Just a quick update as these computers won't read my USB drive so no pics still.
The beach here in Zanzibar is BEAUTIFUL and still seems relativley undiscovered here at Kendwa. Its been fun because we've managed to meet up wit a few of the people from our safari trip who are also here.
A few days of beach relaxing was good but I'm getting ichy to leave now. I just finished my 3rd and 4th warm water scubas dives and they were great. Of the 4 dives I've done its been a good mix of loads of tropical fish (Tuesday at Mnemba Atoll) and then some awesome coral and a sea turtle today at some other dive sites nearby (Misoli Reef and Handu's Wall).
The food in Kendwa is okay, but they have a long way to go to figure out how to run service businesses here. Not that surprising I guess. Last night we took a taxi into Nungwi, the bigger more touristy village for dinner. We had them take us somewhere where we could order fresh fish right off the boats and then have them grill it while we sit at tables that are literally on the beach. I had an amazing whole red snapper for 10,000Tsh (about $7US). They had no electricy in Nungwi last night so we ate by candle light, which made picking the bones out of the whole fish particulary fun.
My African culture shock continues whenever I drive around and see the living conditions of the locals here. Rob and John have been in "poor" places in SE Asia and even they say its not quite the same thing. Not sure how to explain it, but its odd - especially when we sit around ordering beers like water that cost as much as a meal for entire family (at least).
That's it for now. Hopefully I'll get some pics up in Stone Town or Dar Es Salaam on Sun/Mon. We leave for Pemba in Northern Mozambique on Wednesday. We ended up getting a good deal on a very nice place, so we'll be living in luxury for a few days at least. We also found out that by flying into Mozambique (instead of busing across a border as originally planned), we save ourselves some visa hassels, which should be nice.
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