From Pangani to Pemba

Hassim orders us a pick-up from the Backpackers at 4.50am. It is a lorry crammed full of people and dried fish in the back, but the Driver’s Mate has reserved us a place in the cab for an additional Mtc50. I can’t face the crowds or the smell. The truck takes people to Marconia, a transport hub. I take the already waiting truck for Pemba for a five hour journey costing another Mtc150.