Heeding the advice of fellow travelers, we take a bus to the North of Zanzibar, seeking tranquil beaches and unrelenting sunshine. Kendwa Rocks becomes our new home. The ocean beautiful, covered in fine white sand, sea shades of light green to dark blues disappear behind the horizon. A boy standing in his dugout canoes drudges […]
Entries Tagged as 'Beach'
Two Weeks on Zanzibar’s Archipelego
November 24th, 2009 by Darlene Nastansky · 1 Comment · Africa, Tanzania
The sun is directly overhead as we ferry along the equator from Dar El Salaam to Zanzibar. Ancient wooden dhous sail on our wake, reeling in full nets for the fish market. The slow ferry saves us money, so we climb aboard claiming two seats, in the shade no less, and wedge between local Tanzanians. […]
Another Week on the Beach
September 23rd, 2009 by Jay Wright · 3 Comments · Africa, Morocco
Kester forgot to mention two important things. One, Taghazoute is drier than Zion. And two, the surf doesn’t really kick in until November. Our apartment is excellent; a kitchen, a cat, and a balcony that, if you fell off at high tide, would land you in the ocean. We found a liquor store in the […]
Essaouira
September 9th, 2009 by Darlene Nastansky · 3 Comments · Africa, Morocco
Into the dark of last night, our bus pulled into Essaouira, a fishermens port. Gypsies throng at the bus vying attention for money, food, cheap places to stay while the street kids press at your side… We are quite used to this now, and like many bus stations, the less fortunate prey on the newly […]
Oasis
September 8th, 2009 by Darlene Nastansky · No Comments · Africa, Morocco
A crescent lagoon nestled down the valley of Oualidia turned into an unexpected peaceful coastal town of maybe 4000. An early morning fishing spectacle- blue wooden boats cresting the swells, fisherman, hand over hand, pulling in a catch of crab and lobster, and surfers straddling boards,waiting for the big one. At times we are sleeping […]