Today we travel to Zanzibar, and Jeff and Irene return to Uganda. We had a morning flight from Kilimanjaro Airport to Zanzibar. Fortunately, we had a driver meet our flight and arranged a tour of Stone Town, before heading to our hotel. It's a beautiful day but far more humid than at the Boma. We had lunch at a lovely restaurant and then did some walking around Stone Town. We visited one of the Slave Trade locations and had a very informative if horrifying tour of the underground areas where slaves were held pending their sale. We also got to see Freddie Mercury's house.
We had a fabulous 3 bedroom villa at the Sunny Palms Beach Beach Bungalows. The resort was beautiful, on the beach - the only drawback was it's not licensed to sell alcohol. Lucky for us the hotel next door was. Our first evening was spent exploring the area.

While we were in Zanzibar the bulldozer arrived to fix the damn in time for rainy season. Huge thank you to Jeff and Irene for making this happen.

Today we head to Arusha in preparation for our flight tomorrow to Zanzibar. It's been an amazing 10 days here and I know we'll all miss it - great friends, food and so much laughter. Noah's been using his medical training and skills to help some members of the community - so before we leave Noah will take them to the doctor for some antibiotics and the team will go along and buy some supplies for the onsite nurse.  Pretty sure Noah helped save a guys leg if not his life. 
The staff were sad to see us go - We arrived in Arusha in time for a quick walk about town and dinner.

Great day getting to see elephants and giraffe along with some amorous Baboons and monkey's with blue balls. So exciting.

Today we went on our second safari to the Tarangire. So different from Ngorongoro. Flatter much more like the safari I took about 30 years ago. This one was a great compliment to the grater - I got to see giraffes and Jamie got her fill of elephants. We also saw a python and some baboons having sex and monkeys with blue balls. Great day!!

On our last evening at the Boma the community came out to say goodbye and surprised Adrian and me with a traditional naming ceremony. We were honoured and so touched to be given traditional Maasai names - I am now Naserian (which means Blessings) and Adrian is Lomnyack (which means good luck). The community got together and chose our names.

Today we spent the day visiting the Nashipay School. We were able to spend a few minutes observing and in some cases participating in each grade level. What an amazing experience. The classroom walls are covered with information and visual aids to help the kids with their English. The students learn English, Swahili and of course speak their own language Mah. 
We knew from Cael's school visit that the students are well ahead of ours and this was reinforced with our visit. The lessons were harder than a similar grade level here and the teaching style was wonderful. Students were applauded for participation and therefore we anxious to do so. Lots of movement was incorporated into the lower grade levels to help the students expel some excess energy and to make learning fun. Jamie, Adrian and Jeff all got to participate by posing a subject related questions in a couple of classrooms.
This afternoon we moved to a hotel for the night as the Boma was fully booked. Fun night with Clamian and Josephine before we go on Safari again tomorrow. After dinner we were treated to a bit of an acrobatic show, complete with participation by Cael.

Today we got to spend the day visiting classrooms at the Nashipay School. The school was the original project supported by Adrian's former charity which helped build all the classrooms. What a wonderful experience. Children who are well behaved, happy to be in school and learning well above our own class levels. The school incorporates activity into the school day, starting with an assembly that includes singing and some exercise. Additionally each classroom uses movement to help the children focus. The classes all celebrate participation by clapping for everyone who tries and they invite someone to help if a child participate sbut is struggling. The sense of community and love and caring for all is palpable. Jamie, Jeff and Adrian all got to try their hand at a teachable moment. We have much to learn.

Today we visited a number of the social enterprise initiatives at the eco boma. The pig raising facility has shifted to chickens - there was a health issue with the pigs so the community has pivoted and is now beginning to raise chickens. The chickens will provide eggs for the students at the school and the community. We also spied the bee hives - keeping our distance since they're not known to be the happiest of bees. The bee hives are adjacent the former water source. A large area was previously damned and nature filled it with water when the rains came - sadly the elephants discovered the water source and destroyed one side of the dam. Finding a solution is important for the community - and managing elephants isn't a realistic option. Fortunately they don't like bees so perhaps some more bee hives will help save the day once the dam is repaired.
​In the afternoon some of the team did a few hours of community head washing. Lack of water and soap lead to some issues with fungal and other infections. The group washed some heads and provided soap and instruction to some of the families for future care.

Today we started with a chance to experience a prototype of a Warrior Walk. We started off at 6:30 am when it's still cool and walked throughout the area with our warrior guides as protection. Clamian introduced us to many plants, identified for us the numerous animal tracks, and introduced us to the small 5 insects - Elephant Shrew, Ant Lion, Rhinoceros Beetle, Leopard Tortoise; and Buffalo Weaver.