Zanzibar baby! Bloody hell it is hot! I think it is actually hotter than Dar Es Salaam, and that was ridiculous! Anyway, I am here and it has been pretty cool. I mean it has the whitest beaches I have ever seen and it looks a little like paradise! Plus when I go swimming I won't get Bilharzia, always a plus! In all honesty though, I don't have a lot of interesting tales to tell! Hmm, I suppose the best place to start is arrival?
Well, the boat journey was...standard. I mean it wasn't the niceset, but we did pay as little as we could, but that does not excuse the poo in the toilet for the entire journey meaning I had to hold my wee in like there was no tomorrow! When we eventually arrived in Zanzibar we nabbed a taxi (after a stamp on the passport and a yellow fever book check) and got to the flamingo guest house, our home for the next week! Although it had no drawers and was a little cosy (4 of us in one room, each with a single bed) we made it homely! Of course Rachel unpacked her bag immediately and her clothes were everywhere for the next week and I made a huge mess in the corner with my clothes, therefore it was just like my bedroom at home! After unpacking almost everything, we set out on the search of food which was much needed! Once we had enjoyed a delightful meal we headed to a far-too-fancy bar where I had a lovely glass of wine and eyed up the cocktails, although they were all a little too far out of my price range!
The following day Holly went out by herself while Rachel, Jen and I gradually made it to a beach where we lounged about. We also managed to get some henna which is always fun, scared of needles and permanence, get a henna! Rachel and Jen went for quite cultural ones on their feet and hands whereas I got my Chezza on and got a cute little side-of-the-hander! For dinner, we decided, 'hey, we are on holiday, let's go mental!' So we put make-up on (I know right?!) and headed out...I had an Indian, one cocktail and then we all went home knackered! I reckon that male-up threw me! I am telling you, we are crazy cats!
Sadly I haven't been feeling the greatest and even spent a whole day in bed, or sleeping on the bathroom floor, with a terrible sickness bug! Thankfully Rachel took care of me all day and nursed me back to an almost health! The men that own the guesthouse also took great care of me worried that I was seriously ill and insisted I ate bread at least! I didn't eat the bread but I took it graciously for the others!
After a day of head in the toilet and sleeping we went to the East where we found a five star resort which had just opened! It was luxurious and some how we managed to get two whole days there for nothing. Rachel thinks I manage to get everything for free, but I did have to pay for my water! One great thing about the place just having opened, it wasn't quite finished so there was no public toilet meaning we got to use one of the rooms...for free! (Usually you would have to spend $250 a night to use a room and we got a whole day for free!) The place was amazing and as we played in the loveheart shaped pool we all caught more sun and slept on beautiful white sun beds!
Christmas eve, not your usual Christmas eve I must admit. I mean who could possibly feel like they were about to celebrate Christmas when they are lying on a white sandy beach on Zanzibar? This was the day we went to the North, supposedly party town...I don't think so! We relaxed on the beach all day then headed out for tea. I held us up a little because I was on the phone but hey, we got out! We enjoyed a lovely dinner and even had some free entertainment, although it was a little odd. There were some dancers and I swear some of it was a little...erotic! Not going to lie, I felt uncomfortable! Although the weirdest thing was a man started dancing with a giant snake! I amn't joking when I say giant, the thing was bloody HUGE!!! And he wanted me to get a photo with it...I decided at that moment I really needed a wee! The evening was alright. We all wanted to dance but there was no where to dance! So we trudged back and headed to bed.
Then it was a big MERRY CHRISTMAS! Holly and I had done one another stockings which was cool, but nothing compared to being with my family back in rainy Scotland. I think I may have spend the majority of Christmas just crying. It was a very hard day and when mum got upset on the phone I knew at that moment I wanted to be home. I didn't care about the white sandy beaches and the beautiful blue ocean, I didn't want to be on Zanzibar anymore. Somehow I managed the day though because here I am, still on Zanzibar. Still not feeling great but still alive and in East Africa! I shall be heading to Kenya in the next few days where I am hoping to spend New Year, but until then I hope you have had a very Merry Christmas and you all have a great new year. Have a drink for me everyone!
All my love, a travelling Uganda Girl. X
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