the good luck was bound to end at some point...

some how, im on the last leg of the africa part of this trip. im not quite sure how it happened but, im now writing on a german computer overlooking a white beach and the indian ocean. i had no idea water could actually be this colour without doctoring the colours. pretty cool.

spent a night in dar es salaam after flying from kigoma the other day. i never thought to check religious holidays before planning a route but that might have been a wise idea.. its ramadan and for the next while, im in muslim dominated areas. oops.

food has been easy to come by because zanzibar really is tourist island... booze has been more of a struggle. couldnt sort it out in dar and figured a night off might be okay. on the island, any place that serves is hounded by tourists. kind of hilarious.. especially watching every person take a picture of them sipping out of a coconut at sunset or hanging over a railing with 30 oother people to capture the perfect sunset with an island and palm tree silhouette. personal favourite is when people approach traditionally dressed muslim men with littler girls and ask to take their picture while they walk on the beach.. holding hands if possible. check that stereotype off the tourist photography bingo sheet i guess.

the other day we rented motorcycles and cars to avoid having to go on the tourist busses around the island. it was very cool, if you overlook the car accident that happened on the way home. were all fine.. the car, not so much, but its getting sorted out tomorrow. i knew all our good luck was bound to blow up in our faces in a big way sooner or later´... suppose we actually still are lucky that the accident wasnt way worse and that everybody is in one piece.

next few days will probably be full of more beachy things. we checked kayaking and snorkelling off our list.. saw some fish, most of which i identified through watching finding nemo. highlight was seeing the guy who constantly led the escapes from the fish tank.. i wish i didnt base all of my animal knowledge of disney movies.