We eat our way to the 'top' of Mt.Meru

Ever since this trip was conceived 2 years ago, Uli has told about this little piece of Switzerland in Africa. As we turned into the long driveway of Dik Dik lodge we realized we had arrived in the 'African Alps'. Not because of the mountains but the rows & rows of perfectly straight vegetable gardens each with its own yellow hose pipe, neatly rolled and stored, all exactly the same. Uli has told us many times of the thick feather down duvets, the fully imported wheel balancing machine (probably the only one in Tanzania that nearly bounced right out of the garage when he attempted to balance a tyre repaired by a local fundi), but mostly he has spoken about the food.

Uli & Anka treated us to a lunch that makes your mouth water, at a price that makes your eyes water………A MERU PEAK GRILL. For the uninitiated you are served a selection of 6 thinly sliced meats with various sauces which each person cooks on the conical cooker in the centre of the table. The food, the cold Kilimanjaro's(the local brew) and the great company made for an afternoon that we will talk about for years to come.

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