Ghana

I think its about time that I updated this blog. Lots has happened since the 23rd, for example Im in Ghana at the moment. But I think its best if I start from Christmas eve.

Myself this other Australian I met at Q bar, and a Tanzanian friend (who I met in South Africa :)) took the ferry to Zanzibar, unusually for me I didn't get sea sick. We met these two Danish girls who didn't really know where they were going, so they stuck with us, and stayed at the same hostel, which is basically hidden in stone town. Interestingly enough quite a large amount of the locals remembered me from when I was there earlier in the year. We spent most of the day walking around, and then relaxing at a beach side restaurant,before moving onto a beach side bar. One of the Danish girls had been feeling sick for a while so we took her to the hospital, which didnt have any doctors as they were at prayer, we tried a further two clinics, but they were both closed.

Christmas day was more of a relaxing affair. Many of the restaurants were playing awful Christmas carols, we asked one to change the music!. I was feeling quite sick (from food) so I went to the pharmacy, they gave me a few different things, but I only recognized one, and that seemed to help. We had lunch at this amazing Indian restaurant, probably the best Indian food I have eaten in Africa! We actually went back there for dinner it was soo good. The thing about stone town is that the beaches are packed, its not actually tourists who really pack them, more of the locals, who play soccer and perform acrobatics on the beach. Thus on boxing day we went to the northern most point of Zanzibar which is about an hour and a half drive. The beachers up north are much more touristy, and the beaches are better for swimming with a large number of hotels overlooking the shore. Funnily enough even in these parts sea urchins hid in the water. Myself and my friends were quite weary of them, from our previous enjoyable experience, unfortunately many of the tourists were not looking out for them, and when lying on the sand you would often hear the screams of some swimmer, who would come out of the water holding a foot. This one angry South African had two barbs in his ankle, and he was complaining like a baby (I had at least 5 in my foot still). Again we spent most of the day relaxing on the beach! and for once in my life (although this might be the second time) I got burnt, my back neck and shoulders were red!

I got back to Dar on the 27th and my friend Hank took me out to dinner, as a going away present. I also had a few drinks with my cricket friends. My plane to Ghana left at a terrible time 3.15am! Alas I didnt get much sleep. Ethiopian airlines was ok, nothing special, well until I got to Ghana and I realized my bags were not there. At this stage they are expected to arrive tomorrow (hopefully) Im getting quite sick of wearing the same clothes and my music and phone are about to run out of batteries.