Mchanga Beach Lodge Zanzibar

... back to Dar.
We said our goodbyes to Zanzibar, and made it just in time for an amazing breakfast at our fancy hotel. We had bacon stuffed french toast with edam cheese and maple syrup. We thought it would be fitting seeing as it was our last day here and we are returning to Canada. We also had fresh squeezed watermelon juice, brie, nutella and toast, baby bel cheese, apple streudel, fresh fruit, and cereal. Yes I am full.

We ...

... and spices. The list included: vanilla, lemon grass, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, turmeric, cocoa, and cardamom. We also saw all kinds of tropical fruit hanging from trees. We saw a guy climb a really tall coconut tree and bring some coconuts down while singing some African song. At the end of the walk, we tasted all kinds of fruit and a few different types of teas that were fresh from the ground. In all it was awesome tasting! Back on the bus ...

... Gus, whose scottish accent is so strong I have to interpret for the group. We are all in the capable hands of Ingwe, our charismatic and energetic kenyan tour leader who only sits down to eat, Kioko the cook and Mutuye - our rasta driver. We've had our first Intrepid engagement too - the dutch couple Linda and Johan went for a sunset walk on the beach and came back engaged - awww.

The truuuccck (anyone seen ...

... 8220;Who me? Aw, no man… I’m from here… But I been ta Kenya”. He surveyed us cautiously. “Where y’all from? Kenya? Man, that place is too cold, I couldn’t stay there, it was like way too cold for me. Howja’ll like it here? Yeah? Ya like it? People come here coz it’s beautiful. The dhows, they sail by here every day, round this time just as the sun goes down.”

A bright pink couple rapped ...

J ai pris un ferry rapide vers l ile de Zanzibar. Ce qui impressionne tout de suite, c est l eau turquoise. Ici, c est l ocean indien; les gens sont plus relaxes et l ile est belle.

Au programme, voir les plantations epices : cumin, noix de cajou, vanille, poivre, henne, ...
de belle plages, palais de sultans omanis et des ruines. Je pense que c est un bon coktail pour se relaxer.

... pleasure, four legged animals of various size and shape now furless and hanging from meathooks in a musty slighlty sickly sweet smelling room and a colourful menagare of fruit, vegetables and spices spread out in maze. Oh and all the artisans and antique dealers peddling their treasures . A shoppers paradise...if you like your produce fresh and don't mind a bit of haggeling. Exploring Stone Town, a compact, twisting and winding ...

... had ice cream looking out over azure seas, went on a spice tour (very interesting, cost us 16,000 Tsh including a delicious lunch; we went with Mtusi tours) and got hassled by the same locals so much that we ended up making friends! We also got to know each other much better as we were sharing a room and bathroom so there was really very little privacy! I was quite sad to leave and would definitely consider going back (and thankfuly as a British citizen we pay a $50 ...

... and we went to the local off license and bought bottles of rum, vodka, gin and sat on the beach all night. Finished the night off with a midnight dip - around 2am! We were supposed to be heading back south to Stone Town the following morning but there was a festival happening a few bays down and we decided to book into a room there instead. It meant we could make the most of the beach while we had it, plus we weren't that fussed on going to a city/town in ...

... in a wine glass and we sat together watching the final light of day disappear into night. After dinner my mum and dad went straight back to their room, me and John went to the sunset bar, a bar out on a pier type thing in the sea. We ordered a non-alcoholic cocktail each - called a banana seduction, which was absolutely delicious. A man called Hussein asked if he could join us and we ended up chatting to him for a while. Originally we were only going to stay for one drink, but we ...

Apres les safaris nous sommes alles relaxe a Zanzibar..... Nous avons fait aussi 2 jours de plongee...... Zanzibar est une ile tres belle mais il y a trop de vendeurs dans les rues....achalants! After the safari, we came to Zanzibar to chill. Zanzibar is very beautiful but the touts are too much! Touts are people selling you **** in the streets! We did 2 days of scubar diving.....very nice!