Zanzibar Serena Inn Stone Town

... late for me to go and come back...so I got a big flying elevated hug from Rugby Breckers, an offer to get some ski time with Patrick (former professional and now 5th best plumber in the world, not joking, the Skills Championship it's called!) and some needed girl hug from Judith. Off they went and I went back to the fancy hotel...for a last diet coke and some rays.<br><br>The slick "hot guy" at the end of the pool from the day before made his move on this, my final day. A ...

... lay down on a couch near the hammocks. <br><br>Soon it was time to go and we loaded up our things into a local van that was much cheaper then the one Heini had arranged to bring us there. When we arrived we lugged our stuff to the hotel and up to our room. Gabe and I decided we would make a long walking loop looking for the local market and some big parks. I decided to wear longer clothes and a scarf so that I wouldn&#8217;t be ...

... thatched enclosure for some well deserved dinnner. They serve pizza and burgers but the menu is also riddled with butter chicken and vegetable curry dishes. Rice, chicken, calamari, seafood and shrimp make our mouths water and our bellies groan with the pains of over-eating (again). In the morning, included with our accomodation cost is a meal of fried eggs, fresh bread and fruit. Spiced tea and coffee are served and we are ready to spend the day in the sun ...

... Town to catch the 1pm ferry back to the mainland and back to truck life. Right now it feels like going back to work but we mustn't complain!!!! I'm not sure how expensive Zanzibar would be for a two week holiday but it would come highly recommended by us. We stayed in a basic room for $25 per night and you could get cheaper that that. Also, it you eat local you could survive on $8-10 per day easily. All in all, I'd do anything I could to get back here again sometime.

... a meat market - I don't know why, but I have a strange fascination with these sorts of places, a curiosity to see what sort of things are being sold. In the fish market there were all varieties of fish, shellfish, octopus etc. and in the meat market we saw a buffalo head and an antelope being chopped up for sale. People come from all over Zanzibar to sell their wares here - it's a fantastic life watching place. We investigated some of the alleyways and hidden courtyards, the ...

... around until they came back. They came back late so I decided to stay the night. What fun it was with there family and Christina's sister was there in which I shared a room. It was like a sleepover. I left that morning and arrived in Dar. Sain my good byes to the girls and then headed out on another dala dala journey around town and broke down and boght a pair of pants at the used clothing market. I always boot them while packing ...

... After a thorough combing of the beach and bar it didn't reappear so the cards where cancelled and with usual bank efficiency the new ones wouldn't appear until Cape Town in another three weeks. Having all sobered up a bit we headed to bed ready for another hectic day on the beach tomorrow and the Africa themed party the following evening. The following evening we got ourselves dressed up and went to find the rest of the group to see what costumes ...