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Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024 World Tour Day 31 We caught the afternoon ferry back to Dar es Salaam. The process seemed slightly smoother than getting into Zanzibar since we did not need the insurance anymore, but that may also have been because we were used to it after the first time. After the ferry ride we checked into our hotel and set off on our only activity for the day: Carmel, Benny, Nick, and I joined a walking tour of the city. In 3 hours we saw the city from atop a tall tower, local art, walked by the presidential…
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Monday, December 2nd, 2024 World Tour Day 30 On our drive from the east coast of Zanzibar to Stone Town we made an hour stop at Tangawizi Spice Farm Zanzibar. The farm grows a large variety of spices and fruits. We walked through the property with a guide and learned how each plant was processed and produced. There was nutmeg, clove, avocado, cocoa, vanilla, red banana, black pepper (and white pepper is the same plant just with a different processing), coffee, jackfruit, caper tree (used for mattresses), cinnamon, cardamon, ginger, lipstick fruit, aloe vera, pineapple, lemongrass, and coconuts. We learned…
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Thursday, November 28th – Sunday, December 1st, 2024 World Tour Days 26 – 29 As has become typical for our Africa adventure, our journey down to Zanzibar started with lots of driving. Surprise surprise. We headed back to Arusha, Tanzania at 8am and stopped at several places along the way, including a market full of local art and Lake Mamyara. There were people on the overland truck who had not been to a Maasai village yet so we stopped there for them to check it out. Nick got to watch the Maasai people help deliver a breach baby cow. Nick…
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Wednesday, November 27th World Tour Day 25 It was hard leaving the Serengeti National Park after our experience had been so incredible, but we were in store for another incredible day. As we left the Serengeti National Park we saw two cheetahs sitting on a large termite mound close to the road. They were snuggling, and watching in many directions. There was also the largest herd of wildebeest we had seen, which were about 3-6 wide and stretched as far as the eye could eye along the horizon. There was a hyena who ran across the road, which had started…