After our day-safari to Lake Manyara, we headed straight
back to the village of Katesh, at the foot of Mount Hanang. As we neared our
destination, we noticed a large number of people travelling to the outskirts of
the village. Bayo explained that it was the Market Day. Only one day each month
does this village have an open-air market. So we thought we would drive through
to see what wares were for sale this day.
We were fascinated to see the convergence of cultures--the
old, traditionally-dressed tribesmen next to the young men taxi-ing shoppers
back home on their motorcycles (called "pikipiki"). . .and then, of
course, the strange Americans driving through the market as if it were another
safari trek.
