Jakey Jake

Tuesday 15th June
We woke far earlier than necessary (yes this is a holiday) hung around for a while so we could get a lift with one of the other trucks so we could catch the ferry to Zanzibar. After doing the usual necessary ATM stuff and money exchange stuff we hopped on the 2 hour ferry. We arrived in stone town at around 12 and were greeted by daniel who drove us to our hotel. First impressions of this place were of amazing architecture and a beautiful old muslim town. We checked in and decided to wander around for a while and see the sights. Everyshop was selling paintings and carvings, and every other person was hustling for some cash. being used to throngs of such people i politely told them i wasnt interested in anything they had to offer and walked along ignoring them intently gazing at the edifices and wondering how they remained standing. Stone town is the main port of zanzibar where all the europeans and indians traded their warez for zanzibars spices and later on its slaves. Zanzibar would prefer to be an indipendant island but for the time being it is part of Tanzania. After wandering the streets and not getting lost, yes thats right i managed to read my book and find my way around the twisted streets. We found our way into a market selling lots of fresh produce, star fruit, jack fruit, watermelon, banana, passion fruit, paw paw, custard apples (the size of your head and only 50 cents (yes i bought heaps)), oranges, mandarins, coconuts, mangoes (also the size of your head), lychees, limes, yes just about everything you could imagine and it was huge, cheap, and more importantly the best fruit i have ever tasted. That night we headed down to the docks for dinner, and lo and behold it was fresh seafood, lobster, barracuda, tuna, marlin, kingfish, snapper, octopus, squid, crab, prawns, shellfish oh and chicken, yes the place is a feast of cullinary delights. I was in my element and immeadiately set out to devour serious amounts of food, which was accomplished with ease. Afterwards we went to the africa house and later sweet easy. I went to bed fairly early.