We did have a leisurely breakfast with our regular mountain view. We are now the only guests staying here so later we asked if we could have a look at some of the other rooms here just out of interest. Milllie (the manager) said that was fine and so Amina took us round and showed us every room. They are all really nicely done, with some being bigger than others and some being en-suite. We also saw that there are some quite large sitting areas inside the buildings where you can relax if it rains. Because it has been so hot and dry since we arrived in Moshi we have never needed to use these. Amina also showed us some of the Hospitality School buildings which are round the back of the B&B which was interesting.
This is one of the classrooms.
Some of the students
Their kitchen and dining area
No shoes can be worn inside their dormitories
A lesson in progress for some students
The vegetable garden where the students grow many ingredients used in the restaurant.
After our look around we had quite a long chat with Millie and Amina about their involvement with the B&B and the school. We also had to say goodbye to Millie as she would not be around tomorrow when we leave.
When we got back to our room we found that Robert had sent a text saying that Juan (one of the board members of ACTT who we have met several times) and his wife Dorothy had invited us over to their house for coffee. We quickly got changed and were just about ready when Robert arrived,
It was lovely to catch up with the family and to meet their baby son Hugo who is about 9 months old.
Once we left Juan’s we called in at the ACTT office to do a few last minute jobs, and for Robert to do some business. It also gave us a chance to say goodbye to the staff. After this we went to Maembe for a late lunch. While we were there Abdullah, Robert’s friend called in so we stayed there longer than expected.
This beautiful cat was strolling around the garden at Maembe.
By now it was late afternoon so Robert dropped us back at More Than a Drop so we could start doing our packing. Once most of it was done we retired to the terrace for our usual G&T and dinner. It was nice that the mountain appeared for our last evening here.
Day 19
We slept quite late this morning and didn’t have breakfast until after 9. We then did some more packing, said goodbye to Hosiana and Amina and walked down to Keys Hotel for a swim and some lunch.
The place was very quiet to start with although some other people did arrive during the afternoon. Once again it was very hot and we were glad to have the pool to cool down.
About 4ish we returned to More Than a Drop for a shower and freshen up before Robert takes us to the airport. So as I write this we are sat on the terrace with our last G&T of the trip.
For us this has been a great trip, one of the best since we started supporting the schools. I hope you have enjoyed following our journey and we look forward to seeing you all soon. Thanks again for all your help and support.
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