Zanzibar. Yes! Google it. It looks like that! White beaches, blue water, dhows cruising casually about as they have for generations. Then there's Stone Town with it's Persian architecture right next door to the East Indian architecture, right down the street from a street market I've heard is reminiscent of something right out of Arabian Nights. The hotel keyboard I'm typing on now has both English and Arabic letters. We two Washingtonians are a bit wilted, but other than that, we're doing very well. We came via a ferry. The Indian Ocean! Yes. We're grateful.
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