Zanzabar

We had to fly to the island of Zanzibar. It was a nice island but very crowded. The Indian Ocean was not really clean enough to swim in. We visited a spice farm which was fun. They wove things for us out of palm leaves. The second day we visited Stone Town and the old slave markets. That was very hear wrenching to see the places they sold slaves and the lock-ups where they would keep 70 slaves on top do each other waiting to be sold! We then visited the markets. Most people have very little place to store food so they shop everyday. We went through the raw meats and fish. What a smell. The fruits and vegetables were beautiful all line up. We then had lunch by the ocean. In the afternoon we visited Prison Island by boat. We were able to see the tortoises. We then had time to relaxe.

Milky Way

While in Tanzania We realized how beautiful the night sky is. Another photographer taught me how to take photos of the Milky Way. If you scroll down you will see a couple of them. What a fun new skill to learn. I think the stars were so bright as there were absolutely no city lights where we were.

Saadani Park and photos at bottom

I have run out of room on my ipad for photos. I don't have any of Zanzibar but will soon. After we were on the island of Zanzibar for 2 days we then flew into the Saadani National Park. It is a very remote park. We had the most awesome hotel. You can see our rom in one of the photos. It was on stilts right in the jungle. One night I was taking a bath and had a monkey sitting on the deck watching me! Went spent a lot of time on the Wami River and could view the Indian Ocean. We saw so many birds, butterflies, hippos, and crocs. It was like being in paradise. From their we went to our last stop Dar es Salaam.