Zanzibar Day 4

The best remedy for not waking up properly in the morning is taking a dip in the pool, especially if you have a beautiful infinity pool right outside your stunning room. It’s just chilling there, waiting for you to use it :)

Our first excursion for the day was Safari Blue. Safari Blue is a full day excursion where you depart the island on a dhow and sail to a sand bank. On the sandbank you have guys waiting for you with snorkeling gear and fresh coconuts. After your snorkel you head off to look for dolphins and then to Kwale Island for a fresh seafood BBQ. Because we were on a site inspection and technically working we didn’t snorkel or look for dolphins, but we did spend a few minutes on the sandbank and had lunch on Kwale Island.

Arriving at the sand bank was like something out of a movie. Completely unspoilt and white white white against the blue-green ocean. The sandbank was occupied with a few colourful shade nets, erected just for low tide. A few brown bodies lazed around drinking from fresh coconuts and going snorkeling. I don’t know how to describe the sandbank – look at the photo’s and judge for yourself. I just know that I was happy and didn’t want to be anywhere else in the world.



Next we went to Kwale Island for lunch. We drank home made juice (I can’t remember what was in it, but it was a very interesting mixture) and then had our lunch of the braai. Each of us were handed two plates, one for rice and sauces and the other for fish (tune and kingfish), crayfish, calamari and chicken. The food was amazing! After lunch we were given a fruit tasting for dessert. DELISCIOUS! We tasted: pineapple (the sweetest in the world), mandarins, jack fruit (this was a first for me – it tasted like a mixture between pineapple and banana and has a very weird texture, but I think it’s safe to say it’s my new favourite), baobab seeds (they cover the seeds in honey and something red so that it looks just like candy, you suck the candy and then spit out the seed, dates and banana’s.




On arrival back at the shore we transferred to Neptune Pwani for a quick site and then it was back to the Residence. Dinner was in the ala carte restaurant – the dining room and a little disappointing. My food wasn’t that bad, just very gourmet and tiny! Dessert was a highlight once again, I had white chocolate soup! I really OD’ed on white chocolate on this trip :)