Mtoni Marine Stone Town

... of grilled lobster. I pitstopped back at my hotel and Judi was back (errr, from hospital, having had a rebound of malaria... 10 mins later she was having all my stuff in my room moved to another so I could have a functional shower...ummm...this room rocked my world. huge...hair dryer?! Much like tv and fridge I didn't use it,nor did it blow hot air (like me?) but...dunno...comforts of home you can live without but get you going when you're reunited.<br><br>I walked ...

... tank tops, tight clothes or anything that shows more than your ankle here, and in this heat I am getting a little closterphobic. Tis necessary though. I will write more later, hope all is well in the states, I want to hear how all of you are doing! I have to admit I am starting to get a little homesick from time to time, I miss all of my amazing friends and family. Time is going quickly though, it is a little crazy.<br>Love to all!<br>upendo na amani<br>-Molly (or Marium in Zanzibar)<br>

Tuesday, October 6, 2009<br><br>Kendwa Beach, Zanzibar<br><br>Gabe woke up feeling fine of course; I'm always blown away by his metabolism. They had drunk almost the entire 5 litre of wine and he felt no ill effects, in fact I wanted to sleep in longer then he did. We headed down for breakfast and as the day progressed the girls came down singularly suffering. Although I hadn&#8217;t had any wine my head hurt from the head cold and we all took ...

... withered protrusions in a flash. This wasn&#8217;t an island; it was an onion. The layer&#8217;s peeled away, each one leaving my eyes stinging with tears of surprise. I was tired of unpeeling and revealing, I wanted reality, to be able to look at something and not wonder about what it really was, what it really meant. <br><br>And so I left. <br><br>On the way to the airport later that morning, I didn&#8217;t look back because now I knew for sure I would ...

... endless supply of US$ sprouting out of walls). <br><br>Countless authors, travel journalists and glossy tourist magazines have reported on Stone Town and the magic that is Zanzibar. Being somewhat familiar with good marketing techniques, Marvin and I were quite weary to believe all the Photoshopped pictures we had seen and prepared for an ok town and some ok beaches &#8211; all with a touch of Arabia. How fantastic when ...

Valentines day - woke up and packed up our stuff to go to Zanzibar for 4 nights. After taxi, ferry and bus we got to our hotel in Nunbwa in the north of the island and got to the most perfect looking setting I've ever been to. Just everything like you'd see in a tourist brochure - crystal clear water, white sand, blue skies - we were goin to like this place I could tell. We spent that evening having a meal in a local restaurant and watching the England Wales game ...

... as you thought! The boat took about 3 hours, was not that rocky, was really clean, and even showed a movie! Clearly our guide hasn't been from Jordan to Egypt by ferry!! Stonetown is a very old town with Indian, Portugese and Arabic influences. It is especially renown for its elaborate doors which are intricately carved massive peices of wood that are visable everywhere. We stayed in a little ...

... changed a lot since he was there 12 years ago and really didn't like it. That was probably due to the beer costing between 2500 and 4000 TSh depending on the place you went! It was , however, beautiful watching the sunset having a drink on the seafront of a posh restaurant - with all the dhows in the foreground. I went on one of the well known spice tours with 60 other people! it was interesting to see all the spices , but I think that the old guys who ...

... s birthday and the fact that Anita would be leaving us once we got back to the mainland heading back to the UK to go to Glastonbury, then back to Oz. Alex decided that he was going to go as a Masai and I was going as a generic African woman so having bought our clothes at deeply discounted bargain prices the big guy decided that he needed a toy gun to complete the outfit. On our shopping expedition the day before we had been followed around by a ...