Coastal Ecology at Panga Chumvi, Zanzibar

A local soccer crazy town

Our hangout, dining, and working area at the Panga Chumvi Resort, Zanzibar

John Michael and Grant walking to the class in the morning

Guest lecture by a local doctor

Guest lecture by Dr. Ian Bryceson on Marine Ecology

Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park

Experiencing the tropical deluge – wait for 5 minutes and the weather changes.

An interpretive nature walk in the forest with nature-medicine expert.

The endemic Red Colobus Monkey at the Jozani Park.

Tired at the end of the day

Stone Town, Zanzibar

Soccer Corner – Exclusively for Chelsea Fans

One of the pedestrian only streets

A typical souvenir shop

Solar concentration cooker

Varied colors of old Stone Town

Indian cultural remnants in Zanzibar

Spice Plantation and Slave Cave Tours

 

Our visit to the Spice Plantation in Kizimbani Farm

Spices from the farm

Locally grown, ground, and packaged.

At Mangapwani Slave Cave

A day at Mbudya Marine Preserve

Low Tide at the White Sands Beach Resort, Dar-es-Salaam, TZ

 

Guest lecture at Mbudya Marine Preserve, TZ

Fish and Chips – caught from the coast and fried on site.

 

Under the Baobab tree

Greetings from the Southern hemisphere!

Hujambo! (hello).  We all reached Dar-es-Salaam safe and are slowly settling into a rhythm.  Jet-lag?  Yes, we are 7 hours ahead of eastern standard time and our sleep cycle is definitely out of whack.  But thanks to the never ending flight journey, and a decent arrival time – it is not as bad as going to India (trust me on this).

We all got out of the airport after some waiting and more waiting to get the VISA.  When we finally got out, it was exciting to see the familiar face of Dr. Beymer-Farris (along with Dr. Ian Bryceson, what a surprise!) waiting for us outside the airport gates.  We all cheered and exchanged funny stories about our journey and boarded mini-vans to head north to our hotel.  Later I came to know that we by-passed the whole city because of traffic congestion.  Every one was hungry even though the time was nearing mid-night by the time we got to the hotel.  So, we actually ate full dinner past mid-night.  Being on the beach, we had nice breeze and no mosquitoes.  It was pretty dark, so we had no clue about the location.  Here are some photos. 

Waiting at Atlanta airport.

Arrival at Dar-es-Salaam airport, Tanzania.

At White Sands Beach Resort, Dar-es-Salaam, TZ

Late night dinner at the hotel.

The real ginger-ale (it is non-alcoholic but a really really good drink).