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Another fantastic voyage taken by the flat residents – Jan, Jim, Stan, Chris, Sunita and of course Miraji. We took our journey to Isimila on a lovely midafternoon. It was a little chilly, but the skies were blue the winds were calm and everything was peaceful. The first thing we saw as we entered the Isimila area was a mud hut with an African woman outside churning something on an old fashioned machine. Immediately, we were brought back in time and I rather enjoyed it. It was a magnificent beginning to our journey back into the Stone Age times. Isimila is home to thousands of ancient tools created by people called zinjathropes. These tools found there are over 300,000 years old! In my mind, we were almost walking on sacred ground.
The first thing was we had to go down a steep staircase into this basin of white sand and rock. From there, the environment kept changing. We went through an area of yellow sand with pillars of sandy rock. Then we encountered a red sandy area with rocks that looked like they were entirely made of iron. We saw lots of hyrax which look kind of like a grey prairie dog. They were sunning themselves on the rocks. And strangely enough, they are the closest animal related to the animal. I will explain in detail to those who want to know the info. It really is fascinating how a rat-like animal can be extremely similar to the elephant.
We spent a good 2 hours just walking around and exploring. Along the way were the ancient tools that the guide had showed us in the beginning in the museum area. They were just on the ground! – Tools that were 300,000 years old. Maybe it was due to the fact that I am a history buff, but I was mesmerized. I absolutely was awe-struck. I was standing in the middle of tools made over 300,000 years ago!
Overall, it was a great trip and we all had experienced so much in a small amount of time. Tanzania has been such an enchanting place, and this was one further proof to this statement.
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