We loved spending the better part of one day on the Eastern side of the island where it's secluded, quiet, and beautiful. It was super relaxing and provided me (Warren) some nice rest and relaxation! Finally went for a much needed run and started a new book.
Melissa, on the other hand, spent the day learning to kite-surf (and getting sun-burned!). It's quite a difficult sport but by the end of the day, she had mastered three of the five skills.
During our stay we visited the Jozani Forest in Southeast Zanzibar. This is a red colobus monkey here in the tree staring at us taking pictures of him. They live on leaves and fruit and Jozani is the only place where they exist. There are only 2,300 remaining in the world.
One of the highlights was definitely the famous Zanzibar Spice Tour -- an all-day tour which included an introduction to various spice trees and plants. We learned about, tasted, and smelled cardamum, peppers, coffee, cloves, nim, jackfruit, cinnamon, vanilla, and many others. Melissa is here with a section of a cocoa seed. It's covered with a sticky, squishy, sweet covering. The inside is dark and bitter -- what is generally processed into beloved chocolate!
Here we on our hotel room balcony. (Yes, that is the view from our room). Each morning we had breakfast overlooking the Indian Ocean and truly had an amazing time in Zanzibar. We are sad that our time in East Africa is down to only a week! But for now, we are excited to head to Rwanda to do work with Cards from Africa.
I miss you guys, but part of me wants your adventures to never end :)
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