Medium Fat Spread
After summiting Kilimanjaro we decided to ‘relax’ on a 4 day Safari through the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Carater. We were joined by three new members of Team Calgary; Louisa’s parents, GG (Gheorghe) and Tuna (Adriana), and Jeff - bringing our total crew to 17.We managed to do the Safari trip at the perfect time to witness the Wildebeast migration – it was a surreal sight with millions of Wildebeast slowly moving north through the Serengeti towards the Maasai Mara in Kenya (pictures just don’t do it justice). We also managed to see the ‘Big 5’ and some very amazing scenery along the way. The Safari was filled with Medium Fat Spread - the margarine of choice for East Africans, drawing straws for Hassan’s truck, dislocated fingers, many laughs and even sunset yoga! A Safari is a must if anyone decides to travel this way (second to Kili of course).
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| The Great Migration |
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| Amazing beasts! |
One of the most anticipated plans of our travels was to spend 6 days in Zanzibar with 16 of our friends and family after the Safari. One of our Ferrungu World Tour goals was to have a Zanzibar beach house party (see old post). We not only had ONE house party, we had a daily house party in some form or another:
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| 2na, GG, Lulu &Connie |
- Paje party – prior to heading to the beach house, Greorghe and Adriana were kind enough to treat the two of us to 2 nights of R&R at a hotel in Paje (another village). Not only did we eat the biggest meal of our lives, we found a new nickname for Adriana – TUNA! The origin of her new nickname is a little complicated, however, Adriana is living up to the 2na name and I think this one will stick for a long time ;)
- Pool Party – the 14 person house not only came with our own personal cooks and cleaners, it also had a pool. Many hours were spent frolicking in the cold pool to escape the blistering heat. The pool was even used to read, meditate and fly.
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| Reading pool side! |
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| Flying pool side! |
- Stuff party – keeping on with our North American roots, we decided to consume and consume in order to feel like we were at home. Since there was no local grocery store or liquor store (Muslim area), Trevor and Louisa decided to hire a cab and go into the closest village for supplies; 150 pints of beer, 10 boxes of Pringles, 50 bags of Konyagi and 30 chocolate bars later the local store closed up for early retirement. The Story of Stuff would be embarrassed for our actions; however, Houston would be proud.
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| Konyagi! |
- Football party – the house was situated on prime beach front property that allowed for daily football matches with the local watotos (children). The skill level differential between us and 12 year olds was embarrassing; I think Trevor is considering moving to Jambiani in order to brush up on his skills so he can 'potentially' join the Jambiani Simba Watoto Football Club (see picture below).
- Montezuma party – this seems to be the common theme with Team Calgary on this trip in one form or another. We were losing comrades daily to the vicious debilitating ‘Montezuma's revenge’. The good news is that Konyagi cures all illnesses even when drank from 100 ml plastic bags.
- Juma party – during our daily beach football matches, one local watoto named Juma, would sit on our step from 8 am till 4 pm (game time) waiting to play. He wouldn’t ask for anything, he would just sit there waiting to play football with some mzungus. He was a nice boy that really had nothing to his name, like most in the area. We decided that he would be the one to receive the brand new football as a gift when we left. We had a mini-celebration with the kids and now Juma's belly is not only full of Medium Fat Spread, he is the football ‘king’ among watotos in the Jambiani!
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| Jambiani Simba Football Club (Juma far right) |
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