After a long trip back to Dar Es Salaam from Hanga, we had one night at the guest house, and then it was on to Zanzibar! We got up and went to Mass at the guest house, and then caught the ferry before lunch. The ride wasn't too rough, but the power did go out just as we pulled away from the dock so it was a pretty hot trip.We found a hotel, and just settled in the first night. The next day, we planned a trip to rent a boat and do some snorkeling! We left the hotel at 7AM and drove to the southern part of the island where our boat was waiting for us. Here is dad walking out to our boat...
A Zanzibar sailing dow we saw along the way...
The first leg of out boat trip was spent dolphin watching. I didnt get any good pictures because they were too fast...but we did see quite a few! After seeing the dolphins, we went to an area of the coral reef and went snorkeling for about an hour! I had to test out my waterproof camera...
After we were done snorkeling and had eaten some lunch, we drove up the coast to a beach on the eastern shore of the island. It was low tide...REALLY low tide...so it was tough to swim, but we could walk out into the shallow warm water for over 100 yards! It was neat to see the women out harvesting seaweed...
After a hot walk in the intense sun we just came back and relaxed for a while on the beach and watched the tide come back in. It was amazing to see how fast the water rose! We even bought a fresh coconut from a local guy who came up and asked us if we wanted any fresh fruit! And when i say fresh, i mean: after i asked him how much and agreed to pay 1000 shillings (about 95 cents) for one coconut he literally climbed a nearby tree, husked the fresh green coconut with a stick, cracked it open on my beach chair, waited for me to drink the coconut milk, and then cut little pieces of the coconut inside and served it to us as we lounged under the shade of our grass roof umbrella. simply delicious!
Another day in paradise...
After a hot walk in the intense sun we just came back and relaxed for a while on the beach and watched the tide come back in. It was amazing to see how fast the water rose! We even bought a fresh coconut from a local guy who came up and asked us if we wanted any fresh fruit! And when i say fresh, i mean: after i asked him how much and agreed to pay 1000 shillings (about 95 cents) for one coconut he literally climbed a nearby tree, husked the fresh green coconut with a stick, cracked it open on my beach chair, waited for me to drink the coconut milk, and then cut little pieces of the coconut inside and served it to us as we lounged under the shade of our grass roof umbrella. simply delicious!
Another day in paradise...Check back again tomorrow for Father/Son Safari Part 6 of 6.
1 comment:
Ben - What great fun I had reading your adventures with your Dad! I loved the pics of Mt. Kilimanjaro. I have dreams of climbing that some day! My hubby has a co-worker from Kenya and I know we would be more than welcome to join him there. A safari would be pretty cool too! Good night! Rachel
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