Tag: Indian Ocean

  • Prison Island

    Prison Island

    While in Stone Town, we like to relax at our hotel’s beach and enjoy the cool breeze. During this time, I was chatting with some of the waiters from the restaurant and one suggested we take a tour of Prison Island (Changuu in Swahili). The cost of an organized tour was $50 per person…so for us a total…

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  • Bubble Wrap and Beans!

    Bubble Wrap and Beans!

    Ouch! Don’t touch that jelly! While staying in our beach bungalow in Zanzibar, we spent a lot of time on the beach. The water was beautiful, the sand was great for making sandcastles, and there were lots of shells everywhere. Another thing we noticed were jellyfish washed onto the beach from the tide. One day, we…

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  • Beautiful Bwejuu, Zanzibar

    Beautiful Bwejuu, Zanzibar

    After a wonderful time in Arusha, we returned to Dar via the Kili airport in preparation for our trip to Zanzibar. The island of Zanzibar can be reached either by plane or fast ferry. We decided to take the ferry as a cheaper option and we were not disappointed. A few words of advice –…

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