Kendwa Rocks!

Hello Everyone,

Tiffany and I have been really enjoying ourselves on Zanzibar.  We have spent the last two weeks at a beach resort called Kendwa Rocks on Kendwa beach on the North West coast of the island.  This is said to be the best beach on Zanzibar and it has definitely been great for us.  One of the good things about this beach is that the tide does not change drastically like elsewhere on the island so it is always close by and warm!  The water here is unbelievably clear and always warm.  On a good day without much wind, you can see through all the way down about 20 feet to the bottom.  As you can see from the pictures I have posted below, the water is very teal.

During our time here, we have met many great people and had some cool experiences.  Unfortunately both of us were sick for a few days last week so we have also spent a few days in bed.  Unfortunately we leave Kendwa on Thursday and make our way back to Stone Town for a few days and then we are heading to the south east part of the island to spend some time on another beach there.  I know, it sounds rough.  There we hope to do a tour of the Jozani Forest which hosts the endangered Red Colobus Monkeys.  But apart from being sick, we have had a few good parties and have also gone snorkeling twice.  Last week we went snorkeling with a group of Swedes that we met on our first day here.  They were really great and invited us along.  We left around 11 am and got back around 4.  It was only the 6 of us and the guide who took us through the reefs on the edge of an island and hours dhow ride off the main island.  At this reef the coral was beautiful and full of life however there weren’t many fish.  We really enjoyed it and it only cost us 17 dollars each!  Yesterday we went to Mnemba Island which is Zanzibar’s biggest snorkeling and diving area.  This time we went with about 30 people and the boat ride took about 2 ½ hours each way.  But it was worth it as we got to spend quite a lot of time in the water and got to explore alone which was great.  There the water was deeper on the edge of the reef and you could look out into the expansive blue abyss which for me was a little creepy.  This reef was also cool as it hosted a much larger population of fish.  There were lots of schools of little fish that you could swim right through and they didn’t move at all.  There were also larger fish just off the reef like tuna.  They served us lunch on the boat which was the best meal I’ve had here and then brought us back.  For the full day and lunch, the trip cost us only 30 dollars each!  It was well worth it.

Other than that, I don’t have much to report.  We are going to a new restaurant tonight for dinner with a couple that we met from Edmonton.  This restaurant looks really nice and is owned by a Canadian couple from Toronto.  It looks really nice, just like a restaurant back home and a little pricey but we are celebrating because just today I found out that I have been accepted into the marketing management program at BCIT! 

We hope everyone is well and enjoying the cold weather.  We have just over a month left before we begin our trip home!  Time is flying.

O yeah, one of the other pictures posted below is me with a python around my neck.  This was at the Kendwa Rocks Full Moon party.  I have a big fear of snakes so this was a great accomplishment for me!  The first thing my mum asked me when I told her was how much had I drank by that point.  However, I had only had a couple beers and knew exactly what I was doing.  So there.

We will update you again in a few weeks.  The pics below are from Kendwa.  Tiffany is standing next to our Banda (we have the upstairs part only but its definitely enough).  One is from a dinner with our Swedish friends before the Full Moon Party.