SNORKELLING!

Well, snorkelling at the reef off Zanzibar Island was incredible! The fish were as bright as those in the Great Barrier Reef, and though we didn't see any turtles like we had hoped we might, I did see a ray...possibly a small yellow stingray - it had blue spots, but was no where near as big as I thought sting rays were, so I haven't identified it yet! They cooked us a fish barbecue on the beach - it was really good tuna (which they must have caught that morning), vegetable curry, rice and a random selection of fruit - all to be eaten with fingers - which is always fun! The boat ride there and back was also good - on a wooden boat with a top bit that you could sit on with boards. It was a scorchingly hot day, but by some miracle I managed to avoid turning the shade of lobster that most other people turned!

We travelled back to a hotel near the ferry port for tonight...so it'll be our last night in a bed for a while (apart from the night after when we have managed to upgrade for 2pounds each into a cabin to save taking the tent down at 5am) The day after tomorrow will be a long drive day (hence the early start) towards Mozambique and then across to Malawi. We will be camping in the bush, and I am next up on the Cook Group rota, so I shall be cooking up something edible (with a bit of luck) for 28 people (with the help of two others!) I'll keep you posted on the success of that venture!