There is much that could be told about this night that, if anything, should be used as a reminder for the next Field Course. But that's getting ahead of things. Our flight to the Dar es Salaam airport (DAR) was uneventful, although it included a short stop over at the nearby Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) on the island of Zanzibar. Thankfully, we did not need to change planes. The actual in-air time between ZNZ and DAR is about 20 minutes, so by the time the wheels of the plane had been retracted it was nearly time to deploy them again. Arrival into DAR was unspectacular and thankfully our bags arrived with us and our hired taxis were there waiting to take us to our hotel.

Now this is where things got hairy. We were hungry so we went straight to a restaurant that was supposed to be fast. Two hours later the first of our plates trickled out. Once everyone received their dinner and were done eating, we climbed back in our waiting taxis to the Clouds Hotel. Clouds is adjacent to the airport and sounds like a heavenly place to lay one's head. That can't be recommended however. Seriously, just don't go there.