East Africa: 1. Zanzibar  |  2. Tanzania  |  3. Maasai Tribe  |  4. Great Lakes Region  |  5. Wildlife/Safari  |  6. African Minibus Names  |  7. South Africa: Cape Town  |  8. Unmade Beds...  |  Collected Emails No 1.  |  Collected Emails No 2.  |  Collected Emails No 3.  |  Collected Emails No 4.  |  Collected Emails No 5.  |  Collected Emails No 6.  |  Collected Emails No 7.
 

Zanzibar is the "zan" part of Tanzania.
 
I began my trip on the island of Zanzibar. "A few days" became 3 1/2 weeks on the beach! It was so comfortable, I nearly called off the rest of the trip to mainland Africa...
 

   


Stone Town alleyway.
Every day at high tide, crowds of kids gather to play in the water.
Deep enough?
Stone Town.
Stone town.
Muslim boys, Stone Town.
Muslim girls, Stone Town.
Stone Town.
Kendwa Beach.
Water colours, Mnemba Island.
Kendwa
Kendwa
Kendwa
Kendwa
The beautiful dhows are part of arab influence in East Africa.
Kendwa
Christophe and Margie (friends I visited later in Congo). Kendwa
Crab claw. Kendwa.
Kendwa
Kendwa
Kendwa
Kendwa
Moses is the resident artist on Kendwa Beach, and Santa Claus at Christmas...
Moses' beach gallery, Kendwa.
Night market, Stone Town
Monolithic scaffolding. Zanzibar.
Blue sky, white sand, green ocean... East Coast.
Really?
Stone Town.
Apparently the tree was struck by lightening when young...
On the night ferry to Pemba island.
Waking up on the ferry at dawn.
This boy attached himself to us, not speaking, but staying within three feet.
Arriving Pemba.
Pemba.
Pemba.
Mesali Island, Pemba
Rainstorm on the way to Fundu Island, Pemba.
Pemba.
In this government-run hotel on Pemba, EVERYTHING has a stock number.
On the little plane to Tanga, mainland Tanzania.