Zanzibar!

Zanzibar (“the spice island”) is a great place! Very different from everywhere else we’ve been in Africa. We spent one night in Stone Town, which is the main port town on the island. The streets are narrow and the buildings are old, whitewashed Arabic design. On Sunday we took a tour of one of the spice plantations, getting to see the plants that make clove, vanilla, nutmeg, cardamom and Todd’s favorite, ginger. Some of the local kids followed us on our tour and made all kinds of souvenirs from the plants. Sunday night we took a taxi to Nungwi Beach and we’ve been enjoying ourselves here since then. The beach is beautiful and the water is perfect. This is a great way to end our vacation! This is our last post from the road, as we leave for home on Thursday. See you all soon!