Two days ago I left Nungwi (Northern tip of Zanzibar) for Paje, a small, mellower “town” on the southeast of the island. Here I met up with a group of ten (mostly) Stanford friends who have been traveling Africa for the past six weeks.
We have been here two days and have two days left of vacation – at least I do. The hotel we’re staying at, Paje by Night, is owned by an Italian named Marco. Suffice to say we will have had our fill of overpriced pizza and pasta by the time we leave. Our jungle bungalows - while not quite on par with 5 star resorts, are definitely big enough for a very large extended African family. It has been great hanging out with everyone before school starts and welcoming them to the shoeless life of being a beach bum following the Kili and safari adventures. Last night we had a seafood bbq on the beach complete with some Masai dancing (really just jumping up and down) and later in the night a DJ at the bar in our hotel. Today – while most of the group went to town to book flights to DAR, do some last minute shopping, and pick up booze for tonight, Brent and I stayed behind for two last scuba dives this afternoon.
I have referenced Dan’s blog several times on my trip – and since we have joined forces now I will defer the following Zanzibar entries to him since I can’t compete :) http://strangleagiraffe.blogspot.com
I'll be back in New York on Tuesday the 5th! (Assuming I survive all 5 flights and the 36 or so hours of travel)
Saturday, August 2, 2008
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