Seaclub Kiwengwa Village

... and kept going, making sure the girls weren’t dragging along behind. But on the beach there were a few creepy guys and I felt protective of them, as the only sober person there. On the other hand I couldn’t exactly sit around babysitting, so I reminded them not to split up and not to leave with any random men and then, when the girls got out they continued the party at a nearby bar while Gabe and I turned in, or in Gabe’s case, passed out.

... 8221; We had been informed at the reception of Emerson’s that a visit to the rooftop meant we must spend a minimum of $5. And we had to be gone by the time the dinner party arrived at 6.45p.m. Feeling tightfisted, we decide to go up to have a look, then come back down and search for decently priced sundowners elsewhere. But the view that greeted us is unexpectedly stunning, the kind that causes uninvited tears to sting your eyes. We descended into the ...

... being in the bar last night after taking sunset photos!!!!! Wayne sprinted to the bar on instantly realising this. I sat and calculated it was gone and we would need to go to the police and report it stolen. He returned 5 minutes later with the bag intact. The bar waiter seeing it on the chair after we left to go to another restaurant for dinner had put it behind the bar. So So lucky and so grateful Wayne gave the man a large tip for his caring for the camera. It was an ...

... 3 hours later he finally managed to get some but too little too late... he was already burnt to a crisp, a wonderful white red line across his stomach. Going back to the room his misfortune escalated when he tried to peel off his newly bought white Zanzibar football shirt only to put his hand straight into the ceiling fan whizzing around on high. Blood splattered everywhere. One positive is that it caught his finger right down near his hand, had it been the tip I'm ...

... across the harbour and stay along the south beach. Happens to be where all the cheap camping is located. The unmistakeable scent of fish both fresh not so fresh meant we were heading in the right direction. The south beaches have white sandy shores fringed by tall swaying palm trees and provide respite from Dar's hectic chaos. We pitched our tent on the beach, lay back and sipped on some tasty Tanzanian beers. After a few cold ones we ...

... geously rich, *nd therefore I *m loving every moment of le*rning *bout my surroundings. The 2 m*in ethnic groups here *re "Afric*n" *nd "Ar*b" *lthough, *fter hundreds of ye*rs of interm*rri*ge *nd such strong politic*l identities uniting the people *nd cre*ting * strong sense of n*tion*lism (*p*rt from T*nz*ni*) there is *n overwhelming "Z*nzib*ri" culture *nd people which is different from *nything else I h*ve seen in Afric* *nd c*nnot be described *s simply *s "Afric*n *nd Ar*b ...

Sunset Cruise and Snorkeling: We are on the beautiful island of Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean. We are staying at the Ras Nungwi Beach Resort at the tip of Zanzibar. The weather here is so beautiful. The water is a turquoise colour with amazing white sand, and there is a wonderful warm breeze.  Today we decided to go on a Sunset Cruise on a " Dhow" with Sandy and Mary Wilson. [The Wilson's are a nice couple from the States. We met them on the plane ...

... are all up to date. I can't say what else we'll be doing for the rest of the day. Somewhere there will be drinks watching the sunset and then dinner. It is the last night for 7 of our fellow travelers so there are bound to be a few farewell drinks. We'll catch you all in about a week I guess - we travel down through Malawi now and probably won't get internet until we make it to Victoria Falls. Stay safe. von and ant

... final, getting the chips mayai in at a local Tanzanian bar and cheering on dramatically like the locals, despite not being to bothered about who won. On to the birthdays then, I dont think Ill put too much detail in so not to embarass myself to much. The day before my birthday was Asha's and with training finished we all checked into a sweet, cheap hotel. We started off her celebrations with sunset climb to Gangilonga rock (a huge rock where you can see the whole of Iringa and the ...

... enormous potential, but the locals can't seem to make anything of it. It's just not in their culture/nature to care about making things better. Now if things could get better while they sat around and watched them improving on their own, I suppose they might be willing to accept that. And even better would be if they could get paid to sit around watching things get better. But to actually get off their lazy butts and do a bit of work? Ha! Not here! I later watched a foreign ...