One of my best friends, Anne, came to visit me at the beginning of May right before she started her clinical rotations. It was more than great to see her and have a familiar face to travel with. Despite raining everyday she was here, we had a really amazing time. The first day I gave her a tour of Dar in continuous downpour. The second day we traveled north to Bagamoyo and visited the 13th century Kaole ruins and historic colonial buildings of Germany and England. Friday we departed for Zanzibar and actually had an afternoon of sun to spend by the pool overlooking the ocean. Elizabeth then met us later that evening and we explored Stone Town, visited Forodhani Gardens nightime food court, and ate dinner on the beach. The next day we took a boat to Prison Island and saw the tortoises and snorkeled. The snorkeling was absolutely amazing too! It was a little scary though because some parts of the reef were so shallow that you dare not kick to swim out because you might get stuck with a sea urchin or hit coral. Anne did scratch her leg on coral accidentally, but was happy to have a mark of Tanzania. We then drove up to northern Zanzibar and spent the afternoon and night at a very nice, but cheap beach resort. Alas, it did rain that afternoon as well, but it was pleasant to just sit and read by the beach. The next morning we drove down to the south central region of Zanzibar and visited the little creature community of the Red Colobus monkeys. Elizabeth even got to grab the tail of one. We then caught a taxi to the ferry port to make our boat back to Dar. Unfortunately, it decided to storm and I experienced the worst ferry ride I have had yet! Poor Anne and the hundreds of other passengers who fell ill…it seemed to last forever. The next day we spent the afternoon at the beach and visited Mwenge Craft Market so Anne could practice her new Swahili skills. She flew out that evening after eating at an amazing Indian Restaurant.
THANKS for coming Anne! I loved having you here! Below is a slideshow of pictures from our adventures:
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