Waking up in Zanzibar without having to pack up and travel to another continent meant paradise. I could leave my arduously heavy luggage in the room and move up to the roof for breakfast and view the city.
We soon left for a spice tour that morning – one of the highlights of any Zanzibar visit. A van took us north to a rural part of the island, where a tour guide showed us the numerous spices, herbs, and fruits that grew in this tropical land. We saw vanilla beans, nutmeg, cacao, lemongrass, peppercorn, etc. – with samples to taste of our own. I really enjoyed the aromas!
After the tour, we were taken to a compound, where lunch was served: rice with curry and nan (an Indian form of flat bread). In lieu of the food, I especially enjoyed seeing rural Zanzibar – my first time in a truly tropical environment since I lived in Hawaii as a young child. Many scenes reminded me of Hawaii.
We were soon escorted to a beach, where we got to swim in the Indian Ocean! The water was very salty! It reminded me of those glasses of salt water that my mom made me gargle as a kid. The bottom of beach mostly consisted of prickly coral remnants, which succeeded at scraping one of my toes.
When we returned, we caught another glimpse of the sunset at Forodhani Gardens.
Like I said, paradise.
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