From the Serengeti - we flew directly to the island of Zanzibar where we met up with some of our dear friends currently living in Tanzania (Dar Es Salaam). This is the part of the trip where we should have just parked it on the beautiful beach and relaxed but..........anyway, another amazing experience and we were grateful to have friends to share it with. We spent a few days on Zanzibar - and then another few days in Dar Es Salaam with our friends and they were able to share a bit of the life they have lived over the past couple of years with us. I thoroughly enjoyed it as my friend Angela is an explorer like me so no time was wasted - she took me to all her 'people', her shops, her tucked away gems. We went fabric shopping at the market as well. It was fascinating to do very similar things as I do in Accra - yet it was so very different. A great trip!
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| Always mosquito netting when in Africa - but we actually never had to use it |
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| enroute to our hotel |
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| The Indian Ocean is gorgeous |
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| We fed sea turtles |
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| This is typical Africa signage - it gets the job done |
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| Seaweed is a big industry in Zanzibar and here the locals are collecting some to sell |
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| roadside fruit stand |
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| The Rock restaurant - a Pinterest dream come true |
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| Common sight while driving |
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| Took a dhow sailboat out for the day |
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| Sailed through mangroves, lagoons, and ended at a private island |
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| Chase learned to snorkel and loved it! |
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| The tide is out and this entire floor is coral |
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| Sweet brothers whom I adore |
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| Drew just wanted to try it on |
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| Fruit tasting of all the island fruits |
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| The doors of Zanzibar |
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| Fabric shopping with the locals |
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| This art made me laugh! |
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| Alleyways in Stone Town |
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| All the girls shopping for fabric |
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| Beautiful |
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| We watched artists at work at an art gallery in Dar |
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| Common transportation in Dar |
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| Craftsmen |
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| Chase loves stones and had a cool experience at a Tanzanite shop - shop owner did a special presentation for him and gave him a little piece at no cost.....it was a sweet moment and quite a smart marketing move. :) |
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| amazing seafood |
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| Lots of sea urchins |
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