Tanzania Trip Day 5

Friday started with the usual breakfast then loading up for the waterfront and our beach day at Bungoyo Island Marine Reserve. We ended up on a later boat and got to sample the souvenir shops on the slipway that we will come back to this evening.

 We had a magical three hours on the island, swimming, eating, relaxing, and more swimming. The water was wonderful- warm and refreshing and not too salty.

We caught the 230 boat back, which thankfully was a bit faster if a bit smaller. Despite everyone putting on sunscreen on the way over and our encouragement to reapply, most of them got at least some sunburn - lucky we weren’t there any longer. We went back to the Triniti House for showers and recuperation. A couple hours later we were on the bus riding back to the waterfront. This was our main chance to get some souvenirs at the 100+ shops on the slipway.

After this, we sat down for a dinner at the waterfront, enjoying the view of the sunset and some excellent food. Dinner was followed by some ice cream and strolling along the waterfront, then we headed back to Triniti around 9 to pack for the morning- getting an early start tomorrow.