Nungwi

This week my friends and I are in Nungwi, a village north of Stonetown. Nungwi is composed of white beaches with surreal topaz blue waters. We are staying at the Baracka Hotel, a small bungalo that costs $12 per person with breakfast included. A regular day in Nungwi consists of sitting on the beach, reading, playing soccer, and chatting it up with locals in Swahili. Yestarday a friend of ours took us out on a boat for a sunset cruise and snorkeling trip. It cost each of us $18, and included music aboard the boat and an entire King fish! It was quite a feast and a party. When we stopped to snorkle we all took turns jumping off the boat into the water below. As one stood on top of the boat you could see the fish swimming around. The boat we rode on had a top level to it where everyone was able to sit, sing/play drums and guitar, and dive into the crystal clear water below. It was truly worth all the money!!! Today I am in Stonetown again, a friend of ours from here sister died, so we took a Dala Dala (less sketchy Tanzanian version of a Mutatu) to see him. Later tonight we will take this bus, imagine a pickup truck with a raised wooden cover above it where people store their fruit and bicycles, and beneath that level there are seats. Under the canopy everyone sits huddled together while the wind buzzes past ones faces. This form of public transportation beats AC Transit 1000/1.

I will post some Nungwi pictures soon!

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