What a romantic title Philip came up with! I'm not sure the experience qualifies as romantic but we had a great time. We were given an opportunity to go to an island that is uninhabited and spend the night. Of course, we could think of nothing better to do (except maybe sleep in an air conditioned hotel room!) so off we went. The house we were in had no air conditioning and the girls and I (Linda) were sharing one twin size bed because it had a mosquito net and we didn't want anyone else to get bitten 120 + times. It is already hot in Zanzibar and when you have so many bodies in one bed, it is almost unbearable. So the idea of a night in a tent on an island with no water or electricity actually sounded great! We had a great time and would do it again. Here are some pictures from our time there.
These are sea cucumbers. Some fishermen were bringing in their catch when we were getting ready to board the boat to the island. These things are really gross. They throw up their insides when they are threatened. I don't think the picture gives you the true picture of their grossness. Apparently, they are used to make medicine.
Some other fisherman had lobsters that they had caught. They were hugh and were beautiful colors. Much better looking than the cucumbers above.
On the way to the island. The boat we were in was a wooden handmade boat like most of them around the island. It had sails but we motored out to the island because it was getting late and the sea was a bit rough.
These were taken right before we started out to the island!
The island in front of the boat.
Another beautiful sunset. We loved getting those Dhows in the picture!
The kids under the rock formation. The sun was already gone by the time we got everyone to cooperate!
Playing on the beach the next morning.
This is where we had pitched our tents. We forgot to take a picture until after we had taken the tents down. In the evening before we went to bed, the kids were playing and caught many hugh hermit crabs. There were hundreds of them on them on the island. The kids dug a hole near the tent to keep the crabs in. In the middle of the night, we realized that it was maybe not such a wise idea. The crabs got out and probably joined by the other crabs on the island begin to scratch on the tents. There was much lost sleep. To top it off, it started to rain and we hadn't put the rain fly on because it didn't look like it was going to rain. Luckily the rain only lasted a few minutes and wasn't that heavy. It was funny in the morning but nothing is really funny in the middle of the night.
We walked to the other side of the island and found beautiful cliffs. The drop to the ocean is about 20 feet and the water is so clear so you can see quite a bit. It was such a contrast compared to the other side of the island where we camped.
This is the forest that we walked through to get to the other side of the island. Yes, I asked about snakes and was assured that none existed on the island. I wasn't convinced that it was true but we went anyways.
Playing in the water on the beach side of the island.
This is a cove that we went into on the island. It reminded us of something from Pirates of the Carribean. The tide was out so we just stayed for a few minutes so we wouldn't get stranded.
This is a sand bar in the middle of the Indian Ocean. We stopped on our way back to Zanzibar. It was truly awesome to stand in the middle of the ocean.
There were many jellyfish on the island. I think they would get stuck on the sand when the tide went out. We didn't step on any thankfully! I thought the footprints were cool because ours were the only ones on the sandbar. It was really incredible.
Another view of the sand bar.
Our family photo on the sand bar.
These are sea cucumbers. Some fishermen were bringing in their catch when we were getting ready to board the boat to the island. These things are really gross. They throw up their insides when they are threatened. I don't think the picture gives you the true picture of their grossness. Apparently, they are used to make medicine.
Some other fisherman had lobsters that they had caught. They were hugh and were beautiful colors. Much better looking than the cucumbers above.
On the way to the island. The boat we were in was a wooden handmade boat like most of them around the island. It had sails but we motored out to the island because it was getting late and the sea was a bit rough.
These were taken right before we started out to the island!
The island in front of the boat.
Another beautiful sunset. We loved getting those Dhows in the picture!
The kids under the rock formation. The sun was already gone by the time we got everyone to cooperate!
Playing on the beach the next morning.
This is where we had pitched our tents. We forgot to take a picture until after we had taken the tents down. In the evening before we went to bed, the kids were playing and caught many hugh hermit crabs. There were hundreds of them on them on the island. The kids dug a hole near the tent to keep the crabs in. In the middle of the night, we realized that it was maybe not such a wise idea. The crabs got out and probably joined by the other crabs on the island begin to scratch on the tents. There was much lost sleep. To top it off, it started to rain and we hadn't put the rain fly on because it didn't look like it was going to rain. Luckily the rain only lasted a few minutes and wasn't that heavy. It was funny in the morning but nothing is really funny in the middle of the night.
We walked to the other side of the island and found beautiful cliffs. The drop to the ocean is about 20 feet and the water is so clear so you can see quite a bit. It was such a contrast compared to the other side of the island where we camped.
This is the forest that we walked through to get to the other side of the island. Yes, I asked about snakes and was assured that none existed on the island. I wasn't convinced that it was true but we went anyways.
Playing in the water on the beach side of the island.
This is a cove that we went into on the island. It reminded us of something from Pirates of the Carribean. The tide was out so we just stayed for a few minutes so we wouldn't get stranded.
This is a sand bar in the middle of the Indian Ocean. We stopped on our way back to Zanzibar. It was truly awesome to stand in the middle of the ocean.
There were many jellyfish on the island. I think they would get stuck on the sand when the tide went out. We didn't step on any thankfully! I thought the footprints were cool because ours were the only ones on the sandbar. It was really incredible.
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