This is the story of 2 couples taking a step back from Corporate Canada life to fulfill a lifelong dream. This blog is by no means a “How To” on planning and executing a journey around the world, but rather a sharing of our experiences and feelings from 2 perspectives as we fumble our way around the world on a journey of a lifetime

"Life begins at the end of your comfort Zone" - Neale Donald Walsch

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Sunny Zanzibar, Tanzania

After nearly two months loving Tanzania we have barely scratched the surface of this amazing country, let alone Africa. Our time here as been absolutely incredible and like no other experience we have had yet on this trip. The landscape and once in a lifetime type experiences like climbing Mtn Kilimanjaro and cruising the  Serengeti were amazing, but what has really left a lifetime imprint on us is the people we have met here.

We know this is not the only time we will spend wandering this amazing area, in fact we have already made a pact to ourselves to try and get back here within 3 years. Since we had spent the better part of our time here exploring the more "rural" side of Tanzania, we decided that we would spend our last few days seeing another side....... the beach! 

Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous group of islands off of mainland Tanzania and features all kinds of wonderful things to do, spice tours, boat tours, snorkeling, etc........we decided to spend out few days engaging in our favorite pastime - beaching and watching sunsets. We were ready for the extreme relaxation. We spent our time between the exotic beaches on the northern end of the island and a few days in Stone town exploring the Arabic influenced architecture and culture, and dining at one of the best night food markets we have come across in a long time! 

The only downfall with Zanzibar is the ferry required to get there, which have a tendency be really rough and occasionally sink. Luckily for us sinking did not happen, but our return journey to Dar Es Salaam was so rough that they passed around much needed (and widely used) puke bags. I was never more happy to be in Dar Es Salaam as the moment our ferry docked!

Here are a few pics to help us all daydream!

Boat under construction
Ladies farming seaweed
Endless white sand and aqua water

Sunset soccer
One of many amazing sunsets
View from Zanzibar hotel
Sunset sail
Beach beers

Jason jumping into a game of volleyball
Strolling in Stonetown
Spying in Stonetown
OOO_Talia and Jonny

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