Magoroto Travel

My first solo travel…and now, I want it to be a lifestyle 😋

DAY 1

The sunrise met me on a mountain drive…to the estate. 

Arrived at the reception at 6.26am and that would be the end of my ‘online’ life, unless I had an Airtel SIM card. 

Lucky me!! I carried my Airtel 5G Router.

My first location to see was my stone lakeside cabin and the next and most important location to see, …the restaraunt 😅.

Sleepy me went right off to bed right after but I would never miss breakfast hours.

Beautiful room eeey…

After breakfast, our First Visit: 

Spice Farms and Factory(ies) Visit

The only place where agriculture and I usually meet is on the food table 😅 but I somehow managed to learn about Cinnamon, Cloves, Black Pepper farming.

Then to the Mafuta ya Mawese production, Wood Workshop, Natural Soap Factory, and this old factory.

Nextttt:

Bicycle Hiking

I never understood people who paid money to suffer…but I somehow had done it: tiring and fun.

Went back to the estate, TIRED. Refreshed, and ate.

And Now:

Board Games

Started with a game I had never played…sequence. Mwalimu…Thomas…alikuwa hana huruma hata 😅.

Was beaten so baaad 😰 but all was well because I was going back to sleep…again after a slight lake view.

Grace wouldnt miss the food hours…woke up to it. 

There was a bonfire acoustic music moment, live singing, around the fire, with beautiful people ❤️

Oh

Yanga tukatoka drawww, nikachekwaa, ila si bora point 1 kuliko kufungwa 😅. 

Then…

it was enough for the day.

Ikawa giza, ikawa usiku, siku ya kwanza.

DAY 2

Your girl woke up … at 6am, who does that on vacation? …Me 😁

After a slight lake view, opened a laptop, kidogo tu. Nilikua nasubiria muda wa chai. 

Wasnt at all serious.

Had breakfast, nishibe:

The Next Attempt:

Magoroto Viewpoint

Walking…hiking…through the forest. Nikaona ka-parachichi kadogo, for the first time, nikafurahiiii 😄.

That viewpoint was my hardest climb in the short time I have lived.

But guess what…

Ts always beautiful at the top. 

Maji ya madafu yalikua matamuuuu…sisi wa Dar tunaweka mpaka ndimu.

Nikakutana na Dr. Mti Makavu…dawa za mitishamba, usiulize kama nilinunua 😅.

Also had a treeclimb … ni stage tu ya utoto niliruka. 

Then off: To the…

Water Falls

So beautifullll ila sasa kwenye kurudi…worse than the Viewpoint Climb 🤮.

We made it anyway. Nikaenda kutafuta dafu la pili😂

Nilivorudi, straighttttt to refresh…shughuli was not for the weak.

Had lunch then to the boat 🛶🛶🛶…oh,

and the floating houseee 🏚🏚🏚🏚.

Then Fishing:

Mimi na fishing, wapi na wapi. But I caught not just one, but twooo…🐟🐟🐟

Nishazoea kuona kwenye movie…eti mtu anakamata samaki halafu anamuachia, mambo ya ajabu 😅

…but I did the same. The ka-fishes were tiny. Ni huruma.

I ran back to sleep … it was a karaoke nightttt y’all. And I had to be sober for it.

And yes, it was amazing. Wild, late, crazy, noisy and a lovelyyy night.

Ikawa giza, ikawa usiku, siku ya pili.

#travel#magorotoestate#magorotoforest#hiking#freedom#gracingmoney#airtel#wild#yangasc#gracingmoney

DAY 3

Guess who woke up at 5am the next morning…heheh, me😄

For what?

The sunrise.

Niulize wapi… Viewpoint tena 😁

Mahangaiko ya mtu mweusi. 

Tulifanikiwa lakini…kwa mbinde. Nilivorudi ni moja kwa moja, kula 😂.

Was going to sleep ooo…then nikajikuta nimevutiwa na ‘morning fog’. 

You saw that right, ukungu wa asubuhi…nikazubaa hapo.

After a whole hour, ndo nikaenda kulala.

Kuamka?

Mchanaaa…saa 8. Ate lunch, nikaanza kuzunguka maeneo ambayo sijayaona.

Met a lovely staff…who offered to change my room, from stone cabin to wooden cabin.

Kwani we ungekataa?…No, I guessed right.

Changed rooms…off to the boatttt 🛶🛶 again,

and the floating house 🏚🏚🏚.

Then at 5pm, hiking…again, to see the sunset, on Usambara Mountains.

Kila kiungo cha mwili kimeshaanza kujibu 😅.

And, hey, I saw a raspberry fruit and seed for the first time.

Tukafika then kukawa na mawingu, but still incredible.

‘Sunset are prooof that no matter what happens, everyday can end beautifully.’

Read that again!!!

So, usikate tamaa.

On the way back, this girl was lucky enough to see not 1, not 2, not 3…but 5 small chamelions.

Guide wangu, Thomas, akasema Simba siku hio wanafunga tano. Poor him!!!

Nikarudi kula zangu, nikaambia Simba wamefungwa 2, dakika ya 26…heheheh. Kiburudisho cha moyo….nikalale kwa amani 😄.

After dinner, I had a loooooong chat with some guests. It was lovely, laugh-filled, heart-fully…happy people. They were goona be there for a week 🙌

Kwani hata nilikumbuka cabin iko wapiii…ila cha muhimu nilifika ❤️

Ikawa giza, ikawa usiku, siku ya tatu. Ukamilifu.

DAY 4

Leavingggg 🥹

Your girl woke up at 6, refreshed, packed, and carried off myself slowlyyyy to the exit.

Came peacefully, left rested.

It was very much worth it ❤️❤️❤️

Few days before travel, I got scared of travelling solo but I had this trip in my heart and mind wakati huu mwaka unaanza

…it had to happen, and by God’s grace, it did and it was waaaay amazing.

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