Zanzibar

Tuesday 4 March - Flight from Addis Ababa to Zanzibar with a stop in Dar es Salaam. We crossed the equator, both of us for the first time, without any fanfare. Arriving in Zanzibar, we found our way to downtown Stonetown, the old part of Zanzibar city, where we spent the next two nights. Major breakthrough - we find an ATM that recognizes our bank cards and gives us some cash.

The town has several elegant buildings and facades.


Our hotel was just off this narrow street in the old part of Stonetown...


...only three minutes walk to the beach - here Ursula is this Bernie and Beryl Doiron from PEI who are also doing Tour d'Afrique.


We had a couple of drinks watching the dhows going by in the harbour and then watching the sun set.



After two nights in Stonetown, we moved to Nungwi at the north tip of the island and took a bungalow behind the buildings shown here.


There are nice beaches, especially when the tide is in. When the tide is out, it is a long walk and the bottom is rockier and there are hazards like sea urchins, several spines of which are in Rae's hand - quite painful when they go in.


The highlight of Zanzibar was the day of snorkeling.


They took us around to the east side of the island to near this small island. Lots of dolphins en route. The water was clear and the coral attracted hundreds of colourful fish. And of course we all were baked in the sun.



Tuesday 11 March will be early start to get to the airport for a 0930 flight to Arusha where we should rejoin the Tour d'Afrique trucks at the campsite and start to get reorganized first for a three-day safari to the Serengetti and Ngorongoro crater March 12-14 and then to start cycling again on Sunday 16th.