19 March - Zanzibar - Dar Es Salaam

19 March

Zanzibar – Dar Es Salaam

Ferry

Steph:

I woke up early to call my dad. It was really good to talk to him and made me really miss home. I'll be ready to go back when we go. It's been an incredible trip but a long one and I'm actually really excited to start living in the house and being at home.

After a delicious breakfast, we said goodbye to the guys. I'm really glad we did have the chance to meet up with them and exchange travel stories. Last night was a lot of fun.

Erik went to buy ferry tickets while I continued working on the blog. The ride back to Dar was pretty uneventful. I really enjoyed Stone Town but I think Zanzibar was a bit too touristy for me. I realized that it was actually the first touristy place we've done on this whole trip. Arusha is right up there but we really just walked around there. I've decided that I enjoy our kind of travel more than feeling like I'm being herded from one spot to the other. Oh, Victoria Falls as well I guess. But even that was very mellow.

From the ferry we walked back to the YWCA, left our stuff and went on an adventure trying to find bus tickets to Nairobi. It took us a while but we accomplished our mission. We sort of ran out of time for dinner though and didn't feel like browsing Dar in the dark trying to find a decent place so we splurged and had a huge burger at the fanciest Holiday Inn I've ever seen. Both of us struggled to finish it. But we are in Africa, nothing goes to waste and you finish what's on your plate. :)

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