Hi all,
Just a quick update.

Zanzibar was beautiful! Had the best time there. Spent the first night in Stone town and went and did a rainforest walk where we got to see red colobus monkeys which was really cool. We then went up and spent the next three nights in Kendwa in the north and stayed right on the beach! The place we stayed at was REALLY nice and it even had...wait for it...running HOT water! So I got to have my first hot shower since arriving in Tanzania. Was perfect timing, too, as the weather wasnt great up there so it was a little cold which made you appreciate the hot water even more!

While in Kendwa we went Kayaking and snorkelling and met some masai men who we spent a fair bit of time with! They were just the most lovely people and their culture and customs are just so unique and interesting. Every night we would go down to the beach to have our milkshakes and we'd sit around the bonfire discussing everything from religion to politics to marriage and even female circumcision (masai are known for female circumcision) with them. I was very impressed as they spoke AMAZING english and Paulo, the guy I spent most of my time with, was REALLY well educated! Was so nice to not have the communication barrier that is normally present when trying to speak to Africans.

Got back to Dar Es Salaam yesterday and the ferry ride back was HORRIBLE! About 80% of the people on the boat were sea-sick! Was the longest few hours ever! The Kilombero girls left to go to Arusha today so Connie and I are spending the morning doing a few jobs we needed to get done and then this afternoon is headmasters brother-in-laws wedding.

We will then leave for Arusha tomorrow (the bus leaves at 5am so we have to get up at 3:30am!!!!) and then on Monday Connie, Ellie, Casey, Jess, Claire and myself are going to visit the school of St Judes (some of you may have read the book-its a school started up and run by an Aussie woman from near Armidale) which Im really looking forward to. Then hopefully Connie, Alex and I will do a safari from Tues until Fri and then will travel back down to Morogoro to visit the people placed there on Sat then back to Ikwiriri on Sun.

Well better leave it there,
hope you're all happy and healthy and enjoying life!
xxx