It can't get better than this

Trip Start Sep 04, 2008
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Trip End Oct 13, 2008


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Thursday, September 18, 2008

Finally a chance to sleep in. It has been a holiday of early mornings with the average being 5.15am. We sleep until 8am, have the hotel breakfast and do a spot of shopping before checking out at 10am. We wander around the streets of Stone Town and wander in and out of many local stores. I wanted to get off the tourist footpaths so we took a turn down an alley and headed away. We were completely lost in the alleyways within 5 minutes. But we made our way back out again - eventually.

Our group taxi north to the tip of Zanzibar was booked for 12 noon. We made it up to Ngungwi in about an hour. Washing dropped off to the locals and on the beach by 2pm. Water was gorgeous. It was picture perfect torquoise water, white sand, blue sky and small clouds.

I finally had time to update our blog and then headed down for cocktails while watching the sunset. Geez - it sounds like we're having a good time doesn't it. Sorry to rub it in - but this place is magic. We found a place that did 2 courses for $20 so we ate there. It again was lovely, we both ate seafood and even had dessert (something of course I have missed for the last 10 days).

Today we woke up late again (well 8am is late in our books at the moment). I have breakfast and update this blog. Head back to the beach villa and wake Anthony up (he has fallen asleep waiting for me). We head out on for a long walk as the tide had gone right out, we walked to the next village and then to where all the local's fish. After about 2.5 hours we made it back to our little beach - hmm - slightly sunburnt. Had a quick lunch and jumped in the water again.

So here I am again - blogging - I have finally finished it and 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
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