Zanzibar Ocean View

... br>2. How to make coir rope.
3. How to climb a coconut tree using said coir rope.
4. How to make coconut milk (not what you get when you split a coconut - that is merely juice).
5. I have found out what copra is, at last (always referred to in geography lessons, never properly explained).
6. I am well acquainted with the current political situation in Burundi. The last has come about as a result of a friendship ...

... It’s hard stuff to be on a super long vacation. You have to throw in some beach time now and again. After the refreshing swim, I decided it was time for a massage since a masseuse was conveniently located right there. I picked the 1-hour deep tissue massage. I laid down and the African woman went to work. About 20 minutes into it, I decided that she has probably never been to any kind of formal training before because she lacked the necessary skills ...

... do the last 5 days with a new group to Jo'burg, Linda and Johan are also changing with me while the rest go all the way down to Cape Town.

Ahsante sana, thanks for reading.

Lots of love
Jo
xx

PS: As you can tell I wrote this a while ago but internet connections here are RUBBISH so haven't been able to write the entry until now. I'm now in Livingstone and will write another entry asap.

... to get to know?” I volunteered in his defense, clearly a goner for his wounded charm and tortured accent.

“Consarvitirve? 221; he roared his eyes twinkling with laughter. “They ain’t Consarvitirve, they jus’ proud. I jus’ wanna ask them what it is they think they have ta’ be so proud about. A girl from a good family, she don’ even wan a look it you. She just pass you with her nose in the air. I been ...

... leg room and lockers were slightly bitter and weary of our new travel companions... but with hours of game view driving and cups of tea by the fire we became friends.

So the Masaai Mara was AMAZING. We somehow lucked in and managed to see things many people never get the opportunity to see. The first evening we watched a pride of lions with one male and about 5 females and 5 cubs. The safari vehicles are great where you can pop your head out the top. The ...

... nd Ten*cious D m*y le*d on. Z*nzib*r is s*id to be "where the Indi*n Oce*n meets the Ar*b World". This w*s the l*st pl*ce th*t the sl*ve tr*de w*s *bolished on the Afric*n continent, *nd there is history *nd culture to be *round every street corner *nd cobble stone p*th. Z*nzib*r is m*de up of 2 isl*nds, which *re p*rt of the T*nz*ni*n Union. The l*rger isl*nd Unguj*, *nd the sm*ller isl*nd Pemb*, combined they h*ve * popul*tion just under one million. The politics here *re ...

... every time something cool swam under her. We spent a few more nights in Stone Town after our beach days. The highlights were listening to some live Tarob music one night and visiting the old slave market. There is an Anglican church on the sight of the slave market now. The history of the slave trade was well described and left us with many thoughts. The last day was spent enjoying Zanzibar spice coffee and tea while frantically shopping.

... time on the beach. Once we got back to our huts we went to visit Bente and her husband Sulli. Bente had invited us for a traditional Swahili dinner, which was really really nice. We had banana, vegetable, and beef stew and spinach in coconut sauce with sweet potatoes for dessert. We spent all night talking and it was quite late before we made it back to the huts.

Zanzibar. The name conjurs up images of Ali Baba and the forty thieves, of exotic mysteries. Coming to Tanzania, we couldn't pass up the chance to visit the island of Zanzibar, which is just 1 1/2 hours by boat from Dar Es Salaam. We arrived into to Stone Town, the old historic city of Zanzibar. Here we found a mix of Muslim and Swahili culture in a beautiful city. It has narrow alleys twisting in every different direction. You hear the call to prayer at 4:30 ...

... by a 600 pounder going for the cabbage in his hand. The Indian-Zanzibari owner of the waterfront Indian restaurant where we booked our boat trip is quite a character, full of personality. His name is Joshi, and he related to us a lot of local political anecdotes.

Zanzibar, Tanzania gordon.ye