Zanzibar is beautiful!!
But let me put you in the picture a bit....
I got fetched from the airport on Saturday by Alba the Driver for East Africa Divers (the company I'll be with for the next couple of months). I froze on the plane even with my fleece but as i walked out i was hit by this thick, humid heat...its awesome! Abla then took me to Nungwi (about an hour drive) we had to stop a couple of times, once to lift a policeman from one road block to the next and another time because the car broke down..."the fan belt" Abla tells me, "but its OK, its just for the steering, we go now!" I was kinda nervous that Abla wouldn't be able to steer, but he was confident he could and i got there safely....
We arrived in Nungwi and left the tar road to enter a maze of local cement houses. The car comes to a stop on the beach, next to the dive centre. The Centre is pretty simple, but it looks straight onto the beach and beautiful sea.
The beach front is very different from the rest of the town. Its built up with tourist accommodation, bars, restaurants and dive schools. My days are pretty routine, we set up and go diving in the morning (2 dives) and then i do theory for my dive courses in the afternoon. I have to stay at the shop until it closes at 18:00. then we (myself and two instructors) head down to Cholo's beach bar for sun downers.
It is very quiet at the moment. All the dive schools are battling and some are even packing up for a couple of months and going on holiday. Damn Economic Crisis!
Diving is good here. I have gone to a couple of reefs including once called Shane's reef (cool hey?). But unfortunately i have been affected by a chronic case of Seasickness, which doesn't make the time between the dives very pleasant.
But so far, so good. Enjoying the heat and chill out time.
But let me put you in the picture a bit....
I got fetched from the airport on Saturday by Alba the Driver for East Africa Divers (the company I'll be with for the next couple of months). I froze on the plane even with my fleece but as i walked out i was hit by this thick, humid heat...its awesome! Abla then took me to Nungwi (about an hour drive) we had to stop a couple of times, once to lift a policeman from one road block to the next and another time because the car broke down..."the fan belt" Abla tells me, "but its OK, its just for the steering, we go now!" I was kinda nervous that Abla wouldn't be able to steer, but he was confident he could and i got there safely....
We arrived in Nungwi and left the tar road to enter a maze of local cement houses. The car comes to a stop on the beach, next to the dive centre. The Centre is pretty simple, but it looks straight onto the beach and beautiful sea.
The beach front is very different from the rest of the town. Its built up with tourist accommodation, bars, restaurants and dive schools. My days are pretty routine, we set up and go diving in the morning (2 dives) and then i do theory for my dive courses in the afternoon. I have to stay at the shop until it closes at 18:00. then we (myself and two instructors) head down to Cholo's beach bar for sun downers.
It is very quiet at the moment. All the dive schools are battling and some are even packing up for a couple of months and going on holiday. Damn Economic Crisis!
Diving is good here. I have gone to a couple of reefs including once called Shane's reef (cool hey?). But unfortunately i have been affected by a chronic case of Seasickness, which doesn't make the time between the dives very pleasant.
But so far, so good. Enjoying the heat and chill out time.
Sounds fantastic! Please please upload some photos :)
ReplyDelete#"the fan belt" Abla tells me, "but its OK, its just for the steering, we go now!" --> haha... I'd be more worried that he has NO idea how a car works than the supposed steering problem.
Sounds like you well though friend.
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