Category Archives: Ferries

Do animals go to heaven?

Posted on August 5, 2013 by suletta

We are animal mad, and I have a dream of retiring near the sea, with a river flowing close by, next to a hill, with some majestic mountains in the distance, with at least 20 dogs, 20 cats, a milking … Continue reading →

Posted in Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Ferries, Love and Life, Nature, South Africa, Zanzibar | Tagged Capetown, Dar, Dar es Salaam, Kigamboni, Salaam, Tanzania, Vaal River, Zanzibar | 5 Comments

Join the ferry ride to Kigamboni on a tuk-tuk over Dar es Salaam harbor mouth

Posted on October 16, 2012 by suletta

Kobus and I have taken to rather attempt the city traffic in a tuk-tuk. As Murphy’s law would have it, the ferry queue has been almost non-existent every time we have ordered a tuk-tuk, but the Dar es Salaam city … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Dar es Salaam, Ferries | Tagged Africa, Auto rickshaw, Bangkok, Dar, Dar es Salaam, Government, Rio de Janeiro, Singapore, Tanzania | Leave a comment

Trying to get to a grocer at midday on a Saturday – the effects of urbanisation and poor planning!!

Posted on October 1, 2012 by suletta

As we live in Kigamboni, we have one of two options – either sit in the ferry queue for hours or try your luck the long way round into town. We tried the latter on Saturday, and it was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Dar es Salaam, Ferries | Tagged Bakauheni, BC Ferries, Business, Ferries, Ferry, Indonesia, Lampung, Maritime, Passenger, Saturday, Ship Owners and Management, Singapore, Sumatra, Transport in Indonesia, Transportation and Logistics | 2 Comments

The week that was – sinking of Skagit ferry, sea urchins, snotty noses and sore stomachs

Posted on July 23, 2012 by suletta

Part one – Skagit disaster: We had the two younger boys here this past week. As we were supposed to have settled in Zanzibar, I had booked them return tickets on 1Time Airline, directly from O R Tambo International, Johannesburg to Zanzibar airport, way … Continue reading →

Posted in Dar es Salaam, Ferries, Zanzibar | Tagged Atlantic Ocean, Dar, Dar es Salaam, Jambiani, MV Skagit, Salaam, Skagit, Tanzania, Zanzibar | Leave a comment

The Ferries of Dar es Salaam

Posted on July 2, 2012 by suletta

The Ferries of Dar es Salaam I’ve written briefly about the ferries before, but I have come to the conclusion that they need some more cyber space, as they provide an abundance of frustration, but also entertainment to us on … Continue reading →