I'm ashamed at how unseriously I have taken this blogging thingy. I haven't told you all about our fabulous trip to the paradise of Zanzibar, I haven't even given you a mention of my hush hush surprise trip to the UK followed by an absolutely awesome week with my Sista in Hiroshima and then of course (although most of you know thanks to the joy of Facebook and the proverbial grapevine) that we are in fact upsticksing and moving to Zambia this summer (winter for all ya southerners).
Ok virtual handslap done….
Zanzibar was amazing. I have never seen such white white beaches and such blue blue sea. It was just the holiday we all needed with much lazing, swimming, snorkelling, sight-seeing and reading. Zanzibar was also the most fantastic contrast to the dry, dusty, desolate looking Ouagadougou and so it took ages to complete the 're-entry phase' as it's referred to in the ex-pat world.
We spent 2 weeks in Zanzibar with my mom, my sista and my in-laws. In fact although it feels like we didn't do anything we accomplished a fair amount in that time. My mom and the kids swam with regte egte sea turtles while Clayton and I captured the moments in between giggles …. Robert proclaimed the water too cold - no, I'm not scared he said it's just cold! Jenna jumped in feet first and we had to drag her out she loved it so much. Mom and Owen did it hand in hand. We hired a car for a few days and travelled from the North to the South of the Island - we did a very informative but hysterically funny spice tour and I personally will never use nutmeg the same way again, we saw the Zanzibar Red Colobus monkeys only found there up close and personally, we trailed through the Mangroves and all the while took in the most amazing scenes of village life, gorgeous green farming, palm trees and ocean views. There was hours of snorkelling and pouring over lists to confirm sightings, much beach walking and secret eateries discovered. But my most favourite bit was getting to spend time together as a family playing board games, sharing meals and being lazy in our spaces.
Ok virtual handslap done….
Zanzibar was amazing. I have never seen such white white beaches and such blue blue sea. It was just the holiday we all needed with much lazing, swimming, snorkelling, sight-seeing and reading. Zanzibar was also the most fantastic contrast to the dry, dusty, desolate looking Ouagadougou and so it took ages to complete the 're-entry phase' as it's referred to in the ex-pat world.
We spent 2 weeks in Zanzibar with my mom, my sista and my in-laws. In fact although it feels like we didn't do anything we accomplished a fair amount in that time. My mom and the kids swam with regte egte sea turtles while Clayton and I captured the moments in between giggles …. Robert proclaimed the water too cold - no, I'm not scared he said it's just cold! Jenna jumped in feet first and we had to drag her out she loved it so much. Mom and Owen did it hand in hand. We hired a car for a few days and travelled from the North to the South of the Island - we did a very informative but hysterically funny spice tour and I personally will never use nutmeg the same way again, we saw the Zanzibar Red Colobus monkeys only found there up close and personally, we trailed through the Mangroves and all the while took in the most amazing scenes of village life, gorgeous green farming, palm trees and ocean views. There was hours of snorkelling and pouring over lists to confirm sightings, much beach walking and secret eateries discovered. But my most favourite bit was getting to spend time together as a family playing board games, sharing meals and being lazy in our spaces.
to be continued...
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