My life as a Zanzibar beach-bum (",)

An interesting thing about my trip is how early I always got up. My alarm always goes off at 5h45 but I usually stay in bed until 7. On this holiday, I'd be up by 5am, and I'd just sit in bed with my journal and wait for the sunrise. At sunrise I'd go sit on the hammock and figure out what to do with my day.



Then there were the colourful characters, my favourite being Chichi. My 2nd day, it rained so there was no one on the beach. I decided to settle down on one of the beach beds and listen to music. It kept raining and stopping, so I decided to go to the shore to pick sea-shells (yeah, that cheesy!). I came back with my stash and placed it next to me, turned on my mp3 play and listened to Thandiswa Mazwai... just because...



Chichi was brave enough to come through, he smiled at me and asked if he could take a seat. I said 'Cool' and he came over to keep me company, we spent a good 4 hours just chilling. We'd sleep, wake up, listen to music and just BE.