We traveled to the Usambara Mountains, up winding roads, to finally arrive at one of the oldest hotels in Tanzania for our next camping base, surrounded by agricultural fields cut into the side of the mountains. The next day, we awoke early to hike to the Irente viewpoint and for a walk through a local village. There, some women of the village were pressing sugar cane to gather the nectar juice from the stalks. Two women had to walk in circles around a well-worn path, while a seated woman inserted the cane stalks into the press. I ended the day with a walk through town, where a friend and I discovered a school soccer tournament. We felt like the Pied Piper as children followed us everywhere around the soccer field, giggling and practicing their English with us...
The game we watched ended in a tie, so they had to do a penalty kick shootout. Kids streamed onto the field and surrounded the goal on all sides while each kicker took their turn!
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