Zanzibar

We arrived at the Zanzibar beach at late afternoon, this was on like the 10th. 

It had the most luscious pool, deep all the way through and a view of the ocean, and warm and delightful.

The ocean was beautiful blue with the purple curling through for rocks and corals.  Our hotel was right on the beach, so ocean views for all the meals and great sunsets. 

So we arrive in the afternoon, and I bliss out in the pool with a bunch of people and many cocktails are had at happy hour and then bed right after dinner.  I had the only night's sleep that was 8 hrs plus so far this trip and skipped all activities on our full day there in favor of leaning into all that. 

So I had a sleep in, then a morning really enjoying the pool, plus a short swim in the ocean, then a full afternoon of spa stuff, massage, body scrub, facial, pedicure, I became literally a new woman.  Lord I love beds and rooms. 

Up early the next day for the day I already wrote about.  Happy time fun face. 

Getting to Zanzibar was a bit of a shlep.  We had to tear down 5 am tents in the pouring rain and then drove 16 hours with only stops for pee breaks in fields.  I had to be pretty tough to not go city girl, but everyone on the tour was so brave and cheerful it helps inspire. 

The next day was half transit too, but more fun because it was the closest thing to being around locals we've had, public ferry and all.  I felt some hunger to talk to anyone, that is a thing you miss by being on a tour, all the basic get a taxi buy tickets kind of interactions. 

Ok I'm back to Serengeti now which has been too intense to write about, but I'll try soon.