10 hours in a car - where would it take you?

We left just after 8am. We are still going at 7pm! We had an hour's lunch at the (fast disappearing) lake in Singida.
We passed the geographic centre of Tanzania...
Mile after mile after mile.. 
after kilometre! 
But I love seeing Africa - real Africa, not tourist Africa. It's of the earth and gritty, without any pretence. Workers in their allotment ...
Or a cheeky chappy filling up his 3 wheeler to transport a bed!
Or the charcoal maker taking his product to sell
Sadly we passed an accident where one just like this was run off the road and killed not long after we got there  Life is SO fragile here 
There is something very special here, in spite of its many challenges,not least the physical beauty of the landscape.
We arrived at Shinyanga after dark and travel on to Mwanza tomorrow, thanking God for safe travel and life itself.

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