Beachfront in Stone Town
A young man jumps rope at sunset on the beach in Stone Town
Beach front soccer match in Stone Town
A Dhow sets out for a sunset sail
Sunset in Stone Town, Zanizibar
Night market vendors set up their stalls at the Forodhani Gardens
A vendor heats up his grill to cook freshly caught seafood for hungry people passing by
In front of our hotel in Stone Town, the Dhow Palace Hotel
The pool at the Dhow Palace Hotel
One of the inner atriums at the Dhow Palace Hotel
The view from the rooftop restaurant at the Dhow Palace Hotel
Locals on their morning shopping routine
Stone Town, Zanzibar
Women with colorful headscarves chat at a market in Stone Town
One of the small alleyways with decorated doors in Stone Town
Kimberly in front of the Beit al-Sahel, or Palace Museum
The inside of the sultan's palace, where he lived until 1964
The furnishings inside were amazing
The old fort in Stone Town ws built around 1700 on the site ofa Portugese Chapel
Daniel in front of the Beit el-Ajaib, or House of Wonders, with the largest carved doors in all of East Africa
The view from the Beit el-Ajaib on the Forodhani Gardens
Women returning with firewood to the village of Pongwe on the east coast of Zanzibar
The view from the lobby/ dining room/ only main building at the Pongwe Beach Hotel
Masai guards provided security (and color, with their beautiful outfits) to the hotel
Daniel relaxing on the beach at Pongwe
Pongwe Beach, high tide
Our first morning in Pongwe, we were shocked at how far out the tide was
One of the Masai guards appears to be walking on water
Women from the local village collect seaweed during the morning low tide
Birds take advantage of the tide too, picking nutrients out of the sand
The tide starts to come in, slowly
Daniel, walking on water
Seaweed farming
A Dhow sails by in the distance
Storm clouds gather overhead, but no one seems to notice
Look at how far out the tide has gone...we are standing in the middle of where the ocean should be, looking back at the beach.
Kimberly standing, technically in the ocean
The fishing boat in front of the hotel, beached at low tide.
We have many, many photos of this one boat. :)
And the boat again, but this time, at high tide
Another Dhow sails by, this time closer in, as the tide has risen
The cloud formations, contrasting with the various colors of the ocean, were just amazing
Daniel resting after lunch
Board Game time!
Daniel is caught off-guard, while trying to solve his current Sodoku puzzle
Another morning, another low-tide
Children from Pongwe village were collecting shells
The sticks coming out of the water are how the locals "catch" the seaweed during the tides
Fishermen pass by on a flat bottomed boat
The children navigate the slippery shore on their way back home
The tide begins to roll in again
Daniel at Pongwe Beach
Some other guests taking a walk along the beach
Pongwe Beach...look at how clear the water is!
Staff set up for Leah's birthday party
Daniel relaxes in a hammock on the beach
Daniel snoozing in a hammock
The set up for Leah's birthday party
One of the few photos of the two of us!
The ambiance was just magnificent at the party on the beach
Leah, the birthday girl (left), with her best friend, thanks us for celebrating with her. (The bottles are for the soda chugging contest to come later...)
The little plane we took from Zanzibar to Arusha
Yes, it was that small that we could see everything the pilot was doing!
Do I look a little scared?
