our time in Dar.

In conversations with those who hosted us and those we met we learned much about life in Tanzania, and the challenges faced by individuals and by organisations such as The Salvation Army.
Giles Bolton ("Aid and Other dirty business") noted that poverty means you have fewer choices. The choice of the rich is what do we have to eat, and then which movie do we see. The choice for the poor may be do we eat today, or have money for our child's school expenses.
The Salvation Army in Tanzania cannot meet all the needs it faces. The issue will always be how do we use the money we have to make the biggest difference. Such choices are hard for there are always worthy cases and worthy causes will not be resourced.