It turns out “Hakuna Matata” (no worries) is not just a phrase from the Lion King! It is actually used all the time as a way to get around day-to-day dilemmas that occur all over Africa. For example, if the bus is late…”Hakuna Matata”, or if something is stolen… “Hakuna Matata”. It is perhaps because of this phrase that means a lot of governments across the continent struggle! It’s quite funny really and we’ve even taken to using it ourselves when things don’t quite go to plan.
So following the Full Moon we woke up to one heck of a hangover… Whilst both suffered from dodgy stomachs and a constant battle over the bathroom ensued, poor Ewan was struck down with fever and was bed bound for 3 days whilst the waves lapped on the shore just 30 meters away!
After a Malaria test (which showed negative thank goodness), and more tablets than you could imagine, we were both back on our feet. Until we boarded the boat back to Dar that is…
Just as we had almost recovered our appetites and felt strong enough to travel, the ferry tried it’s best to put us back to square one. It was a notoriously choppy crossing but we seemed to pick it on a particularly angry day! The waves were high and the boat went up and down, side to side and back to front, much to the discomfort of its passengers! Thankfully we hadn’t eaten anything that day so we could leave the sick bags intact! Others however weren’t so lucky…
Hakuna Matata!
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