End of contract treat myself was a short trip to Zanzibar for a bit of R&R. This time I decided to try Nungwi right at the tip of the island. Here you can see the sunset and the sunrise. One of the reasons I wanted to return to the island was to return to Mnemba… Read More »
The tide was in so I couldn’t walk on the beach at the hotel so I went along the road and then joined the beach further along where there was a greater expanse of sand. So local women said I was not allowed to take pictures of their seaweed hanging up to dry. It seemed… Read More »
I just checked and I didn’t go to Zanzibar at all during 2020. The whole place was full of COVID at that time anyway thanks to the pane loads of Russians and Eastern Europeans which we welcomed with open arms. Come to our paradise and bring your diseases, we don’t care as long as you… Read More »
By the time we reached Kizimkazi on Zanzibar mainland we were all hungry and desperate for a shower. Several of our group were suffering from sunburn and a couple of people just wanted to go to sleep. We spotted the cats lined up on the beach as we approached land. They had sped past us… Read More »
We had been sailing for about 4 hours in light winds before we arrived at Kwale Island for lunch. We anchored a short distance from shore and watched the cats come ashore as we waited for a dinghy to pick us up. In the end, the water was so shallow that the dingy dropped us… Read More »
When I saw the opportunity to get to Zanzibar on CQ with Paul and his crew and a handful of others, I leapt at the chance. I hadn’t been out of Dar in months and I was going stir crazy. For $120 it was a cheap option and to be even on the periphery of… Read More »
Tired of Stone Town hawkers, I decided to leave the narrow lanes behind me and head up country to see what the rest of the island had to offer. Sadly I had not thought to bring my driving licence and so this was going to be tricky. At the tourist office, they rightly rejected me.… Read More »
Since childhood when I first heard the name Zanzibar, I have always imagined the most exotic faraway land, somewhere unattainable. Now I am in Dar es Salaam, it’s only a couple of hours on the fast ferry and distinctly attainable. The 9:30am was full and I sat up front, in the open, plastered in factor… Read More »