December Pics
Here are the notes for my late December pics:
The Annual Volunteer Conference (The AVC)
There are various happy shots of us having fun at this nice resort outside Dar: volley ball; silly Tanzanian theme night; one lonely pic of us at work!
There are a few pics of Katie’s last night in
So a happy band of fellows ensconced our selves at Maruhubi Beach Villas, just outside
There are some nice views of the coast there. It’s not typical East coast stunning, but I love it more! Especially the mangrove and the light on the sand and water and the ship wreck..
There are some assorted pics of us having a nice time arriving and for Corrie’s birthday at Mtoni on the beach; myself, Will, Angus, The Cowies, John and Sue.
Later pics are of the trip Will and I took out to the East coast, to Uroa, to meet some fellow VSO’s there. It’s a lovely tranquil place.
There are some more pool-side pics; the sunset ones are nice! And some more views of Maruhubi; I was trying to capture the guys washing their donkeys; haven’t really managed it yet. We finish with a lovely full moon.
Post Christmas & Spice Island Botany
I was worried that after Christmas the mass exodus of loved ones from the island would leave me somewhat bereft. And it did indeed, but thanks to some other lovely folks I wasn’t lonely for long:
The pics start with Adam (wonderful Canadian vol based in Dar) playing “The Bumblebee” with great energy and aplomb against a rather magnificent back-drop, which sadly isn’t captured here because of the light. This building is right on the ea front; a beautiful old place with endless, deep stairs and rooms devoted o
Then I went with the Malawi VSO’s to do a Spice Tour; a rather essential tourist activity. There are a whole host of pics of various spices, which I really just took for my pa, so feel free to skip through these!
An amazing plant whose red powdery is used as make up.
A rather fine example of a banana tree.
Jack fruit; very sticky fruit, described as a cross between a banana and a pineapple
Cardamom (grows on the ground!)
Nice shaped tree and the lovely Katie
Here's Ali, fetching a specimen from the tree for us.
The kids in the village spend their time making intricate ‘free gifts’ for you from banana and assorted leaves; frogs, rings, hats, even a watch! Of course. As you leave, they understandably ask for money. What’s strange is that they seem to have euros that they are keen to swap for dollars or shillings. Who would give them those useless coins? It seems cruel to me. Ali was especially devoted to his profession, but made himself useful to the guide, as well as making little trinkets. An enterprising fellow.
I think the flowering plant is actually a clove.. how ironic that I’ve forgotten the most important spice!
( Here's a Clove Tree Hmm. And this might be a bit of Clove Tree too -- Ed.)
The Persian bath the Sultan had built for his wife, who insisted on having separate bathing quarters to his 99 other women. It is said that she refused to allow him to marry any one else, but permitted these others on strict conditions! Sounds like quite a lady!
The next pics are of
First Is my house; I live in a small part of it!
Next, my outer door.
The main door to the building
There are pics that follow are of the inside of my place, including the stairs (fascinating), the downstairs to kitchen and dining room and the to upstairs, ( my main living area). hen there is the street, my windows and my fabulous balcony.
It’s a great place to live. There’s always something going on! I need to take a pic ( axe? - ed. ) to the bike repair men who set up work under my balcony 7 days a week!
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