Zanzibar

Deb flies the boat to Zanzibar

After leaving the Serengeti we spent a night in the shadow of Kiliminjaro...at least there would have been a shadow if it were not enveloped in its usual cloud cover. The next day we had a long hot drive down to Dar Es Salam to catch the ferry to Zanzibar. Zanzibar has long been one of those exotic sounding locations that has intrigued me. While it has become largely dependent on the tourist trade, it still derives a large portion of its income from the spice trade for which it was originally so famous. It has shrugged off the darker side of the slave trade and is now a pleasant place to visit for a day... week......... or month.................

The ferry ride to Zanzibar is over the deepest of deep blue seas. On a high speed catamaran it only takes a few hours to go from mainland Africa to this tropical isle. The boat docks at Stonetown which is an old Arab city and the architecture is a mix of Indian and Arabic buildings lining narrow streets.

The other side of Zanzibar contains numerous white coral sand beaches lined with restaurants and hotels to entice the sun and sea worshipers. Other than Stonetown, one could be almost anywhere in the world.

Food is some of the best in Africa with freshly caught sea food available in every restaurant. There is not a lot else to say about it so I will let Deb's pictures tell the story of what we liked about Zanzibar.

Nice doors

Arab flavor

Interesting architecture

Sunset at Africa House in Stonetown

Deb gets ready for a blast

We share a local brew

It's what's for dinner

Banana crepes with chocolate syrup for desert

Local attitudes

Seascapes

Great fruit

Sunset at the beach