Zanzibar

After another few days on the road, the kind that breeze past easily with 7 hr bus journeys each day, we rocked up to the nondescript city of Dar es Salaam, and took the smooth and fast ferry to Zanzibar.

Zanzibar was a major stop on the trade route to India and Persia and it shows in the architecture, food and distinct Zanzibari culture. It feels like you've stepped into a few country as soon as you get off the ferry (in fact, you get your passport stamped and have to fill out immigration forms). The plump fort sits on the waterfront surrounded by whitewashed buildings with amazing and intricately carved wooden doors gracing most doorways. Most of the men wear the kofia and some don the kanzu while many of the women are robed in colourful kangas (robes with traditional Swahili sayings) or the black bui-bui. We spent our time ambling along and getting lost in the warren of alleyways and side streets. We also chowed down on a few delicious curries and pilau rice dishes, washing it all back with some sugarcane juice at the market. The whole place is amazing.

And just like that, we're up-to-date. We are actually in Zanzibar and tomorrow we'll be heading up to Nungwi to hopefully do some diving and meet up with a friend of ours. We hope you're all well!!