Zanzibar!

We have had a fabulous time in Zanzibar although we were surprised it rained here a bit, since everyone on the mainland always told us it would not rain during dry season...life if definitely different here on the island.

We have taken many excursions! We have gone snorkeling and swimming with the dolphins in the Indian Ocean! We loved our time on the boats, but they don't feel as secure as the boats we are used to in the U.S....no life jackets! We also did a spice tour around a farm, which just seemed to have random plants everywhere. Our guide made us banana grass jewelry, crowns, bags and sunglasses! We have some funny pictures! We also visited our first rain forest with wild monkeys everywhere. Our guide took us trekking through "the bush" which wasn't that much fun since there were strange plants and spiders everywhere! Tara got stung by some poky plant, but after 10 minutes all the pain was gone.

We are learning here that you are supposed to tip EVERYONE - even if they only help you for ten seconds. It can be a bit much, but as soon as we remember that they have a family to support, we are more than willing to hand them a few dollars.

We love the beautiful white sand beaches here so much; it will be tough to go back to the rocky New England beaches. But, we are ready to come home...we both are really looking forward to Nachos! And while we are looking forward to home, we are not excited about the next 36 hours of traveling ahead of us :( You can feel sorry for us now! As they always say here....Hukana Matata!