After a night in Dar, we decided to take the ferry to Zanzibar, an island off the coast, to spend a few days relaxing on the beach. Zanzibar was previously a major slave trading port and today is still famous for the many spices and exotic fruits grown here. We stayed in Stone Town for an evening, had a traditional Zanzibaran meal prepared by a local family in their own home, and then went on a spice tour to the plantations up north on Wednesday...see
more photos. We then took a bus out to Jambiani, one of the beaches on the eastern side of the island and enjoyed several days on the beach. Anticipating our Kilimanjaro trek, we both agreed that it would be wise to spend a few mornings running on the beach. Unfortunately, in an ironic twist of fate, Scott twisted his ankle running on a very rocky section of the beach. But, as fate would have it, we were also very luck! Just a few hundred meters down the beach, a Canadian had opened a chiropractic clinic for the locals and he confirmed it was just a very bad sprain and he applied some ointment and wrapped Scott's ankle well for a quick recovery.
Recognizing the need for flexibility and time for Scott's ankle to recover, we decided to plan our safari to Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater first and postpone Kilimanjaro for a week. Also, as luck would have it, we met a great couple from Germany who had just done a self-safari through the parks. We had dinners with them while in Jambiani, and they shared the details of their safari and the company they used to rent their Land Rover and camping gear. So, we were well prepared by our departure on Saturday for our next adventure in Serengeti!
After a night in Dar, we decided to take the ferry to Zanzibar, an island off the coast, to spend a few days relaxing on the beach. Zanzibar was previously a major slave trading port and today is still famous for the many spices and exotic fruits grown here. We stayed in Stone Town for an evening, had a traditional Zanzibaran meal prepared by a local family in their own home, and then went on a spice tour to the plantations up north on Wednesday...see more photos. We then took a bus out to Jambiani, one of the beaches on the eastern side of the island and enjoyed several days on the beach. Anticipating our Kilimanjaro trek, we both agreed that it would be wise to spend a few mornings running on the beach. Unfortunately, in an ironic twist of fate, Scott twisted his ankle running on a very rocky section of the beach. But, as fate would have it, we were also very luck! Just a few hundred meters down the beach, a Canadian had opened a chiropractic clinic for the locals and he confirmed it was just a very bad sprain and he applied some ointment and wrapped Scott's ankle well for a quick recovery.
Recognizing the need for flexibility and time for Scott's ankle to recover, we decided to plan our safari to Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater first and postpone Kilimanjaro for a week. Also, as luck would have it, we met a great couple from Germany who had just done a self-safari through the parks. We had dinners with them while in Jambiani, and they shared the details of their safari and the company they used to rent their Land Rover and camping gear. So, we were well prepared by our departure on Saturday for our next adventure in Serengeti!
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